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Trying something different in the garden

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Well since the tomatoes seem to be dieing off this year I figured I would try something my mom read in a magazine. Said something about powered milk put on the root area of the plants would help them so I did just that. Also just planted 3 more from seed tomato plants and did a Epsom salt/powered milk/manure mix to the soil before I planted and then watered with rain water. Oh I did run in to one small problem with the powered milk. Seems the cats like it also so I had to water the areas right away or the cats where going to lick it all up on me.
So any body ever heard of using powered milk on tomatoes??
 
Nope. But I have heard if you place a hand full of crushed egg shell in the hole when transplanting it will stop end rot. Jury still out as this is the first time I have tried it. Last year we had it bad.
 
Blossom end rot is often caused by a calcium deficiency, and I imagine egg shells contain a considerable amount of calcium.. Bone meal helps with this, also.
 
I've heard of using Epsom salts on tomatoes before, but never knew what it was supposed to help. What is the purpose?
 
I have heard of using a 2 parts milk 8 parts water spray for powdery mildew on squashes and cukes. The neighbor just tried it at the first sight of powdery mildew. She sprayed it on three times at 5 day intervals. Plants are huge, healthy, producing, and no almost no powdery mildew left. Cheaper than spray and I read that it is also good for the plants.
 
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