Horn Manure (BD 500) | Instructions for Use on Soil
What you need:
- 3 gallons of lukewarm rainwater (or chemical-free water) for every 1 unit of BD 500
- a clean container large enough to prevent splashing out (chemical-free)
- a light-weight but strong stick
Directions:
Stir vigorously in one direction until liquid forms a deep crater. Quickly reverse direction and repeat. Continue this alteration every minute or so for one full hour.
IMPORTANT: For best results, during the last 20 minutes of stirring, add one unit of BD 507 per acre. BD 507 ignites the action of BD 500.
Spraying:
- Spray as soon as possible after stirring—it deteriorates rapidly if left standing.
- Spray during the latter part of the day, when the shadows are growing long.
- To spray with an ordinary sprayer you will need to strain the mixture. For small areas use a bucket and whisk broom.
- Spray on soil. Cover about one acre of ground per unit.
- Always use chemical-free, clean utensils.
- If possible, spray on soil that has been recently worked and rake lightly afterwards.
- If 500 has been used in the area before, quantities may be more dilute, increasingly so with each application.
Storage:
Keep moist until used. Part portions may be used, keeping the same proportions and stirring for an hour for the portion.
When to use:
- Spray shortly before seed sowing or transplanting.
- Use mainly in the spring or fall.
- Use during the latter part of the day.
- Use when there is no wind, preferably on an overcast day.
- Use when the soil contains some moisture—never in drought. Never just before
a rain.