A Biodynamic Manual : Practical Instructions for Farmers and Gardeners

A Biodynamic Manual : Practical Instructions for Farmers and Gardeners
ISBN: 9781782500803
Publication Date: 22 May 2014

For anyone already practicing, or turning to, biodynamic gardening and farming methods, numerous detailed questions arise, such as:

How do you choose your seeds?
What fertilisers should you use?
Which natural products are most effective?

This manual, fully illustrated with explanatory diagrams and photographs, provides the answers.

The book covers - all aspects of making and using biodynamic preparations and composts

managing the health of plants
weed control
parasite control
issues around mixed cultivation
animal care
specialised crops and planting such as fruit trees and vines

Although the technical aspects of biodynamic growing are exhaustively covered, the author also considers the human qualities necessary for this kind of agriculture to succeed.

This is an invaluable guide for all biodynamic growers to have to hand daily.