Below is a link to a scientific study into the efficacy of diluted milk in controlling powdery mildew on zucchini squash. It is the only scientific research into the use of milk in this manner that I am aware of. (It is PDF format and requires an Adobe program to open.) Notice it deals with fresh cows milk (one would presume whole milk.) I'm not sure where the fat-free idea came from but haven't seen studies that support that nor has my successful use of whole milk or 2% shown any difference in success. The study indicates low concentrations at more frequent applications are effective while less frequent applications requires higher concentrations. An interesting observation is that the study indicates that the rate of control can equal the success of synthetic fungicides. Wayne Here is a link that might be useful: Effectiveness of Cows Milk......

LOL, nooooo another naughty Corgi you lie! :D One thing I've noticed about Corgis when they are caught doing something they know you don't want you would expect them to slink away like my German Shepherd does (although that a rarity because he's hardly ever bad). But let me characterized my Corgis behavior with dialog if I were to catch her red handed in the garbage she reacts sorta like "I'm kinda busy here did you want something?" and continues what she was doing, lol I'm trying to picture your Corgis digging up carrots with those short little legs, hehe must be a riot. Yes, I've learned to rig everything Corgi proof and that I understand you might have two Corgis (?) double trouble I would think :D Here is a link that might be useful:

Might be my fault Dan. I was temped to say something about digging up old threads just to be controversial but bit my tongue. ;) But I only threw in the "organic" on pest controls to distinguish them from synthetic pesticides because the milk advocates always come back with "it's better to use milk then to use chems". Also wanted to point out that it was raw milk - not available to most - Dixie was advocating. The bacterial count and types in raw is substantially different from that in pasteurized so pasteurized milk has even less potential value to plants than raw. Dave

This post is six years old but says five for some reason but no it is definitely 6. People are still responding and debating my using milk and egg shells. Jeez! It was six year ago and it was mid summer and it was a last resort. Some of u remind me of the kindergarten children I worked with. I found this post bc I was revisiting the idea of planting zucchini again. Maybe it's a a hard crop to grow in containers and small patio varieties are not always well thriving and are really more like curvey cucumbers good for pickling. I grew zuchinni in the ground for years when I lived at home with great results. If people read my question I was actually just asking if the milk could hurt my plants. And nobody seemed to notice that. In hindsight such a tiny amount would not. But a simple no but it won't help much would've sufficed. And I like how everyone was saying I was not watering enough even though I kept saying soil was moist. If I was taking the time to add stuff why would I slack off with watering? By the way a yellow or pale plant is over watering usually. I actually did water more after the post which probably did more harm then good. I see why i gave up posting on here, People were nasty and condescending, saying things like is this idiot related to the other idiot trying to plant tomatoes on her dad's lawn. Bc everyone who makes misinformed gardening choices must be related bc we are all stupid. And talk about misinformed, saying you can't use compost in containers is not true. What do you think a compost bin/ barrel is? I would recommend a good soil and fertilizer too though as containers leach out nutrients faster. Using already decomposed scraps is best. Iv been using compost and Miracle gro for years with good results. The amount of milk I used did nothing. But Iv read mixed views about using milk and the amount I used was miniscule, leftover milk from the breakfast table. I was afraid to add much. Typing on here is hard for some reason, hense the misspelling and typos and I constantly get repeat sentences when I text on here.