For anyone already practicing or turning to biodynamic gardening & farming methods numerous detailed questions arise such as How do you make & use the key preparations such as horn manure & horn silica? How do you develop living fertile soil? Which treatments are best for controlling weeds pests & disease? This manual fully illustrated with explanatory diagrams & photographs provides the answers The book covers all aspects of making & using biodynamic preparations & composts managing the health of plants controlling weeds & pests working with cosmic rhythms combatting common diseases such as mildew working with seeds pastes & root dips care of fruit trees & vines This second edition also has extensive new chapters on large-scale farming including livestock & cereal cultivation & vegetable farming The whole book has also been completely revised & updated 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