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  • From: Pat Meadows <pat@containerseeds.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Substitute for Surround
  • Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 13:40:00 -0400

On Tue, 17 May 2005 09:48:16 -0700, you wrote:

>It's an experiment the USDA has conducted. It found milk to be an effective
>treatment for fungal diseases and blossom end rot on tomatoes. The former
>effect may be due to encouraging the growth of friendly bacteria that
>inhibit fungus growth, and the latter could simply have been due to the
>calcium the milk provided. It may have other applications. It was tested
>as a treatment, not a preventative.
>
>When I have a plant disease I often try a spray made from powdered milk and
>blender-liquified garlic. It's very broad-acting.
>

Thank you for this - very useful.

Can you give us a rough idea of how much powdered milk to
how much water? And do you liquefy the garlic right in the
(mixed) water and milk?

Pat
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