October 25th, 2014

10/25/2014

John Bach

10/25/2014 04:08:37 pm

Welcome to my blog page. If you have any questions or comments about my planting research, the calendar, or the work that I am doing with honeybees, please do not hesitate to ask.
Warmest Regards,

John Bach

Bruce Alexander

11/3/2014 01:15:01 pm

Hi John
Great to see see you and hear about bees and the planting calendar.

I hope to see you in Glenora some time. If you stay for a while I'll have various accommodation.

Bruce

John Bach

12/1/2014 12:51:11 pm

Thanks Bruce,
I will try to come out in the summer.
Cheers, John

Joe a

11/30/2014 10:35:28 pm

Great ideas . Just getting started with bees bet I have ?'s soon

John Bach

12/1/2014 12:52:21 pm

Hi Joe,

Thanks for the comment. Let me know if you need any help.
Cheer, John

Jimmie McCain

2/2/2015 05:44:04 am

Just found your page. I'm a newbie at gardening here on the gulf coast in AL so I hope to use your method in the 6 growing seasons we have. I'll let you know how it goes.

John B/ach

2/2/2015 01:06:51 pm

Thanks Jimmy. Let me know if you need any help or advice.

Lucy

4/28/2015 01:42:10 am

Just found your website! I've been reading about biodynamics and am trying to incorporate as many of the principles as I can into my edible garden, even though it is not possible to raise animals in my small suburban backyard. I do what I can, including worm composting, add horse manure from a local farm, no chemicals/no GMO products, fertilize with organic, raw fish emulsion, use organic seeds, and incorporate CA native plants, where possible. Can you advise on your top ten suggestions for a "hybrid biodynamic" urban farmer, like myself? Secondly, is there a biodynamic formula for heavy feeders, such as citrus and avocados trees? Look forward to your response!

John Bach

5/1/2015 09:42:33 am

Hi Lucy,
Thanks for your post. The heart of biodynamic agriculture are the preps (500-507). Two are sprays, and 5 are compost preps. If you send me your e-mail I can give you some material to look at. Also, you can look at Steiner's lectures on agriculture, which are the basis of biodynamic agriculture. The website is at www.rsarchive.org. My e-mail is on the website (lower left corner). I also believe in some permaculture practice and incorporate this into biodynamics.
Cheers, John

irene link

11/3/2015 08:30:38 pm

Just found your sight. I live in South Australia , have been gardening chemical free for 30 years, always used waxing and waning cycles for seed planting always 2 days before the new/full moon but never considered Apogee or Perigee . Waiting to plant carrots now so will use this new info . Thank you

John Bach

11/9/2015 09:09:17 pm

Hi Irene,
Thanks for your comment. I find perigee in particular is a very favourable planting time. I will have the 2016 calendar out in late December

John Bach link

4/2/2016 11:15:10 pm

The first planting trial for this year's calendar is this Tuesday, April 5th. It's a lettuce/radish trial. I will plant 25 seeds of each for each of the trial dates. The other planting dates are April 7th, 19th, 20th. The weather is warm, so I will plant he lettuce in small pots in the green house and then plant out in a couple of weeks. The radish I will direct sow. Anyone want to join me in this trial? Its not a lot of work, and I would love the company. I will use this blog to post all of my planting and harvesting for this year's calendar. Happy planting, John Bach

john bach link

4/7/2016 09:02:21 pm

Planted 1a on April 5th and 1b on April 7th. Only 6 degrees c on the 5th, and 18 c on the 7th! A big temperature swing- it will be interesting to see if this affects the final harvest numbers.

Carol

4/22/2016 12:34:37 am

I was looking for guidance re planting success based on your calendar. Can you take a look in your introductory notes to the planting calendar -in the box there is a misprint I think - both waxing and waning are mentioned against new moon, no mention of full moon? No problem- its helping me learn. Thanks

Pallavi

9/30/2016 03:54:20 am

Hi, I have started researching on Biodynamic gardening and want to use the principles for my backyard garden in Southern India. Is the calendar provided by you applicable in India?

John Bach link

10/1/2016 01:51:05 pm

Hi Pallavi,
The full moon, apogee and perigee indications in my calendar will work anywhere in either the northern or southern hemisphere. What will not work is the ascending and descending phases of the various planets, which are different (opposite) for each hemisphere. A planet that is ascending in the northern hemisphere will be descending in the southern hemisphere. An ephemeris for your area will tell you which planets are in ascending and descending phases. j

Hope this helps,

John Bach

Claire

2/10/2017 04:48:56 am

Thank you for this amazing resource and for sharing your exciting research with us! I have just discovered your website and have only recently been introduced to this method, so I am looking forward to trialling your calendar in my garden in Australia.
Thanks again.

John Bach

2/14/2017 01:17:30 pm

Hi Claire,
Thanks for the kind words. I hope that you find the calendar useful. The only thing that you should be aware of is that the ascending planetary phases only apply to the northern hemisphere. The perigee and full moon planting times will not be affected. I may try to put in the ascending phases for the southern hemisphere next year, if I can find a good southern ephemeris.
Cheers, John Bach

Nilsa link

2/27/2018 03:57:49 pm

Thank-you for sharing your research and this very user-friendly biodynamic calendar! I just planted my first seeds indoors and am looking forward to working with it this growing season. We just ordered the Stella Natura calendar at the farm where I grow and am eager to compare the two. Are you available for questions?

Martin link

12/30/2020 12:54:43 pm

Hii thanks for sharing this

Su Hoskin

1/7/2021 08:57:06 pm

Thanks John for sharing this wealth of knowledge and information.

Zoran

3/3/2021 12:48:55 pm

Dear John,

thank You for Your effort in presenting and sharing Your insights! So refreshing! I am still reading so this comment might not be appropriate - position of Sun must be taken in consideration in any future planting calendar!

best regards

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