Use Nonfat Dry Milk to Help Your Garden Grow

If you are one of the many people who have nonfat dry milk in your cupboard, but really don't do much with it, you are not alone. I can honestly say that I have stared at the box at times and wondered if there was anything else I could do with it other than to eat it. Here are some simple ways you can put it to use and it will help your garden to grow more efficiently.

Use nonfat dry milk to help your garden grow: Control the aphids around your garden

Mix some nonfat dry milk with some water according to the instruction on the box to the amount you will need. Take the mixture and pour into a clean spray bottle. Spray the infected plants with the mixture, this mixture will form a milky residue on the leaves of the plants when it dries, and the aphids get stuck on the leaves and die.

Use nonfat dry milk to help your garden grow: Prevent tomato diseases

You can help your tomato plants from diseases, such as blossom-end rot, blight, and other common tomato diseases. Before you re-transplant your tomato plants, sprinkle a handful of nonfat dry milk in the hole.

After planting, take about two tablespoons of nonfat dry milk and sprinkle some on the top of the soil. Keep repeating this process about every two weeks to keep your tomatoes healthy. The nonfat dry milk helps because they add important calcium to the soil.

Use nonfat dry milk to help your garden grow: Help with storing seeds

To help keep seeds from drying out before you have a chance to plant them, you can use nonfat dry milk to help keep them moist. Place the seeds in some paper envelopes that you may have lying around the house, and place them into a sealed container along with a second envelope filled with the nonfat dry milk. This will keep them moist and safe until you are ready to plant them.

Use nonfat dry milk to help your garden grow: Cleaning houseplants

Take about three ounces nonfat dry milk and mix it with two cups of water in a medium size bowl, and then get a soft cloth. Dip the soft cloth in the bowl and gently wipe the leaves of the houseplants. The mixture will help clean off the dust from the leaves. The mixture will also leave them glossy and beautiful.

Now you won't have to worry about putting that box of nonfat dry milk to use anymore. You now have plenty of useful ideas for the product. You probably won't go without having some in your cupboards because it can be so useful.

Sources: Joey Green's Gardening Magic book