Illegal for you maybe but not the rest of us mere mortals who aint constrained by the Soil Association

So it's an extra pinta each week for me courgettes then

No thats not it its cos its not been tested to do that so not allowed to use it..blo*** stupid

yeah but who'd know Nowt more natural than milk That Soil Assoc sounds more trouble than it's worth - a bit like the Tourist Board

BTW I dont like the soil association, cos their rules stink

No its a DEFRA ruling I think

I know. They make so many rules that they tie everyone up in knots til they can't function, or it's not worth their while, such as small growers like yourself. Worse than the EEC by all accounts Run by jobsworths I imagine

it figures

I've ordered extra pints

The EEC make the organic rules up and we need to be real carefull about how we use the word 'organic' on my van is says 'organic plants and B n B', this is cos I am allowed to say my plants are organic cos no rules on ornamentals but cant say my B n B is cos we dont do 100% organic food as we care about food miles too and I am not certified, which would cost me 100s of pounds a year and stop me offering the customers a choice for breakfast.

So ... it's a dilution of 9 : 1 ... water to milk ... any more than that and you'd be making cheese n the leaves

I know from being in Africa that milk was a natural germicide ... used to bath the dogs eyes with it when they had been spat at by snakes !! Also when we got caught in the cross wind from tear gas - hugely soothing !!!! Great places I used to live eh !!

Just don't tell Defra Flo

I hope you lot realise I have suffered to bring you that information

Oh.... good

Stop whingeing G2 - it doesn't suit you Be bold, be brave, use milk on your courgettes

Not on your Nellie, her Ladyship will have me for doing that

ruddy eck it's only milk

Yes but milk could just be the start of it, next week yogurt, the future ..... who knows even cheese???? this could get really serious, go on G2 I dare you we won't tell anyone.

Page 11 of June edition of Which Garden ... and I quote ...

"Pllants can suffer from powdery mildew in hot, dry weather. Spraying with a solution of one part milk to niine parts water has neen shown to be an effective remedy on squash, vines ans wheat."

... I rest my case