Tuesday, November 17, 2009

The Milky Way and the Land of Flora

I recently read a gardening tip in Mother Earth News suggesting watered-down milk as plant food. We're big believers in milk for ourselves, so we ventured to try it for our plant friends. The consensus?

Milk is a miracle worker in the world of plants.

Our experiment lasted one week: An ailing apple tree was brought back to life, a darling (though flowerless) daisy on its last leg grew a gigantic pink daisy in technicolor, and wildflower seeds sprouted and grew inches in less than 48 hours. Plus, Almanzo (of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Farmer Boy) grew a gigantic, prize-winning pumpkin with the raw, wholesome white goodness. Who says milk is only for calves?


Super daisy (though I must admit it grew so tall that the stem broke)


Milk-grown sillies posing with 600-year-old Ming-dynasty
lions in Columbia, Missouri (University of MO)
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2 comments:

  1. Leah PerlingieriNovember 17, 2009 at 12:58 PM

    oooh, i've never thought of that! xoxo

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  2. JenniferNovember 17, 2009 at 6:01 PM

    It's great. When you finish off a jar of milk, just add water (as if you're rinsing the container) and pour on plants.

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