Milk is a food rich in essential vitamins and minerals. It can surprisingly be used in the garden as a fertilizer, as a pesticide or to clean your tools. Let’s see how!
- as a fertilizer
Due to its high calcium content, milk can be used as a natural fertilizer
It is particularly suitable for plants often subject to rot, such as courgettes, tomatoes and peppers.
It is also better to use whole, cold milk, as it is more nutritious.
To make fertilizer from milk, use a bottle and mix equal parts milk and water.
Mix, then pierce the bottle cap and use it to water the plants.
Furthermore, according to the opinion of some experts, milk is an excellent foliar fertilizer, which allows you to have larger leaves and larger fruits.
Watering plants with milk – Source: spm
- As a pesticide
Milk can also be used as a pesticide, especially in case of mites, aphids and other small parasites.
According to some studies, these insects are unable to “digest” the enormous quantity of sugar contained in milk, and are therefore eliminated naturally.
This is especially true when using whole milk diluted 50% with water.
