Goat milk to water

[IcaAcres]

What do you think about watering plants with goat milk?- lots of nutrients for plants as opposed to dumping the milk outside garden.

[gardennub]

I would never want to water with milk. You would just be asking for mold/fungus and attracting all kinds of pests.

[IcaAcres]

Thank you for your help and I do not want to add problems to my garden but I just hate to dump milk where it can’t be used, any thoughts because my freezers are full. I don’t have time for cheese, soap or lotions right now but my garden needs moisture and I hate to dump.

[barefootmomma]

sale it?

[Jenn]

You need to dilute it. Read up on milk and pastures to get an idea of dilution rate.

I am assuming this is raw milk.

-Jenn

[nordicnacho]

http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/...lk-for-fields/


it should work great

The plots treated with milk grew about 1,100 more pounds of grass per acre than untreated plots, a 26 percent increase in yield. Also, the soil was 18 percent softer than untreated soil according to compaction tests — meaning it had a greater “porosity” or ability to absorb water and air.

[gardennub]

wow that article has made me rethink lol. I'd still be worried about attracting harmful bacteria or mold, but it still looks promising. Might be the kind of thing I would try when adding manure in the fall.

[Jenn]

Raw milk has beneficial enzymes and bacteria that won't let the bad stuff grow. Cooked milk will putrefy.

I have used it in my pastures, I do recommend it. No need to wait until fall.

People used to feed it direct to their pumpkins.

-Jenn

[Jenn]

Raw milk has beneficial enzymes and bacteria that won't let the bad stuff grow.

I have used it in my pastures, I do recommend it. No need to wait until fall.

People used to feed it direct to their pumpkins.

-Jenn