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Old 18-02-2011, 09:31 PM posted to rec.gardens.edible
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Thos wrote:
seriously....
they pour it on the roots. Maybe the use of the word "feed" was too
technical. Maybe I should have said they "water" them with milk.

"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
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Thos wrote:
I do know that the guys that grow the giant pumpkin contest winners
feed them milk when they get big, for whatever that's worth.


OK I will bite. How do you feed a pumpkin with milk?

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How odd. I have heard of spraying with milk against mildew but not pouring
it on the ground.

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