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I have heard that pumpkins can be milk "fed". Is this true, and how does a person do it? What else can be fed to a pumpkin?

2/18/2004 6:49:48 PM

Puyallup, WA

Your question has been answered many times on this site!
Simply type "milk" in the "Site Search" window.

2/18/2004 7:08:18 PM

Massachusetts

Milk feeding pumpkins just might be the biggest wive's tale I know. It does not do anything for the plant.

2/18/2004 7:32:30 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Actually if milk were sprayed on the leaves often enough, then a degree of Powdery Mildew supression is expected. But it won't help the pumpkin grow.

2/18/2004 8:54:23 PM

Ontario, Canada.

Steve, I have heard of a story using foliar applications of sour cream to prevent mildew as well.

2/18/2004 9:05:29 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Baking soda as well. Anything that increases the pH of the leaf surface makes for a poor environment for the PM causal pathogen to live. So long as it doesn't harm the leaves doing it. :o)

2/18/2004 10:09:26 PM

Deer Park WA

Boo Hiss on milk feeding, and raising the foilar stoma pH level!

2/18/2004 11:23:35 PM

Wichita, KS

Milk on your plant? NO! I can't even ingest the stuff anymore... makes me fart. My wife likes to put milk in her coffee. YUCK.

I like cheese though.

2/19/2004 3:32:13 AM

Edmonton, Canada

Where is Kilr? LOL

2/19/2004 10:18:22 AM

Vermont Green MTN State

I knew someone who did this, a first year grower who used large syringes to inject milk and Miracle Gro into the hollow stems on the leaves. The pumpkin grew huge but I think it was more due to the constant care he gave to it.

2/19/2004 2:40:42 PM