blownupboy
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So i picked up a couple young ladies from the local clone shop. i was hoping the quality would be better than the local dispensary because after all, its a shop specializing in clones (they don't sell anything else.)
THEY WERE DIRTY!
it was awful. powder mildew showing up on a bunch of spots in my super well ventilated 'never had a problem before...' grow closet. powder milder.. eww.. throwup.
i'm trying to be very fungicide and pesticide free with my grow and i've heard of diluted milk as a foliar spray working well so i decided to give it a shot.
i used skim milk, techincally it was 'reduced fat' and ended up diluting it with r.o. water to about 1 part milk / 20 part water. i was actually shooting for 1 part milk/10 part water but i screwed up.
i sprayed the plants once every 2 days for a week - 3 applications. this was about 6 weeks ago and no powder mildew has returned. i'm very happy with the results so just wanted to share my experience. also in case anyone was interested, theres lots of awesome stuff in milk - this is the composition of milk (snaked from www.raw-milk-facts.com):
Water 87.3%
Milk Fats 3.9%
Non-fat Solids (Protein, Milk Sugar, Immune Factors, etc.) 8.8%
Caproic Acid 6
Caprylic Acid 8
Capric Acid 10
Lauric Acid 12
Myristic Acid 14
Palmitic Acid 16
Stearic Acid 18
Oleic Acid 18:1 (one double bond)
CLA 18:2 (two double bonds)
Sodium__330-850mg
Potassium__1040-1600mg
Chloride__850-1040mg
Calcium__1040-1225mg
Magnesium__85-130mg
Phosphorus__850-940mg
Iron__280-570ug
Zinc__1880-5660ug
Copper__95-570ug
Manganese__19-47ug
Iodine __~245ug
Fluoride__28-207ug
Selenium__4.7-63ug
Cobalt__0.47-1.23ug
Chromium__7.5-12.3ug
Molybdenum__17-113ug
Nickel__0-47ug
Silicon__700-6600ug
Vanadium__trace-290ug
Tin__38-470ug
Arsenic__19-57ug
Vitamin Content per quart (Approximate):
A__375ug
C__19mg
D__38IU
E__940ug
K__47ug
B1__425ug
B2__1650ug
Niacin__850ug
B6__470ug
Pantothenic acid__3300ug
Biotin__33ug
Folic acid__52ug
B12__4.25ug
Here's a list of the more important enzymes in raw milk:
Amylase
Catalase
Lactase-(through bacterial synthesis)
Lactoperoxidase
Lipase
Phosphatase
Kinda like the best foliar spray ever, no?
THEY WERE DIRTY!
it was awful. powder mildew showing up on a bunch of spots in my super well ventilated 'never had a problem before...' grow closet. powder milder.. eww.. throwup.
i'm trying to be very fungicide and pesticide free with my grow and i've heard of diluted milk as a foliar spray working well so i decided to give it a shot.
i used skim milk, techincally it was 'reduced fat' and ended up diluting it with r.o. water to about 1 part milk / 20 part water. i was actually shooting for 1 part milk/10 part water but i screwed up.
i sprayed the plants once every 2 days for a week - 3 applications. this was about 6 weeks ago and no powder mildew has returned. i'm very happy with the results so just wanted to share my experience. also in case anyone was interested, theres lots of awesome stuff in milk - this is the composition of milk (snaked from www.raw-milk-facts.com):
Water 87.3%
Milk Fats 3.9%
Non-fat Solids (Protein, Milk Sugar, Immune Factors, etc.) 8.8%
- A. Casein Proteins (~80% of Total Milk Protein-TMP)
1. Alpha s1 [30.6%]
2. Alpha s2 [8.0%]
3. Beta [28.4%]
4. Kappa [10.1%]
B. Whey Proteins (~20% of TMP)
1. Alpha lactalbumin [3.7%]
2. Beta lactoglobulin [9.8%]
3. Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) [1.2%]
4. Immuoglobulins [2.1%]
5. Proteose peptone [2.4%]
Milk Sugar (Lactose) 4.6%
Minerals 0.65%
Calcium
Phosphorus
Magnesium
Potassium
Sodium
Zinc
Chlorine
Iron
Copper
Sulfates
Bicarbonates
Trace Elements
Acids 0.18%
Citric
Formic
Acetic
Lactic
Oxalic
Vitamins/Enzymes 0.12%
Caproic Acid 6
Caprylic Acid 8
Capric Acid 10
Lauric Acid 12
Myristic Acid 14
Palmitic Acid 16
Stearic Acid 18
Oleic Acid 18:1 (one double bond)
CLA 18:2 (two double bonds)
Sodium__330-850mg
Potassium__1040-1600mg
Chloride__850-1040mg
Calcium__1040-1225mg
Magnesium__85-130mg
Phosphorus__850-940mg
Iron__280-570ug
Zinc__1880-5660ug
Copper__95-570ug
Manganese__19-47ug
Iodine __~245ug
Fluoride__28-207ug
Selenium__4.7-63ug
Cobalt__0.47-1.23ug
Chromium__7.5-12.3ug
Molybdenum__17-113ug
Nickel__0-47ug
Silicon__700-6600ug
Vanadium__trace-290ug
Tin__38-470ug
Arsenic__19-57ug
Vitamin Content per quart (Approximate):
A__375ug
C__19mg
D__38IU
E__940ug
K__47ug
B1__425ug
B2__1650ug
Niacin__850ug
B6__470ug
Pantothenic acid__3300ug
Biotin__33ug
Folic acid__52ug
B12__4.25ug
Here's a list of the more important enzymes in raw milk:
Amylase
Catalase
Lactase-(through bacterial synthesis)
Lactoperoxidase
Lipase
Phosphatase
Kinda like the best foliar spray ever, no?