I've started making our own yogurt in my crockpot....works great....very tasty and cost effective! I've started using a gallon of milk at a time, and after the yogurt is done, I strain it to make it thicker, and thus have a lot of leftover whey....almost a 1/2 gallon of whey. I had read several online articles about what to do with leftover whey...including making ricotta cheese (tried it, a lot of work without a lot of ricotta at the end) and I had also read about using leftover whey to water plants....
well, I used some of my whey to water half of my cute little jiffy pellets...only half as an experiment to see what happened. I kept an eye on it for a few days, and after 3 days or so, I dumped more on the other half of my jiffy pellets....just as I looked over and saw white moldy furry stuff growing on the first batch. yuck! I immediately drained it, valiantly tried to dry it out, but moldy stuff started growing on it too....and it started smelling funky. oh poop!
after that I did more research and
1)I learned to water down the whey with water...1:10 ratio
2)it should not be used before the seeds germinate
3)it can be used on compost, but I am so paranoid about my compost being stinky that I dont think I'll go there...
4)it is acidic and can be used in the garden on plants that like acidity like blueberries and hydrangeas
5)can also be used to help with mosaic fungus
6)I dont think I will do it again....but I hate to dump it out!
websites for whey
whey uses in the garden
how to use whey for watering plants
16 ways to use your whey
use that leftover whey
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