All: It is interesting that this subject has come up now. I'm currently experimenting with peppers and I wasn't going to write about it until I was sure of the results, but circumstance seems to say I should. Over winter I built a pyramid that I saw at the Wizards of Oz workshop, I think it originally came from James Hedley but I'm not sure. It is a pyramid frame constructed from 8 brass welding rods with very strong magnets mounted at the kings chamber height. I had a horde of monoleptre beetles attack a mulberry tree, this usually leads to odd trees being completely stripped of foliage, following Barbara Hedleys advise I doused what to do with the pyramid. As a result I put the pyramid in the orchard, put in a map with written intent and squashed some beetles in a plastic bag, within 2 days there was noticeably less beetles and a week later they were all gone except for the odd confused straggler, this is not proof that the pepper worked, these beetles have a reputation for disappearing, but usually they strip the tree first in my experience, the tree in question is in quite good condition now. Flush with success I then decided to try to fix our scourge of scale insects, aphids and leaf minors which always attack our roses and citrus when they sprout new growth and flowers in spring. Spring here is almost invariably dry and most plants become stressed until the rains build up to summer. This time the dousing said I could do it without the squashed bugs, so I just used the map and intent message. That was 5 days ago. This mornings investigation showed 2 aphids, the scale insects are drying up and can be easily brushed off, I think they are dying. As for the leaf miners, I can't see any new activity but then I never can until they have demolished the leaf. I am not claiming success yet but things do look promising. All this has been done without regard to times David C
----- Original Message ----- From: "Lloyd Charles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, 28 September 2002 7:09 AM Subject: Re: Peppering > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Allan Balliett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 9:32 PM > Subject: Peppering > > > > Glen, Lloyd, et al - > > > > Over the years I've run into more and more farmers who simply make > > peppers whenever they collect 'enough pests.' They do this without > > concern for celestial aspects. All that have reported to me have been > > successful beyond their expectations. > > > > Ignoring these good results, as is often the limitation of my own > > logic, I have to ask if you folks only pepper according to Steiner's > > instructions for planetary position or if you've found that the > > peppers are effective made most any time. > > > > Thanks > > > > -Allan > Hi Allan > I am a novice and my experience limited > Insect peppers made by decomposing the insect rather than burning (this is > in "Agriculture" chapter six) have worked really well for me with no regard > to timing. But small areas treated and the critters only had to move. > Weed peppers - I have made the ash per Steiner or by dowsing for the > appropriate timing - I then apply these when it fits with my field > operations - I use liquid calcium molasses also to deter weeds and will > potentise the spray tank with the ash of the major weed for that paddock, > also do this when I foliar feed. > All of my physical application stuff goes out potentised - D8 for starters - > or I'll dowse it and sometimes go way up the scale - I'm shooting in the > dark here -Glen knows this stuff!! After two years I think I can see some > effects on weeds in crops - do we want total elimination?? If yes then we > better be on the ball to replace those plants with something more desirable > before nature does the job with a tougher weed!! > Arthur Daikin used neat ash of mustard weed down the seeder tube with the > wheat when he planted, the photos of the crop were convincing. > I have used a field broadcaster on silverleaf nightshade and got a > detrimental (to the weed) effect you could see with a 36 hour broadcast. > There are many many variables - Maria Thun advised grinding the ash for a > full hour in the mortar and pestle before potentising, I think the "intent" > of the person doing the work definitely has an effect. > I collect and store material for peppering at every opportunity - bugs and > weed seed are very seasonal and when you want to use a pepper will usually > not be the time to be looking for material to burn or the timing will be > wrong. > I have wandered away from your original question but hope this is of some > use. I hope Glen and also Barbara or James Hedley will come in on this. > Cheers > Lloyd Charles > > > >
