Give milk to my plant?

Silky T

Silky T

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Jcway5 said:
well i was reading that milk contains high amounts of phosphorus...is it safe to give my plant a little milk every now and then (im in the flowering stage)?
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I know this is an old thread and most of your replies said not to but, on the other hand---we had the landscaping guys (Hispanics) out today to chop some trees down and they saw my plants. Through broken English, they said they feed their plants milk. I forgot to ask if this was every day or once in a while. When you think about it, Hispanics have been around weed a lot longer than we have and should know what they're talking about. I plan to use it on one of my flowering plants (they just started to flower) and see what happens.
 
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conor c

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Ive heard of people using baby formula in there mix never tried it myself i think using raw milk is a bad idea from a feed perspective cos it will turn pretty fast it cant be good for your soils food chain one would think as others said theres a reason u dont see alot of people doing it chances are
 
Alien88

Alien88

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minorfelony said:
I dont see why people would think its strange idea. i see a lot of sarcasm but i think it is a smart intellectually thinking idea. Alot of company's are offering amino acid treatments for plants and if you know much about chemistry you would know that milk is protein. Protein is made up of chains of amino acids. So, in my opinion the logic is there. Its just a matter of what else is in the milk. I know calcium and vitamin D and k also iodine, Biotin and Pantothenic Acid (B vitamins), Potassium and Magnesium,Selenium (mineral), Thiamin(B-vitamin), and Conjugated Linoleic Acid(fatty acid), lactic acid. Sometimes growth hormone and antibiotics. Basically whatever the farmer injected or the cow ate will be in the milk just like a women. Milk is also acidic, slightly. Sometimes neutral. But i thought of it. Everyone wants to save money and DIY. Iam sure when blackstrap was first suggested it endured ridicule not to say that milk is good which i think it is not. But it is a good idea for people to be creative and suggest and tryout different things otherwise humans will make no progress especially when it might be in ur fridge.
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Absolutely brother preech it!
 
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halfbreed421

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I'd say the only thing that the plant and microbes wouldn't use is the fat, so just buy skim milk. It's cheaper than the fatty milks anyway!
 
TheManicOrganicDK

TheManicOrganicDK

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anhedonia said:
george cervantes says "injecting milk into the stem of a plant will cause a fatal bacterial infection". take it from the man himself.
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The man who also told us the 3 most important rules of succesfull growing.? :
1. Keep your leaves on
2. Keep your leaves on
3. Keep your leaves on.

But he is right on the milk issue though.
 
TheManicOrganicDK

TheManicOrganicDK

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If you are totally broke and dont have the money to buy nutes, there is a few ways to give just some emergency help to your plants.

Cold coffee or tea.
Stinging nettles, for making a "compost"tea for the plants.
Eggshell tea.
( and a LOT more to be found if searching for "DIY fertilizer")
 
raggyb

raggyb

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milk isn't even good for people.

'tea' of plain oats, tofu juice, soybean juice, or chickpea juice?
 
GrownAtHighAltitude

GrownAtHighAltitude

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Yes, milk can be used. It's best to use RAW, unpasteurized milk and only in small quantities. It is possible to drive the pH too high and so adjusting back down to under 7 is good practice. In the past when I've experimented, too much is definitely a bad thing.

Farmers spray entire fields with diluted raw milk leftovers. The secret is in the Lactobacillus. Raw milk is full of it.

www.agriculture.com

Milk as Fertilizer

An accidental discovery has turned into a new method for fertilizing pastures.
www.agriculture.com www.agriculture.com
 
Xcoregamerskillz

Xcoregamerskillz

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The best cheap nutes on the planet are Megacrop and Jack's 3-2-1. Not sure on megacrop price per gallon, but Jack's is $0.04 per gallon.
 
Dapper_Dillinger

Dapper_Dillinger

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Silky T said:
I know this is an old thread and most of your replies said not to but, on the other hand---we had the landscaping guys (Hispanics) out today to chop some trees down and they saw my plants. Through broken English, they said they feed their plants milk. I forgot to ask if this was every day or once in a while. When you think about it, Hispanics have been around weed a lot longer than we have and should know what they're talking about. I plan to use it on one of my flowering plants (they just started to flower) and see what happens.
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How'd that turn out for ya?
 
raggyb

raggyb

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I thought a rule is no animal protein in your compost. And lactobacillus acid sounds good but also I thought that is a fermentation so not raw and not exactly a protein at that point. i just read snippits here and there about these things so:confused:... but why don''t you just go the whole 9 yards and make labs?
 
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Bcres978

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Ive considered running it on a single plant outdoors and just see what happens but Ive read enough people saying that it works wonders on grass and other plants and its supposed to wipe out soft bodied insects because they cant digest the lactose and after 2-3 watering's the milk should be pretty much gone
 
MustGro

MustGro

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Bcres978 said:
Ive been reading about milk for growing cannabis and it seems to be something thats been used to kill off soft bodied insects like aphids and actually stops mold and root issues and can even help your grass so why not cannabis? https://balconygardenweb.com/milk-uses-in-the-garden/
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Bcres978 said:
Ive considered running it on a single plant outdoors and just see what happens but Ive read enough people saying that it works wonders on grass and other plants and its supposed to wipe out soft bodied insects because they cant digest the lactose and after 2-3 watering's the milk should be pretty much gone
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This is my third year growing outside in Canada and I've used milk the first two years and I'll use it again this year. First year we were allowed to grow 4 plants I did a big Cindy99 outside. Powdery mildew got into her and I sprayed her down with milk and water twice and it cleared it up for about a month. I sprayed her probably twice more in flower and there was a few PM spots at harvest but not much. I sure didn't lose weed to PM or bud mold.
I bought a 2 gallon sprayer just to do my outside plants. i mix the milk about 1 to 4 or 5 with water. I usually try to get the milk with the lowest sodium content. Mostly I wind up using the whole milk (3.25%). I've used sour milk before and had no issues. Your plants will smell like a baby for a few days though until the sour milk washes off. Don't do that inside.
It's a decent bug deterrent. Yes it's supposed to be bad for soft bodied insects. There's lots of good stuff in it for the plants.
I've never used it as a soil fertilizer but other than the sodium, it sounds doable.
 
Rob Roy

Rob Roy

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Jcway5 said:
well im a college stuedent and im completely broke until i get my loans and stuff so i was looking for a cheap way to get some nutrition to my plant..i plan on getting some nutes in the future but i need something for now..
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You might consider an online search for human urine as fertilizer.
 
MustGro

MustGro

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Rob Roy said:
You might consider an online search for human urine as fertilizer.
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I know Brett Markham recommends diluting it with 8 parts of water before you use it in his book on composting. Personally I'm not there yet but not judging anyone if you are. If you're not on meds or dying of some mysterious disease; it's a valid source of elements. Supposed to be a great compost activator too according to him.
 
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