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While searching the Internet I found this interesting short article.

It would seem that the kitchen, rather than genetic engineering, may hold the key to garden pest control in the future. According to a report in New Scientist (14th Oct '99) Brazilian scientists have discovered that spraying plants with dilute cows' milk stops powdery mildew in its tracks. The disease is controlled conventionally by spraying with benomyl or other synthetic fungicides. Apparently, milk diluted with nine parts of water is just as effective. So milk joins that other kitchen standby, bicarbonate of soda, as a safer alternative to chemical sprays. The only snag is that in Britain, because neither substance is approved as a pesticide, anyone tempted to try them in the garden risks prosecution!

From: http://www.shas.org.uk/whats-it-for/milk.shtml

But risk of being prosecuted? I didn't know milk was a controlled substance. Would-be interesting to see if anybody has tried this method or heard of it before.



Thank You
Adrian Eyre

Midlands Derbyshire"

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