Beer drinking palms?!?

[weve]

Hi
Has anybody else come across this? Suggests diluted beer makes a good palm feed
http://junglegarden.over-blog.com/article-33226578.html
best
weve

[lucienc]

So have we been paying £15 for 300ml of Tesco value ale ?

[countrylover]

I have. It does work!

[lucienc]

Always thought PB smelt of beer.

[mixiepalms]

it does work, i use on my fruit trees up the allotment, there is a chemical derivative in beer that is the same that makes willow re root. It begins with the letter "A" but its name escapes me at this time of night.

You read a lot about old wives tales etc in gardening but from personal experince it does work.

Can anyone one enlighten me as to what the natural chemcial is? i will remember tomorrow i hope. lol.

mixie

[Las Palmas Norte]

I have great results by drinking the beer while seated underneath the palms

Cheers, Barrie.

[Conifers]

I have great results by drinking the beer while seated underneath the palms

Cheers, Barrie.

Recycled beer like this is probably even better for the palms . .

[weve]

I might give it a try next season. (Altho', I hope it doesn't lead to my palms falling over after a jolly good dose. Don't want a beligerent eight foot Trachycarpus smashing thru' my lounge window! )

MixieP: Can't think of any specific chemical names myself, but the general term for a plant hormone is "auxin". Don't know if you were thinking of that.

I seem to remember (from somewhere?) that hops contain a form of oestrogen (female hormone) that apparently affected female hop pickers of old. Don't know if this is what is supposed to affect plant growth or if its something totally different.

have fun
weve

[themes]

It begins with the letter "A" but its name escapes me at this time of night.


mixie

Alcohol.... symptoms include memory loss

[mixiepalms]

It begins with the letter "A" but its name escapes me at this time of night.


mixie

Alcohol.... symptoms include memory loss

lol mo, the word is auxin!!!!

[marfanuk]

Its the worms you need to worry about, When their drunk they become anyones. Once a worm got so drunk it got off with a snail which then gave birth to a slug and the rest is history!

OK, tablet time!

[themes]

Its the worms you need to worry about, When their drunk they become anyones. Once a worm got so drunk it got off with a snail which then gave birth to a slug and the rest is history!

OK, tablet time!

sounds like some good stuff.. friends share

[Adrian]

It might well work, beer has done wonders for my belly growth.

[themes]

It might well work, beer has done wonders for my belly growth.

a new hybrid a belly palm

[redsquirrel]

next time i see ade,i will look and see what kind of root trainers hes wearing
beer and adidas for the belly palm is my guess