Dear Lloyd and David, I acknowledge having read your mail to the list. I will reply within the next couple of days.
Sincere regards and warmest greetings James ----- Original Message ----- From: "D & S Chamberlain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 11:26 AM Subject: Re: Peppering > 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 > > > > > > > > > >
