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Sorry guys, just wanted to get your attention !!!

The question I have is about beer though.
This may seem off the wall but:
I have heard of, and even saw it on television, people feeding their pumpkin plants on beer.Has anyone ever used this method and are there any known benefits to doing this ?
Personally I would rather sit down by my patch and drink the beer myself but if there is some benefit then I would be interested to try.

PJGOLF
(Pete)

3/16/2007 11:31:40 AM

President - GPC

This sounds like something Eddy would do, Ill wait for his take on this.......hicUP

3/16/2007 12:58:08 PM

Jericho Vermont

drink the beer!
I once dumped a couple of gallons of home brew around a pumpkin plant about 10 yrs ago. NOT A GOOD THING. LOL
Pumpkin plant didn't grow well after that and never got a pumpkin from it.

John

3/16/2007 1:35:33 PM

Rhode Island

id rather drink the beer ( ice cold of course), then pee on the ground around the plant. that way we both benefit lol
pap

3/16/2007 3:32:50 PM

Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

I agree with pap, drink the beer, Maybe put up a hamock, so you can rest and still be near your pumpkins.

3/16/2007 3:49:30 PM

Antigonish,Nova Scotia,Canada

Gee, what happened, John, did your vines and pumpkin grow out "half-cut?".....LOL

3/16/2007 10:35:07 PM

Jericho Vermont

Bill,
Maybe beer is ok but my homebrew wasn't. LOL

3/17/2007 8:35:43 AM

Draper, Utah

I think I saw the same program on tv. I believe beer mixed with dishsoap will clean the pollution off the leaves

4/10/2007 3:08:06 PM

Billerica,Massachusetts

my old skunked beer or left overs half fulled ones from parties all go into the patch.

4/10/2007 4:36:57 PM

Montoursville, PA

I've dumpped a couple of keg ends into my compost. There were no problems except that the worms tried to attack the feeding birds. One tried to copulate with the cat's tail.

4/11/2007 10:32:44 AM