
For vineyards and orchards
Your biodynamic vineyard and orchard
Vines, fruit trees and meadow orchards: the calendar for pruning and harvest, the preparations through the year, the records for your vineyard or orchard and the knowledge behind them.
Open the calendarToday: Leaf day · Monday, November 2
Due in November
Horn manure 500At winter dormancyfrom €19.69Choose a pack
Horn silica 501Post-harvest, wood ripening (afternoon)from €14.19Choose a pack
Horsetail preparation 508Last application onto the soilfrom €14.19Choose a pack
Valerian preparation 507Winter protectionfrom €17.49Choose a pack
Barrel compostFor sheet compostingfrom €17.49Choose a pack
Compost preparationsPrepare winter decompositionfrom €97.90Choose a pack
Calendar
When to prune, when to harvest?
What suits the vines today?Day type and the Moon’s path for pruning, spraying and harvest.
What suits this week?The days for pruning, care and harvest at a glance.
When do you prune the fruit trees?Pruning, grafting, harvesting, felling wood: the right days.
The whole year in vineyard and orchardEvery day of the year, month by month.
What is in the sky today?The Moon, the planets and their positions in the zodiac.
Dyyna appCalendar, preparations and shop on your phone.Coming soon
Calendar on your phoneThe favourable days in your own phone calendar.Coming soonGarden kit
Preparations
What do your vines and trees need each year?
Preparations in vineyard and orchardAmounts per hectare, the wine year and packs for your vineyard or orchard.
How much for your vineyard or orchard?Enter your area, see the annual requirement for each preparation, order to match.
Preparations for vineyard and orchardHorn manure, horn silica and the other preparations in packs for your vineyard or orchard.
Preparation managerStock, dates and diary.Coming soon
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horn manure 500 | ||||||||||||
| Orchards | ||||||||||||
| Viticulture: bud break & autumn | ||||||||||||
| Horn silica 501 | ||||||||||||
| Fruit before and after flowering· morning | ||||||||||||
| For ripening before leaf fall· afternoon | ||||||||||||
| For ripening (fruit/vines)· morning | ||||||||||||
| Pre-flowering, before flowering starts (viticulture)· morning | ||||||||||||
| Ripening of the wood (viticulture)· afternoon | ||||||||||||
| Horsetail 508 | ||||||||||||
| Garden and field, for plants and fruit at risk of fungal disease | ||||||||||||
| Onto the soil (preventive) | ||||||||||||
| Onto the plants under infection pressure | ||||||||||||
| Onto the soil for leaf ripening and to strengthen roots | ||||||||||||
| Winter when disease threatens (three times, also on frozen ground) | ||||||||||||
| Valerian 507 | ||||||||||||
| Fruit and vines, frost protection | ||||||||||||
| As a compost additive / to encourage flowering | ||||||||||||
| Barrel compost | ||||||||||||
| Incorporating organic matter into the soil (decomposition guide) | ||||||||||||
| In the barn, in the slurry and when making compost | ||||||||||||
| Compost 502–507 | ||||||||||||
| All year – whenever manure, slurry and organic matter arise | ||||||||||||
| As early as possible, repeat after turning/pumping | ||||||||||||
Periods from knowledge graphic no. 2b in Lebendige Erde (6/2025)
Knowledge
How does it all fit together?
What is biodynamic viticulture?Vine, soil and preparations in the biodynamic vineyard.
Grafting by the moon
Felling trees and cutting timber by the moon 2026
Harvesting by the moon
GlossaryThe terms of biodynamic work, from horn manure to the zodiac.
MagazineLong guides to the Moon, the preparations and the work outdoors.
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