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Watering flowers with milk is a misconception, don't be fooled anymore, it's more worthwhile to keep it for drinking

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I believe many people have heard of a gardening secret, that is, using leftover milk to water flowers makes them grow well. I remember when I used to water flowers, I couldn't even bear to drink it myself. I'd buy a bag of milk, drink half and pour half on the flowers. Sometimes you could say I gave the flowers a spa treatment.

I believe many people have heard of a gardening secret, that is, using leftover milk to water flowers makes them grow well. I remember when I used to water flowers, I couldn't even bear to drink it myself. I'd buy a bag of milk, drink half and pour half on the flowers. Sometimes you could say I gave the flowers a spa treatment. But through experiments, I truly regret how much milk I drank less of.

Conclusion one:

Milk is not suitable for watering flowers. When I used to grow flowers, neighbors would tell me to pour some milk on pothos (Epipremnum aureum), asparagus fern (Asparagus setaceus), or orchids and they would grow well. Now I can say that watering any flower with it is no good.

Conclusion two:

Can leftover spoiled milk be used to water flowers? This also doesn't work. Sometimes it can even cause the plant roots to be damaged by pathogens. For example, plants with fleshy roots are very prone to this problem.

Conclusion three:

Giving plants milk is not suitable for many plants, which is to say very few plants are suited to it. Instead, sometimes pouring milk on a plant causes its root system to rot.

Conclusion four:

Watering flowers with milk has many harmful effects, such as: burning roots; easily causing soil compaction; easily growing mold and causing fungal infections; sometimes making the house smell terrible; attracting insects. I wonder if you've encountered these problems?

Conclusion five:

Watering flowers with milk is described as completely worthless, but some effects still need to be evaluated objectively. The nutrients in milk can promote plant growth and also help with flowering and fruiting.

. How to ferment milk for watering flowers

Precautions:

1. Whether it's milk or expired milk, it must be fermented. It cannot be poured directly on flowers, otherwise it will burn the roots and kill the plants.

2. When watering flowers with milk, pay attention to ventilation and sunlight. The watering technique also matters - pour along the inner wall of the flower pot. Note that it must be diluted.

Milk fermentation:

1. After collecting the milk, put it into a large bottle and tighten the lid.

2. Place it in a place with strong sunlight for full fermentation.

3. The fermentation period is one month. (Note: during fermentation, open the lid from time to time to release gas.)

4. When using it, be sure to mix with water. The lower the concentration, the better.

Now do you have a deeper understanding of this claim about watering flowers with milk?




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