[gypsy]

I have heard that pumpkins like a pint when they get the chance. Is this right? What does beer contain that makes them grow?

[snowdrops]

Yes. I saw a report on a giant pumpkin fed on bed regularly,it was a whopper. Don't know what it is in it though.

[Dave Mack]

What does beer contain that makes them grow?

It could be Hops , yeast , water or fermented sugar ... thats all you will find in a pint 

[pdblake]

What does beer contain that makes them grow?

It could be Hops , yeast , water or fermented sugar ... thats all you will find in a pint 

Malted barley?

[TPKIRK]

The alcohol may kill a lot of bad bacteria, but i'm not sure.

[barley]

not sure about pumpkins but I like beer 

[mumofstig]

Terry Walton did 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/3227455.stm

[Dave Mack]

What does beer contain that makes them grow?

It could be Hops , yeast , water or fermented sugar ... thats all you will find in a pint 

Malted barley?

Thats what the fermented sugar is  i'm a all grain brewer .

[Jon Gale]

There shouldn't be any yeast in the finished product.....

[gypsy]

I thought that there were perhaps some minerals in beer that benefit pumpkins. My hubby brews beer occasionally and wastes the dregs at the bottom of the barrel. I was thinking of giving the dregs to the pumpkins.

[Kirpi]

I am wary of this as the beer may be good for pumpkins but it will definitely attract every slug in the neighbourhood and they also like pumpkins!

[Dave Mack]

There shouldn't be any yeast in the finished product.....

You will always find yeast in every beer when its finished , people even buy there favorite bottle beers and harvest the yeast stuck to the bottom of the bottle , check out some home brew forums 

Edit ... forgot to say , Kirpi your so right there ... i use all my dregs in beer traps .

[solway cropper]

Must be a southerner who puts beer on his pumpkins. Up here we tend to chuck it down our necks   

[Kirpi]

I wonder if you could use it as a way of clearing surface weeds? Just spray it on and wait for the thousands of slugs and snails to come and munch everything!

Of course this would be an inappropriate use of a substance as a weedkiller and would probably be illegal. It would also be a bit like putting salad dressing on the meal for slugs!

[gypsy]

I sunk 5 saucers of beer dregs into the soil on my plot last night and not one slug or snail has been found in the beer today!