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Little-TON - Colorado

Ever heard of spraying MILK on oneZ vine to give it more flexibility.....I have heard of such.....that keeps the plant flexible so it wont break....Really!

GoatZ milk.... check out the ingredients....workZ great for hydroponic nutrientZ... as well.

6/22/2012 1:02:55 PM

breast milk makes mine limp

6/22/2012 2:31:21 PM

Ohio

I use 2% Frog milk.

6/22/2012 6:56:55 PM

Minnesota

I use rattle snake saliva, use a q-tip, hold the head good and tight, dab the sliva, paint the vines, makes it slithery.

6/22/2012 7:00:55 PM

Minnesota

and I will do that and come pollinating time if the female does'nt like the male flower I picked, I can hear a "Hiss"!

6/22/2012 7:03:51 PM

Chicago Illinois

small booggers

6/22/2012 7:30:18 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

I should not be so surprised when people ask about the pumpkins they almost always say "so do you use milk on your pumpkins?"

Seems the most common question people associate with growing giant pumpkins...now we know why...Wiz, quit it!!

6/22/2012 8:37:01 PM

Omaha, Ne.

omg.lol

6/22/2012 10:31:51 PM

Bristol R.I. USA

There are so many dumb ideas out there....

6/23/2012 8:28:05 AM

Huntsville Texas

I do not know this for sure, but I have found references indicating that certain lactobacillus can live on pumpkin leaves, colonizing them and actually making them powdery mildew resistant. other references indicate that it might be the fat content of whole milk that has some beneficial, insect/disease resisting qualities. Other mention using only whole, raw milk, diluted and sprayed over the leaves. biologically raw milk can be very complicated; and the effect on the ecology of leaf living organisms could be profound. This might just be silliness, but it might be a legitimate area for research. Not statistically valid, given the ever changing Texas weather, but two years ago I sprayed my patch with a dilute mixture of raw milk, with live yogurt and sour cream cultures mixed in. I have had no sign of powdery mildew since, in the very humid Texas weather.

6/23/2012 12:12:41 PM

Huntsville Texas

also, the effects of milk on soil ecology; similar to sugar molasses or other microlife nutrients? What if it has no effect on the plant, but greatly stimulates beneficial soil life; or perhaps all of the above? will try to get friends in college ag department to try some examinations/experoments

6/23/2012 12:18:54 PM

Huntsville Texas

I grew up in a bizarre backwoods are of the ozark hills, where I was told that if your tomato plants are not producing, you need to smack them around a little, show them who's boss! recommended using a broom; don't actually break the vines, mind you, just put a little fear of God into them.
Stupidest idea I ever heard at the time. Later learned that if tomatoes were not setting, agitating the flowers would free the pollen inside the flowers and aid in pollination. sometimes stupid wive's tales have a grain of truth behind them.

6/23/2012 12:25:21 PM

Rhode Island

anythings possible in the ozark hills.

6/23/2012 4:43:34 PM

Huntsville Texas

google powdery mildew+lactobacillus+pumpkins... Much info!

6/23/2012 4:57:50 PM