Dear Virginia, I cannot tell you yet exactly how Silica works in controlling thistles. When I do the list will be first to know. My suspicion is that the ability of Silica to unlock mineralisation has removed the need for the thistles. At present time I dont have any thistles on the farm to experiment with, those that are there are only small rosettes which are half dead. I suppose that one could test the mineralisation in the plant before spraying with 501, and then at various periods afterwards but I dont have the facilities to do this. Have a good day James
----- Original Message ----- From: "Virginia Salares" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 12:55 PM Subject: BD 501 (formerly Lime and Humus) > James, > > Please elaborate on how silica (BD 501)prevents thistles from growing. > > Virginia > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James Hedley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 7:28 AM > Subject: Re: Lime and Humus > > > > Dear Hugh et al, > > Silica is the unsung hero of the BD preps. It was not until using BD 501 > > that we observed the real potential of the BD method. It even stops > > thistles from growing and what are left are being grazed out in the > drought > > by the local colony of kangaroos, they know good healthy food when they > > taste it. > > You have maintained that 501 is an atmospheric prep. From my understanding > > you think that it develops the formative patterns in the atmosphere. That > > may very well be true but Silica has the unique ability of repairing > > functionally impaired cells by enabling them to throw off inimical > > substances.It also has in Clarke's Materia Medica [p. 1175]; > > "constitutions which suffer from deficient nutrition due to assimilating > > power". Even if they never used any other of the BD preps in conventional > > farming the use of Silica to dissolve the phosphorus which has become > bound > > up in silicates should be common practice on all farms. The money in the > > Phosphorus bank if released will save many farms from financial ruin.This > > has been proved by the CSIRO at Mackay during research work into the > control > > of Orange Rust in sugar cane. A study of Materia Medica is important to > get > > the feel of what the realm of activity of substances as could be seen from > > study of Silica.. One of the roles of 501 is to allow the plant to > > assimilate nutrients from the soil. > > Have a great day. > > James > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Hugh Lovel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 1:56 AM > > Subject: Re: Lime and Humus > > > > > > > James, et. al., > > > > > > There's nothing like silica for making lime available. Read pages 30 > > > through 33 of Steiner's AGRICULTURE (Lecture Two). Many, many low pH > soils > > > have limestone beneath them. The previous post (below) seems an inspired > > > method for bringing up the lime. Horn clay should also be able to play a > > > role in this. It might be a big help, particularly in sandy soils. > > > > > > I Florida where most of the soils lack clay there commonly is 60 or more > > > feet (20 meters or so) of sand at the surface and beneath that are > > > limestone and phosphate deposits. This is the result of lime and > phosphate > > > filtering down through the sand over the eons in this high rainfall > > > climate. This happens particularly in winter when minerals have the > > > greatest tendency to crystalize and precipitate. In Steiner's words, ". > . > > . > > > if we are dealing with a soil that does not carry these influences > upward > > > during the winter as it should, it is good to furnish the soil with some > > > clay, the dosage of which I will indicate later." > > > > > > As many of us know, Steiner did not later indicate this dosage, nor any > > > more than barely hint at how it might be prepared or administered. There > > is > > > a brief mention in Lecture Four, page 74 of using orthoclase or > feldspar, > > > which are parent materials for clay, to make the horn silica remedy, and > > (I > > > haven't found it now, it may have been in one of the discussions) he > also > > > mentioned capping off the open end of the horn with clay. Presumably had > > > Steiner lived longer this would have come out. > > > > > > Now, however, we are faced with progressive farmers experimenting with > > horn > > > clay while stricter Steiner preservationists cry, "Steiner didn't say > > > that." and "That's not BD!" Personally I don't care what we call it as > > long > > > as we elucidate the scientific principles Steiner tried to open our eyes > > to. > > > > > > On one very well run Australian farm in New South Wales the farmer was > > > showing me a stratum of sandy limestone an inch or two thick that was > > > exposed in a gully and was a meter or a little less below the surface of > > > the field. "That didn't used to be there when I was a kid." he said. > Well, > > > you may imagine NSW, with its occasional heavy rains, could leach the > lime > > > out of the topsoil and carry it down that far before it hardened into > > > stone. If this happened repeatedly just such a layer might form, and do > so > > > within one person's lifetime. If this can happen, who is to say it > cannot > > > be reversed, given the right application of dynamic patterns of force? > It > > > is not unheard of for soils to lose a point in pH in a year through > > > leaching. So why not gain a point in a year from the opposite > application > > > of forces? > > > > > > Also keep in mind what Robin was saying about not withholding expertise > > for > > > personal gain. As some know and others are realizing, we can apply > dynamic > > > patterns over large acreages with radionic instruments and field > > > broadcasters, to say nothing of Glen Atkinson's method of using low > > potency > > > homeopathic combos in high volume spraying. Such progressive methods are > > > relatively cheap and easy and the more we do them and succeed the more > we > > > learn about how best to do. If all applications of Steiner's remedies > are > > > limited to stirring and spraying we will have quite a struggle trying to > > > stay afloat on tiny islands of healthy agriculture in a civilization > that > > > is going down the tubes all around us. > > > > > > Best, > > > Hugh Lovel > > > > > > Hugh > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Dear Daniel, > > > >Some time ago I wrote of how one of our members had increased the pH of > > his > > > >soil by using quartz crystals in his flow forms used for stirring the > > preps. > > > >He was able to increase pH from 5.5 to 6.5 in one year. > > > >The secret apparently was that the preps were stirred [running through > > the > > > >quartz] intermittently for a month before spraying out. this is one > way. > > > >Regards > > > >James > > > >Radiasesthesia and Radionic Analysis > > > >Radionic Insect and Parasite control > > > >Bioethical Agriculture Consultant > > > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > >From: "Daniel Cohen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 12:00 AM > > > >Subject: Re: Lime and Humus > > > > > > > > > > > >> Are there other ways to make acidic soil more neutral? Is that > > something > > > >> even to worr about? > > > >> > > > >> Daniel > > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > > > >> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >> Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 1:50 AM > > > >> Subject: Re: Lime and Humus > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > > >> > In a message dated 8/6/02 2:36:19 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > >> > > > > >> > << How does lime do this? Why would destroying the humus-building > > > >complex > > > >> be > > > >> > a > > > >> > > > > >> > problem in forest soils but not agricultural soils? Any ideas? > > > >> > > > > >> > >> > > > >> > > > > >> > You must be judicious with lime. Lime applied to corpses causes > more > > > >> rapid > > > >> > decomposition. Likewise it causes quick release of organic matter > > > >stored > > > >> in > > > >> > the humus structure of the soil. "SStorchLime makes the father > rich > > and > > > >> the > > > >> > son poor". That is an old saying that rings true... > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > Visit our website at: www.unionag.org > > > > > > > > > >
