TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pfeiffer,Ehrenfried
AU  - Michael Maltas
TI  - The biodynamic orchard book
SN  - 9781782500018 (pbk.)
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Edinburgh
PB  - Floris Books
KW  - Orchards
KW  - Fruit trees
KW  - Fruit-culture
KW  - Arboriculture
KW  - Organic farming
KW  - Organic gardening
KW  - Natural foods
N2  - ORGANIC GARDENING. This book brings together the best advice for cultivating fruit trees, berries and shrubs using biodynamic methods, with the aim of harvesting healthy fruit free of pesticides. Ehrenfried Pfeiffer, a pioneer of biodynamics in North America, discusses the principles of tree biology before describing the measures that can be taken to develop a pest-free orchard without the use of chemicals. He discusses soil preparation, the selection of trees for planting, issues of transplanting and pruning, the application of pastes, green cover crops, and pest control, before describing the key biodynamic preparations and how to spray them with greatest effectiveness. Michael Maltas ran fruit tree experiments on his biodynamic farm in Missouri for four years. The results are recorded in a highly practical annual spraying schedule for orchards, which is reproduced in this book
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