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", "If it's the protein that's effective I wonder if soy milk would work? ", "Chelsea, the proteins are very different in almond milk, so I would not expect the same results as with dairy products. ", "Elyse - I'd also look up to see if this might be some botrytis blight you're dealing with, notorious with peonies. Thank you God for milk. What about aphids...Hate them. ", "Just noticing that there's a picture at the top of the blog with zucchini plants, showing the characteristically white color patches that some varieties of zucchini have. What works best to keep them of my plants? ", "Nick, it as recommended in this thread, go for it! And the solution is safer to use than many chemicals. Thanks very much! I'll let you all know. ", "Diana - According to Barbara three comments up the thread, "Once you can see quite a bit of powdery mildew on leaves, nothing will stop it." With experience, you will learn which types of powdery mildew are likely to develop in your garden, and this knowledge will take you far in managing this disease. Read up on 3% Peroxcide. Red cabbage. ", "Robert, a rounded leaf with silver variegation is usually a C. moschata such as 'Black Futsu'. ", "I have a squash-like plant with large, round, variegated leaves with no sign of pm yet...I'll try the milk treatment and report. Reapply the milk treatment every 10 to 14 days. Most of the fungal diseases are difficult to control once established and thriving. PLEASE HELP. Raw goat cheese too. It's now come back so I'm starting a new course. ", "I read all the comments but I just want to be clear, is it best to use the milk spray as a preventative before any signs of PM or to begin spraying at the first signs of PM? Spray your susceptible plants as soon as the prime mildew conditions are setting in or when foliage first begins to show signs of mildew. If your garden does better than it has in the past with powdery mildew, you can be fairly certain your treatment has had a positive effect. So someone with a milk allergy might have a problem here. ", "Issa, that is a matter of personal choice. :) Thanks for any advise! (We won't display this on the website or use it for marketing), (Please enter the code above to help prevent spam on this article), 3 Simple Ways to Manage Soil-Borne Diseases. Sulfur has always been used here.And people are convinced it is ok, because your body needs sulfur.Yes, your body does but it needs "organic" sulfur, which comes from plants , like beets. Humidity and warm weather escalate thier growth. Anyone know what the plant is? I will try this for a week if it doesnt seem to get better I will try to seriously cut back all leaves possibly effected ( this may be significant) in an attempt to salvage them, If tit doesnt help I will pull them up and try again", "How often do you spray ,I have cucumber plants and would a 40-60 solution be good? Us Poles have green thumbs. Almost and instant result. Half of the fruits and vegetables in gardens are highly vulnerable to it. Depending on the problem plant species, resistant varieties may be available. It does not matter if the milk you use is skim or whole because it is the protein rather than the milkfat that is working on your behalf. It is not only a better way to utilize all organic methods but it is making good use of milk that would be otherwise thrown out. Most insecticides we would use organically would depend on the beetle feeding, and as soon as they feed they can transmit the disease. Has anybody heard of this? That is a picture of Cushaw squash and they naturally have white spots in their leaves like that. ", "I had a terrible problem with powdery mildew last year with my squash and cucumbers. It certainly won't harm any vegetation you spray it on", "Can anyone answer my question from October 3, 2014? The protein is in the milk fat, though researchers have experimented with both whole and skim milk. As soon as I saw signs of mildex, I sprayed the whole vine every 2 days for a week. via PublicDomainPictures /pixabay.com. Mix 1 part milk to 9 parts water is a common mixture. My shoe flower plant affected by this powdery mildew is growing healthy again and that too in just two days of usage. Copy and past link is below for the full, very interesting article. I mean really gone. ", "Yes, milk works. ", "Hi; I had a 20 yr old tree large flower specimen peonie and moved. Many newer roses have excellent black spot resistance. Through experience, you might already know the times of year when the disease is likely to show up. Once a week. I have to garden in large pots where I stay at. I have baby cucumber plants showed signs of some kind of icky fungus or what ever. Commercial sulfur are mined. The greenery was so health looking they almost looked fake. I mixed up the Surround in a gallon milk bottle with most of the top (but not the handle) removed (a very handy jug for lots of things), added a couple of drops of dish soap because the surround is very reluctant to stick to the bottoms of leaves, and painted the surround on with a new paintbrush. As far as one year starting it? I drink almond milk. I keep the milk water mix in spray bottle in fridge. Don't skimp on the milk! ", "I garden in community gardens, and there is a significant difference in the lack of powdery mildew on my cukes and a neighbor's who sprayed with milk every few days, and others near us who didn't - even one neighbor who sprayed with a fungicide (don't know which one). So if you see powdery mildew, take action to control it before the little problem becomes a bigger problem. Just don't want to damage my plants! I will settle for goats. What do you think? Hope it works! It works for just about everything except pests. Anybody combined milk with anything else in the sprayer? I'm going to try the 50/50 milk solution on my pumpkins, since they are starting to look pretty bad. ", "I have been useing milk two gallons water to one quart milk for fifteen years now and I am here to tell you it works! The reasoning behind this is the "friendly" bacteria have a head start on the plant and then outcompete any bad ones. I live in Georgetown California at 3200 ft. elevation. ", "Or one month being any better or worse? It usually doesn't kill plants, but it can weaken them and lead to poor growth and yield. But I have found that sometimes new leaves will come along, and you might as well try this on them. Garlic is naturally high in sulfur, and is an effective … Enjoyed the article on milk spray by Barbara. If one alternates each week BEFORE the problem has set in then you can keep on top of the situation with healthy plants. ", "After you made the milk solution do you store in fridge? Keeping your plants healthy will help minimize damage, but sometimes you need the aid of a fungicide. ", "Like this site... In your research, begin by checking with plant pathologists in AU for the correct species name, probably Phytophthera or Pythium, and its specific plant association. There is no consensus on which dilution of milk to water is best, with the most concentrated recommended mixture 40% milk and 60% water, and the most dilute 10% milk and 90% water. It is extremely difficult for me to have drip systems on everything.PM is a very big problem. Everybody should look there. ", "Too bad for me -I read this after my squash crop died from mildew and borers.....I am storing this article for next season. ", "I did try the milk spray. My soils are all biogenically alive. What are computers for? ", "Any chance this will work on jackfruit? Since then, numerous small studies from around the world have validated the use of milk sprays on powdery mildew on a wide range of plants. These are not powdery mildew patches. ", "I understand prevention is better, but I have powdery mildew pretty significantly on my squash and pumpkins.... Is there any hope the milk will kill it? Any idea if it wil work the same? ", "In Southeast Texas and already up in mid 90's here. ", "I can personally testify that a 70/30 (w/m) spray will significantly cut back even advanced infestations on zucchini, yellow squash and magnolias. Light is part of the chemical chain of events, so some sun is necessary. Although the pictures I saw of them were not as pronounced as on the Cushaw. But when it arrives on plants, powdery mildew is a fast-spreading problem. Any fungi present are "burned" into oblivion, but there is no residual effect after that. Cleaning up withered leaves at the end of the season can reduce problems next year, too. Raw butter too. 1 part milk to 8 parts water. I still have the same problem. It kept air circulating I think and that is what has stopped the mildew. Major cukes. Don't know if it is the radish, but this is the first year I haven't had them attack my squash. With regular treatment, unaffected plants should remain free of powdery mildew and affected plants should improve. Could this be why you have to repeat spray just with milk because there are only a few of the lactobacilli in fresh milk? 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