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North of FRANCE

Hi all !

I have never see that before, can you use foliar milk spray ? When ? How ? LOL thanks for advices !!!

8/17/2009 2:12:41 AM

Rhode Island

an old home remedy calls for milk sprays to help prevent powdery mildew.
not sure how much they cut the milk with water before spraying because i never would use milk.
to many good products with sestemic availability to be bothered with home remedies

8/17/2009 9:34:14 AM

Fresno, CA

I've sprayed milk a couple times this season. I alternated between neem oil and milk. I waited about 10 days between spraying. The amount was 10% milk, 90% water in a pressurized sprayer. I am not an experienced grower and I haven't grown pumpkins very big yet. But I haven't had powdery mildew this year once I started spraying neem and milk. Last year I did have powdery mildew because I wasn't spraying anything to avoid it.

8/17/2009 9:54:47 AM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

10-40% milk - the rest water. Low or reduced fat is better.

8/17/2009 11:07:54 AM

Buffalo, new York, USA

Tremor-I know you had to use the milk/water @ a school in the past but why is the lower fat content milk better?

8/17/2009 11:47:48 AM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Fat is not good for the plants...

8/17/2009 1:49:11 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Correct - the fat is presumed to clog the leaf stomata? Not sure to be perfectly honest but the 2% I used in 2004 did a great job with no damage even in full sun at high Noon @ 90+ degrees.

8/17/2009 3:24:38 PM

North of FRANCE

Many thanks, i know now that i can drink some milk.....

Best, stéphane

8/17/2009 5:34:22 PM

Navarre,OH

Whens the best time using this spray? Morning/day/evening before sundown?

8/18/2009 3:58:39 PM