Applications

Ready Reckoner: Suggested Applications and Farm Activities

BD 500 Application

Descending Moon Period
in the afternoon/evening (sunset)
at the beginning of the plant’s growth
and just before harvest

BD 501 Application

Ascending Moon Period
in the morning (sunrise)
at the beginning of the plant’s growth
and just before harvest

ALSO

on Moon opposite Saturn day
- in the morning (sunrise)
- to strengthen against fungus & improve quality

Seed Sowing

On Moon opposite Saturn’s day
48 hours before Full Moon
during an Ascending Moon Period
Avoid Node, Apogee, Perigee & New Moon

for the constellation effect:
Root Plant – Earth constellation day
- Capricorn / Makara
- Taurus / Vrishaba
Leafy Plant – Water constellation day
- Pisces / Mina
Flowering Plant – Air/Light constellation day
- Gemini / Mithuna
- Aquarius / Kumbha
Fruit or Seed Plant – Fire/Warmth constellation day
- Sagittarius / Dhanush
- Aries / Mesha

Compost

Compost Making
- Best during Descending Moon period
Compost Spreading
- During Descending Moon period
- in cool weather
- depending on soil conditions
- and crop requirements

Cultivation & Soil Preparation

Best during Descending Moon period
when weather and soil conditions permit
Note: Cultivation and working the soil when it is wet can cause structural damage

Transplanting Seedlings, Container Grown Plants, Trees and Shrubs

Best during Descending Moon period at the appropriate season

Harvesting

Best during Ascending Moon period, except for roots and potatoes, which are best during Descending Moon Period

Fruit, green vegetables, hay and silage

Better shelf life and maintains quality in storage if harvested during an Air / Light Flower period:
- Gemini/Mithuna or Aquarius/Kumbha

Grains and Seeds for saving

Best when harvested during a Fire/Warmth seed period:
- Sagittarius/Dhanush or Aries/Mesha

Roots and potatoes

Best harvested in a Descending Moon period:
- Moon is in the Earth root sign Virgo/Kanya
- Avoid Harvesting at Full Moon, Perigee and during a Water constellation leaf day, such as Pisces/Mina, since these are times of more water in the Earth, so the crops would hold too much water for satisfactory storage.
Plant Potatoes
- Best during Apogee

Liquid Manure Application

Best just before Full Moon
In the afternoon
Several times during crop growth, as needed

Fungus Control

During Full Moon and Perigee:
Spray with BD 508 prior to & during these days
- These are stressful times, they bring watery influences to the Earth which can lead to fungus attacks, esp. during warm weather.

ALSO

On Moon opposite Saturn
Spray with BD 501 in the early morning (sunrise)
- Which will strengthen the plant to resist fungus

Pruning

Best during Descending Moon period
Fruit trees & berry shrubs at the appropriate season
- on a Fire/Warmth day, if possible
- Leo/ Simha or Sagittarius/Dhanush
Flowering shrubs and roses at the appropriate season
- on an Air/Light day, if possible
- Gemini/Mithuna or Libra/Tula

Peppering

At Full Moon, several times during the growing season
Best when Sun in following constellations for specific pests:

Sun in Aries/Mesha for larvae
Sun in Taurus/Vrishaba for hardshell insects
Sun in Gemini/Mithuna for flies
Sun in Cancer/Karkata for snails & slugs

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