Is Epsom Salt Beneficial for Organic Gardening?
Can Epsom salt fix Magnesium deficiencies?
Can you Fight Diseases by the Foliar Application of Epsom Salt?
Does Epsom Salt help Increase Nutrient Absorption and Yields of garden Plants?
Will it help me Grow Tastier Tomatoes and Sweeter Fruit?
Dr. Linda Chalker-Scotts paper on Epsom Salt
http://puyallup.wsu.edu/~Linda%20Chalker-Scott/Horticultural%20Myths_files/Myths/magazine%20pdfs/EpsomSalts.pdf
If your into Organic Gardening and a part of one of the many online communities you have no doubt come across claims surrounding the use of Epsom salt in the garden.
As you know I have been putting garden practices and claims to the test to see which ones are supported by science and which ones are not.
For example the science behind the use of coffee grounds in the garden is supported whereas the use of cold coffee to fertilize and lower the pH around your blueberries is not.
Today we are going to see if Epsum salt really good for your garden?
Epsom salt is made of magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) when dissolved in water it releases Magnesium and Sulphur.
Magnesium and Sulphur are both essential elements for plant growth and production. Magnesium playing a key role in chlorophyll and sulphur plays a key role in amino acids. [2][3]
It would seem logical that more Magnesium and Sulphur in the soil would help your plants and support these claims right?
Lets talk about a few of these claims and for the purpose of discussion focus on Magnesium.
Magnesium Deficiencies
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http://www.urban-wellness.ca/rmt-tip-the-epsom-salt-bath/
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wow look at those numbers for the bio-char soil. very impressive. the little work i have done with biochar looks good as well. i like to add it to tree holes when i plant a new tree.
very informative. thanks for sharing…
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Stop with the sing-songie, millennial speech. It makes you sound like a high school kid. Otherwise, good video.
Technically you are not "organic" gardening if you use epsom salts, as it is a chemical. Organic farmers not only are not allowed to use pesticides, but chemical fertilizers as well, even potash, which is mined, not chemically produced.
Its pronounced Pro duce not prod uce
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The main plant I have noticed a large difference when using epsom salts in our garden is any citrus plant. Yes our soil was poor but have been fixing it over the years, still with all this fixing I see after appling epsom salts to all my cirtus trees and a week after that I see a large bloom of new leaves. it is incredible to see the difference in a week.
I do wonder if those leaves are just sitting waiting for their boost in magnesium and the second they do, boom new growth.
I do use dolomite but do not see this burst of new growth like epsom salts, i do know epsom salts dillutes fast compared to dolomite.