How to Do It Series - Episode 5 - DIY Biodynamic Prep BD508
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Silica in Regenerative Agriculture
📌 Recommended soil testing levels for plant-available silica (Monosilicic acid) is 100 parts per million (ppm), though levels are often found to be significantly lower (20 or 30 ppm).
🌱 Higher plant-available silica levels are often observed in organic/regenerative systems compared to chemical extractive models, suggesting chemicals impact silica-releasing organisms.
🛡️ Silica, alongside calcium, is crucial for strengthening the cell wall, creating a physical barrier against fungal diseases and sap-sucking insects.
💡 Silica acts as a powerful immune elicitor in plants, and boosting plant immunity has been universally shown to increase yield.
Silica Applications and Benefits
💪 A deficiency in silica is a common cause of lodging (falling over) in broadacre crops; application of potassium silicate can provide a rapid stem strength recovery.
🌿 Silica is essential for building the phloem and xylem structures, which are vital for efficient photosynthesis and the translocation of nutrients and moisture throughout the plant.
🔬 Biodynamic Agriculture recognizes silica's importance; Steiner’s preparations (like 501) incorporate very fine silica quartz, and others use horsetail, which is a high silica source.
DIY Biologically Activated Silica Preparation (BD 508 Hybrid)
🌿 In the absence of horsetail, the native Australian tree **Shoke ( *Leptospermum liversidgii*), also called the horsetail shoke due to comparable silica levels, is used for extraction.
🔥 The initial process involves creating a silica tea** by boiling the dried *cerina* material in water for 60 minutes to maximize extraction.
🦠 This silica tea extraction is then combined with water, molasses (10 L), BAM mother culture (10 L), and supplementary additions like kelp/fish hydrolysate and humic acid in a 200 L drum.
🌬️ The mixture is sealed using an anaerobic brewing setup with a one-way valve (bubbler system) to allow CO₂ escape while preventing oxygen ingress, allowing microbes to further decompose and enhance silica uptake over 3-4 weeks.
Key Points & Insights
➡️ The proactive approach to pest and disease control starts with strengthening the plant cell wall using both calcium and silica.
➡️ Boosting plant immunity via silica elicitation is a "win-win scenario" leading to less chemical reliance and higher yields.
➡️ The amplified process (BD 508) effectively puts microbes behind the minerals to enhance the uptake of silica and other beneficial compounds.
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This is the fifth episode of our How to Do It Series with Graeme Sait. With Karl's assistance, Graeme showcases a range of Nutrition Farming practices and how they can be practically applied at varying scales.
In this episode, Graeme explains the benefits of Silica and showcases how you can make your own living silica fertiliser using this fermented version of the Biodynamic Prep BD508.
Silica has become hugely researched in recent years as we slowly recognise the protective potential of this neglected mineral.
If you want to proactively reduce your need for chemical intervention, then the starting point is cell wall strength. The goal becomes the fortification of that protective barrier to blunten the mandibles of invading sap suckers or to buckle the hyphae of undesirable fungi.
When we boost cell wall strength with silica and calcium, we also reduce lodging. That extra stem strength better presents the solar panel (the leaf) for optimum photosynthesis. Silica also improves nutrient uptake and translocation because phloem and xylem are made from silica.
Perhaps the most exciting new finding about silica is not enhanced cell strength. It is the discovery that silica is a potent immune elicitor, seriously boosting the plant's capacity to fight its own fight.
Rudolph Steiner, the founder of Biodynamics, was way ahead of the game in terms of recognising the importance of silica. Several BD preps are based on silica.
In this demonstration, you will learn how to extract plant-available silica from
Casuarina nettles. Then, we turbo-charge this BD prep, called 508, by putting the microbes behind the mineral through a simple fermentation using BAM (Beneficial Anaerobic Microbes). This strategy ensures enhanced silica uptake, along with the multiple benefits of BAM.
Chapters:
00:00 - Title Sequence
00:44 - The importance of Silica
01:56 - Cell walls, Insects and disease
02:56 - Available Silica levels & Additional benefits
05:19 - Nutrition Farming - Sources of Silica
05:37 - Rudold Steiner & Biodynamics
06:50 - Biodynamic approaches to Silica
07:14 - BD508 Introduction
08:27 - BD 508 Australian Method
12:04 - BD508 Method continued, Brewing
15:38 - End Credits
If you want to learn more about Silica, check out Graeme’s article “Silica – The Hidden Cost of Chemicals”
https://blog.nutri-tech.com.au/silica-the-hidden-cost-of-chemicals
SeaChange KFF™
https://nutri-tech.com.au/products/seachange-kff
Nutri-Life BAM™
https://nutri-tech.com.au/products/nutri-life-bam
Potassium Silicate
https://nutri-tech.com.au/products/potassium-silicate
microBIOMETER®
https://nutri-tech.com.au/products/microbiometer
…or try our new NTS FulvX™ Powder
https://nutri-tech.com.au/products/nts-fulvx-powder
Head to our website to find out more
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Duration: 15:45
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Silica in Regenerative Agriculture
📌 Recommended soil testing levels for plant-available silica (Monosilicic acid) is 100 parts per million (ppm), though levels are often found to be significantly lower (20 or 30 ppm).
🌱 Higher plant-available silica levels are often observed in organic/regenerative systems compared to chemical extractive models, suggesting chemicals impact silica-releasing organisms.
🛡️ Silica, alongside calcium, is crucial for strengthening the cell wall, creating a physical barrier against fungal diseases and sap-sucking insects.
💡 Silica acts as a powerful immune elicitor in plants, and boosting plant immunity has been universally shown to increase yield.
Silica Applications and Benefits
💪 A deficiency in silica is a common cause of lodging (falling over) in broadacre crops; application of potassium silicate can provide a rapid stem strength recovery.
🌿 Silica is essential for building the phloem and xylem structures, which are vital for efficient photosynthesis and the translocation of nutrients and moisture throughout the plant.
🔬 Biodynamic Agriculture recognizes silica's importance; Steiner’s preparations (like 501) incorporate very fine silica quartz, and others use horsetail, which is a high silica source.
DIY Biologically Activated Silica Preparation (BD 508 Hybrid)
🌿 In the absence of horsetail, the native Australian tree **Shoke ( *Leptospermum liversidgii*), also called the horsetail shoke due to comparable silica levels, is used for extraction.
🔥 The initial process involves creating a silica tea** by boiling the dried *cerina* material in water for 60 minutes to maximize extraction.
🦠 This silica tea extraction is then combined with water, molasses (10 L), BAM mother culture (10 L), and supplementary additions like kelp/fish hydrolysate and humic acid in a 200 L drum.
🌬️ The mixture is sealed using an anaerobic brewing setup with a one-way valve (bubbler system) to allow CO₂ escape while preventing oxygen ingress, allowing microbes to further decompose and enhance silica uptake over 3-4 weeks.
Key Points & Insights
➡️ The proactive approach to pest and disease control starts with strengthening the plant cell wall using both calcium and silica.
➡️ Boosting plant immunity via silica elicitation is a "win-win scenario" leading to less chemical reliance and higher yields.
➡️ The amplified process (BD 508) effectively puts microbes behind the minerals to enhance the uptake of silica and other beneficial compounds.
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