Guest bubblebrain00 Posted September 3, 2005 Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 Does anyone feed their sarras milk??? I have heard before from someone that they feed the seedlings milk. Has anyone tried this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sheila Posted September 3, 2005 Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 I would imagine it would be a bit smelly to feed sarras with milk, especially when the sun is hot, it would go off very quickly. Milk is not a natural food for plants so I don't think it is a good idea. If you keep the plants in a greenhouse or in a garden you will be surprised at how much even the tiniest pitchers catch by themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoss Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Milk for sarras - BAD IDEA!! I've tried it once, cause the pitchers to rot quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Never tried it, but I think you can get away with milk and other unusual foods with species such as drosera, that react upon it, and digest quickly. Sarracenia's have a very slow digestion process, and as others have said, the milk will more than likely rot the pitcher, or at the very least produce very unsightly brown blotches. Regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aidan Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Have you ever seen a pitcher plant stalking a cow? :? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob-Rah Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Sarracenia are mosty sessile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aidan Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 :angel4: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizzicara Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Blah.. Whey/Soy protein works much better. Especially the soy. I used it in neps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syble Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 I prefer fish food, works wonders and disen't smell!!! Sib Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimscott Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Sarracenia are mosty sessile. And they don't migrate, either! Some people also feed them egg white. I wonder if they like yogurt or better yet - cheesecake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted December 3, 2005 Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 milk for Sarra's? It's like having a vegetarian cat, ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FredG Posted December 3, 2005 Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 Why not just use a dilute seaweed fertiliser? Fred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loakesy Posted December 3, 2005 Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 Why not let them catch flies? Just a thought! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 Does anyone feed their sarras milk??? I have heard before from someone that they feed the seedlings milk. Has anyone tried this? I vaguely recall someone telling me a Dutch nursery was using non-fat milk, but i don't remember the details. I have used quarter strength foliar feed on seedlings in the past, but it has the drawback of encouraging moss growth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimscott Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 Check this link out, for a lengthy discussion about milk, cheese, eggs,.... for pitcher plants: http://www.petflytrap.com/cgi-bin/ib312/ik...8;t=4808;hl=egg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sheila Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 I can't help thinking when I look through that PFT thread that everyone is singing the praises of using milk, egg and cheese, but no controlled experiments were carried out except by Scottychaos who did not report the results of his tests. How do we know the growth of those pitchers would not have occurred anyway. I would be more impressed with comparing results obtained from feeding several plants of the same age and size with milk, against results of several of the same plants left to just catch flies. I have never fed my plants with substances they would not catch naturally and regularly get growth spurts or masses of new pitchers and grow points. With no proper comparisons the results of all those people feeding milk to their plants is meaningless. Proper controlled experiments need to be carried out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binataboy Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 A bit of folia feed makes a difference but I have to agree about those damn mosses!! I wonder if you could add a folia feed straight to the pitcher? Cheers George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bubblebrain00 Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 I found another link thats discussing experiments with fish and milk. http://www.petflytrap.com/cgi-bin/ib312/ik...=14;t=6835;st=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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