Milk is a food rich in essential vitamins and minerals. It can be surprisingly used in the garden as a fertilizer, as a pesticide or to clean your tools. Let’s see how!
- as a fertilizer
Thanks to its high calcium content, milk can be used as a natural fertilizer.
It is especially suitable for plants that tend to rot, such as courgettes, tomatoes and peppers.
It is also better to use whole, cold milk, as it is more nutritious.
To make milk fertilizer, use a bottle and mix equal parts milk and water.
Mix, then pierce the bottle cap and use to water your plants.
In addition, according to some experts, milk is an excellent foliar fertilizer, which allows for larger leaves and larger fruits.
- as a pesticide
Milk can also be used as a pesticide, especially against mites, aphids and other small parasites.
According to some studies, these insects are unable to “digest” the enormous amount of sugar contained in milk, so they are eliminated naturally.
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