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[Tom Olenio <tolenio@sentex.net>]

Hello All,

I was reading a book from the 70's "Gardening Without Poisons - Beatrice Trum 
Hunter 1964, 1971, page 106)
regarding gardening without poison.  It mentioned a "BD Spray" (bio-dynamic) 
which was made from fine clay and
sprayed on fruit trees.

Is this the predecessor to Kaolin?

In looking up Bio Dynamic sprays on the internet the principles seem a little 
"mysterious".  They use
terminology like "BD #505 - Provides healing forces (or qualities) to combat 
harmful plant diseases."

However, the book I am reading clearly states that this "BD Spray" made with 
fine clay creates a barrier and
this spray sounds much like current Kaolin.

These BD farmers seem to number all their sprays and give no contents of them 
on the web.

Anyone know more about the old BD spray used on fruit trees?  Is this BD 
farming legit or a bunch of mumbo
jumbo?

Later,
Tom


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Thomas Olenio
Ontario, Canada
Hardiness Zone 5b