Do plants grow bigger if watered by water or milk?

Will plant grow better if watered with milk instead of water because milk contains vitamins and calcium?

  • Or if you have any other ideas to water the plant with tell me and ill try it.

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    A limited amount of milk will act as fertilizer and may improve plant growth and yield. This is dependent entirely on the soil you are using and the nutrients it provides. Only the cations and anions in milk will be used for plant growth. The complex molecules (vitamins, proteins, etc) will be broken down in the soil, then those nutrients will be available for plant uptake and subsequent growth. An excessive amount of milk will lead to poor plant growth, limit oxygen availability in the soil (bacteria using the oxygen, etc, instead of plants), encourage invasion of insects, may result in excessive disease exposure and may lead to nutrient imbalance (too much calcium) over time.

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I acually use a bit of milk mixed with water to water my plants and they take off great. I only do it about once a week though. The rest of the time I only use plain water to water them. Don't put more than half a cup of milk in with a gallon of water or you'll get some funky smell from the plants though. Hope I helped.

mom of 3 under 4

No. The fats and such in the milk will gunk up the soil and attract insect pests and worse.

bahbdorje

I've heard Pepsi but I don't really believe it. I don't want to be responsible for you killing any plants, so I'm not sure I should even say it. :) I would say get some of the Miracle Grow drops that you can add to your watering can. It would probably be the best thing to do.

blooming chamomile

use beer hot and flat your plants will love you for it but they might need to go to alcalon

prince_2b_princess

NO!

John L

lol i don't think a plant will grow with milk maybe you could try miracle grow

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