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Wimbledon, North Dakota

my grand pa set a jar of milk next to the plant, and used a rag as a way to siphon milk out of the jar to the ground. he buried the other end in the ground. he managed a huge pumkin that year. what do you think?? should i try it

12/27/2003 11:59:59 AM

no

12/27/2003 12:05:09 PM

Ann Arbor, Mi

nope

12/27/2003 12:10:22 PM

Appalachian Mtns.

no

12/27/2003 1:29:12 PM

Long Island,New York

Sure !

12/27/2003 1:32:21 PM

Applegate, Oregon

All I can muster is.... roflmao.... So, that is your secret Glenn?

12/27/2003 1:52:03 PM

Montoursville, PA

The one that rally works is imported African Elephant Mother's Milk. To enhance the same press the oil of exactly nine watermellon seeds into one quarter ounce of H2O2. Comingle the two by wisking the oil of watermellon seed into warm milk. Inject it precisely one and three thirty seconds of an inch from the junction of the fruit and it's stem base. Do this after 4PM or the point of conversion. In this proceedure the plant conversion sucks the supporing growth enhancement to the root zones and returns it immediately biologically corrected to the fruit the next AM. Start exactly fourteen days before you plan to have the blossom end blow out, in one single pop.

12/27/2003 4:08:30 PM

South Hill, Virginia

Yes. Check out this pic http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=9033 to see how many gallons of milk at young plant can actually devour! That was one thirsty plant!

12/27/2003 8:59:30 PM

South Western Pa

Actually, no BS, there is a valid use for milk in the pumpkin patch. For those that are leery about chemical sprays, it can be used for control of Powdery Mildew. Here’s a link to an article on the net.

http://www.gardenguides.com/articles/powderymildew2.htm


Mark

1/2/2004 3:05:26 PM

Syracuse, NY

thanks, Mark! y'all are gonna wanna print this one out--
good article! i'm thinkin' milk should be pretty cheap if obtained from a grocery store at the time of disposal, or from an actual dairy!

1/2/2004 3:54:16 PM

Ontario, Canada.

Mark, great find!!!!I had heard of this before but never had the proof....

1/2/2004 4:05:28 PM

Wimbledon, North Dakota

thanks everyone for your input, but does the calcium in milk do any thing for the pumkin??

1/3/2004 10:58:57 AM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

No. It's in the animal fat form & not available. We're looking for available nutrients. Some calcium sources that DO work:

Calcium nitrate
Calcium carbonate
Calcium sulfate
Clacium gluconate

There's more. I'll elaborate later.

Steve

1/3/2004 11:24:03 AM

Rhode Island

Mark thanks for sharing with zero tol at $100 plus a pop pete

1/8/2004 7:08:56 PM