Biodynamic Advanced Kit

The Biodynamic Advanced Kit brings together Prepared 500, field and compost preparations, specialty preparations, a planting almanac, and a study book. Choose it when you want a broader set of materials for a biodynamic practice.

Follow each preparation’s own coverage and method. One Field & Garden Spray unit treats up to one acre; each Compost Starter unit treats 1–1.5 tons of compost material. Multiple units of a preparation can support separate applications.

Contents include:

• 3 units – BD 500P Horn Manure (Podolinsky Recipe)
• 1 unit - Pfeiffer™ Field and Garden Spray
• 1 unit - Complete Compost Preparation Set 
• 1 unit - Barrel Compound (BC)
• 3 units – Pfeiffer™ Compost Starter
• 3 units – BD 501 Horn Silica
• 3 units – BD 508 Horsetail Herb (Equisetum arvense)
• 1 unit – Biodynamic Three Kings Preparation – 3K Hugo Erbe's #8
• 1 unit - Hugo Erbe's #9 Harmonizing Preparation
• 1 North American Maria Thun Biodynamic Almanac (2027)
• Biodynamic Introductory Lectures, Vol. 1 by Alex Podolinsky

Directions: 

Detailed instructions are included with each kit. More instructions can be found here.

Moisten the Field & Garden Spray to a paste and activate it for 12–16 hours before dilution and soil application. Follow its current activation and application instructions.

Moisten the Compost Starter to a paste and activate it for 12–16 hours before dilution and application through the compost layers. Follow the current Compost Starter instructions. 

BD 501 is stirred in water for one hour and applied as a fine foliar mist according to the Horn Silica instructions. 

BD 508 Horsetail Herb has two methods: fresh tea for a fine foliar mist and fermented tea for a soil spray. Both require 20 minutes of vigorous stirring after dilution. Follow the current horsetail instructions for quantities and coverage.

If you have further questions please visit our FAQ section.

Each kit includes the 2027 North American Maria Thun Biodynamic Almanac.

For additional information, visit: JPI Preparation Articles & Instruction Handouts

Instructions for the included preparations

• Prepared 500 (BD 500P) directions
• Pfeiffer™ Field and Garden Spray
• BD 502–507 compost set
• Barrel Compound
• Pfeiffer™ Compost Starter
• BD 501 Horn Silica
• Three Kings Preparation
• Hugo Erbe #9

Use each preparation separately according to its own directions.

Compare the currently available biodynamic kits by purpose, contents, and included calendars.