This is the 2010 calendar adapted for North American (Eastern Standard Time) dates and times. This useful guide shows the optimum days for sowing, pruning, and harvesting various plant-crops, as well as working with bees. It is presented in colour with clear symbols and explanations. The calendar includes a pullout wallchart which can be pinned up in a barn, shed or greenhouse as a handy quick reference.
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'This annual publication is the book for those who want to farm and garden biodynamically. There are useful notes for new readers and a number of special features, including this time the care of bees with monthly notes for beekeepers, how to work with biodynamic preparations, a recipe for rye bread and answers to questions from readers concerning potato and tomato culture.' -- David Lorimer, Scientific and Medical Network Review 'This little paperback is essential for all organic gardeners. It is the original annual biodynamic planting guide. Incredibly condensed amounts of information are available [here] ... Illustrated throughout with some lovely photos and clear diagrams.' -- Ysanne Spevack, Organicfood.co.uk 'This little paperback calendar is the original of its kind and essential for all organic gardeners. An established following ensures good sales of this useful guide, which has a special feature on the care of bees.' -- Veronica Leek, The Bookseller Buyers' Guide
About the Author
Maria Thun and her son, Matthias, base this calendar on over forty years of biodynamic research and experience at their farm in Germany.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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This is always a wonderful reference to have on hand. This year's edition seems to have particularly useful information, and I really like the poster they included! So not only do you get the calendar in the book with all of it's notations each month but there is a year-at-a-glance calendar that you can hang up in the shed or garage.
If you are home gardener just getting started with biodynamics, I would highly suggest purchasing "Gardening for Life" as a companion to this. That will give a foundation to work from, and the calendar will tell you when to do everything.
If you are home gardener just getting started with biodynamics, I would highly suggest purchasing "Gardening for Life" as a companion to this. That will give a foundation to work from, and the calendar will tell you when to do everything.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I highly recommend this resource if you are new to BioDynamic gardening or farming. It covers all the details associated with BD farming, the celestial aspects, and helps in innumerable ways to make your gardening and farming a huge success. It has a handy poster in the back so you can look at where you are presently and look forward to plan ahead and be ready for planting, and all the other aspects involved in growing. I have used this particular publication in the past and enjoyed wonderful results. But this book!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I look forward to the biodynamic calendar every year, and this year's publication is no disappointment. There are a couple of practical improvements this year. Concerning planting and sowing, for example, the new calendar indicates that the various days such as fruit days, leaf days etc. refer to transplanting and not sowing. This is much clearer because last year they simply said "planting".
For people who are considering this calendar for the first time this year, I highly recommend it if you are interested in biodynamics. If you are like me and do not know how to do all the astrological calculations yourself or when to apply the various biodynamic sprays, this publication is essential and user friendly. This year, there is also a lot of helpful information and insights on the effects of rain water vs various other sources of water worth considering.
I have been applying many of the biodynamic approaches for the past four years, and my garden has significantly improved. I was especially pleased with the quality of my Japanese persimmons or kaki. The size and quality was far superior to anything I have found in this country, and my Japanese wife told me that the kaki produced in our suburban back yard would be top tier and very expensive in Japan.
I am convinced that biodynamics is one of the most promising avenues for future agriculture. And I personally would be at a loss for how to proceed without this annual publication which is for me like a farmer's almanac
For people who are considering this calendar for the first time this year, I highly recommend it if you are interested in biodynamics. If you are like me and do not know how to do all the astrological calculations yourself or when to apply the various biodynamic sprays, this publication is essential and user friendly. This year, there is also a lot of helpful information and insights on the effects of rain water vs various other sources of water worth considering.
I have been applying many of the biodynamic approaches for the past four years, and my garden has significantly improved. I was especially pleased with the quality of my Japanese persimmons or kaki. The size and quality was far superior to anything I have found in this country, and my Japanese wife told me that the kaki produced in our suburban back yard would be top tier and very expensive in Japan.
I am convinced that biodynamics is one of the most promising avenues for future agriculture. And I personally would be at a loss for how to proceed without this annual publication which is for me like a farmer's almanac
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I gave this calendar as a gift and the recipient loved it and found the strange looking (IMHO) charts both easy to use and understand after she spent some time to understand the... Read more
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The North American Biodynamic Sowing and Planting Calendar
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