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British Columbia, Canada

Hi everyone

12/11/2007 7:55:31 PM

Cincinnati,OH

Some people use it as fungicide

12/12/2007 12:07:18 AM

Cornwall UK.(50N 5W)300ft.

Don't put it on your soil as the fat will waterproof it.
I added a lot to a manure pile once
(can't remember how much exactly but it was in the region of 1000 gallons)and let it rot for a year or so,I believe it was a factor in significantly raising Calcium levels in my patch.

12/12/2007 3:34:07 AM

Somers, CT

Better with Agro-K liquid calcium if you are looking to add calcium during the season, or granulated gypsum pre-season or fall.

12/12/2007 8:58:26 AM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

I've used milk to control Powdery Mildew. I sprayed a 10% solution once a week & it worked very well.

The only reason milk would help the pumpkin is by controlling PM. A healthier plant can support a larger pumpkin.

12/12/2007 12:21:32 PM

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Tremor, will the milk help eliminate PM or just useful as a prventative measure? Did you use anything else for control?

I imagine that if you began to see an issue, you could do a quick daconil spray.

Can resistance to milk occurr? lol

What about other diseases, did you prevent PM but see any other issues when using milk?

Thanks

12/12/2007 1:48:58 PM

Cornwall UK.(50N 5W)300ft.

I went back and checked,It was only 500 gallons.Sorry for the exageration.

12/13/2007 10:03:06 AM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Jordon,

Milk seems to be strictly preventive but for PM, so is virtually everything else. Milk doesn't control anything else that I am aware of.

12/13/2007 11:28:07 PM