Permaculture Tips

If you have milk-drinkers in the house, try boosting your soil microorganisms with some out-of-date milk, rather than tipping it down the sink. Mix one part milk with five parts water in a bucket, and stir well to combine. It can be added in this form to your compost or to soil to increase microbial activity or watered over crops as a foliar feed. Studies have shown that as little as one millilitre of milk applied on one-square-metre of soil does lead to improved crop yields and that raw milk may be more