Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #60789 in Books
• Published on: 2007-08-06
• Original language: German
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 120 pages

Synopsis
Maria Thun, a pre-eminent expert in biodynamic cultivation methods - sometimes referred to as 'premium organic' - has here compiled over 100 of her best gardening tips based on 50 years' research. Find out: how to produce abundant and tasty crops; how special preparations can transform your soil and produce; how the moon affects planting and growth; the difference between 'root', 'leaf', 'blossom' and 'fruit' plants; what the best storage methods are; and much more. Accompany the author on a journey through the seasons and discover lots of new tips and suggestions. There is a wealth of advice here for gardeners seeking to manage nature responsibly and successfully.

Customer Reviews

Colouful, clear and helpful
This is a beautiful book, full of colour photos and illustrations. Maria Thun sounds great - wish she was my grandmother. Everything she says is backed up by her own empirical research - masses of it! Anyone who trashes biodynamics should read this and feel ashamed. Her farm is like a scientific laboratory, and all her advice is backed up by solid research.

Best of all, though, this is a great 'how to' book that takes you through the seasons. Practical and good on the coffee table too!

fantastic!!!
This book is amazing! I have just started growing my own this year and was interested in doing so biodynamically as I worked as a Dr Hauschka esthetician so knew a bit about it and what I did know made a lot of sense! At the end of last year I bought the calander but this book brought everything together for me and I really understand it a lot better. I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in gardening especially if they are into organic methods to take it a step further. As I am now disabled I feel by following the biodynamic philosophy growing my own fruit and veg is a lot easier for me as you can only do so much each day.Also I have ordered the preperations needed from the address given at the back of the book.

interesting but.......
I have a little knowledge of biodynamic gardening and was looking for a book to increase that kowledge and perhaps give a few pointers as to how to integrate biodynamic growing into my current organic method. The book was interesting but was rather 'bitty' and didn't really take me any further than I am already in knowing and understanding biodynamic growing