Indeed, it is rumored that strawberries are watered with milk, but because the cost is too high and unrealistic, vegetable farmers have denied this statement. If you feel the smell of milk, you can only say that it is a psychological reflection.

It should be impossible to soak in milk, and milk can't penetrate into strawberries.

Expert attitude

Strawberries don't drink milk, and strawberries with milk have no "milk smell"

Strawberry growers have proved through their own practical experience that using milk can make their strawberries taste better. However, the actual situation is really like what they said. Can using milk make strawberries taste creamy? The reporter consulted agricultural technical experts on this.

Zou Yongzhou, head of the technical department of Licheng Vegetable Technical Service Center, has been engaged in research on strawberry planting technology all the year round. He said that milk has indeed been used to grow strawberries. "But it can't be said that strawberries taste like milk after using milk. It is a misunderstanding to say that' milk strawberries' have milk fragrance." Zou Yongzhou told reporters that it is unscientific for dealers or growers to publicize that "milk strawberries" have milk fragrance. In fact, strawberries are different from people. People drink milk into their stomachs, but strawberries cannot. "After milk is fermented, it is decomposed into various trace elements and dissolved in water before being absorbed by plants."

In the eyes of experts, it takes time and effort to grow strawberries with milk, and the effect is similar to that of using other organic fertilizers, so fewer and fewer people use milk now. "In the past, there were not as many technical measures in agricultural production as now. Farmers felt that strawberries with milk were better to eat, especially when they were sold, and now there are many kinds of organic fertilizers. Using organic fertilizers such as sesame oil residue instead of milk can achieve the same effect and be more convenient to operate." In addition, nowadays, the proportion of public picking in strawberry sales is increasing, and milk will give off an unpleasant smell during the fermentation process. The greenhouse is basically closed. If the unpleasant smell inside cannot be distributed, it will only "smoke away" customers who come to pick it.

"It has never been very common to grow strawberries with milk." In the interview, Master Lu, the grower, told the reporter how many strawberry growers in the village are using milk. He didn't count this, but what is certain is that it is "not common". "Some people in the village don't use milk, but our strawberries taste better with milk." Master Lu insisted that at the same time, he also said that because the "milk smell" produced by spraying milk is relatively large, growers basically don't need this method now.