Which Plants Should Be Watered with Milk: An Unexpected Secret to a Good Harvest

10.01.2025 13:59

It turns out that milk is not only a tasty and healthy drink, but also a great garden remedy.

The product can be used as a fertilizer and pest control agent.

However, not all plants can be watered with milk.

There are vegetable crops that can be seriously harmed by the white drink. First of all, we are talking about eggplant and peppers.

But there are plants that “love” milk: unusual feeding has a positive effect on them.

cucumbers
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What plants should be watered with milk

The following garden crops will respond positively to milk fertilizer:

  • cucumbers;
  • tomatoes;
  • onion.

How to use milk correctly at the dacha

Important point: you cannot use the drink in its “pure” form in the garden.

Milk used as fertilizer must be diluted with water.

If you have set yourself the goal of watering cucumbers, tomatoes or onions, then prepare a solution consisting of the following components: milk (1.5 liters), plain water (7.5 liters), 8 drops of iodine.

Dig grooves around the garden crops and pour the resulting liquid into these depressions.

As a result, plants will not only gain access to important substances and microelements, but will also acquire protection from dangerous pests.

Author: Kurchev Anton Deputy Editor-in-Chief

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