Home & Garden Epsom Salt

Dreamer · Feb 17, 2016

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Hope that variety works out for you.

Here is a tip .... get some Epsom Salt and mix a little of this powder in water. Don't get it on the leaves (just put it on the dirt around the plants once they are about 12" in height)

Tomato plants need the magnesium sulfate and will really benefit from it.
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Chemically, Epsom salts is hydrated magnesium sulfate (about 10 percent magnesium and 13 percent sulfur). Magnesium is critical for seed germination and the production of chlorophyll, fruit, and nuts. Magnesium helps strengthen cell walls and improves plants' uptake of nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur.

Sulfur, a key element in plant growth, is critical to production of vitamins, amino acids (therefore protein), and enzymes. It's also the compound that gives vegetables such as broccoli and onions their flavors. Sulfur is seldom deficient in garden soils in North America because acid rain and commonly used animal manures contain sulfur, as do chemical fertilizers such as ammonium sulfate.

The causes and effects of magnesium deficiencies vary. Vegetables such as beans, peas, lettuce, and spinach can grow and produce good yields in soils with low magnesium levels, but plants such as tomatoes, peppers, and roses need high levels of magnesium for optimal growth. However, plants may not show the effects of magnesium deficiency until it's severe. Some common deficiency symptoms are yellowing of the leaves between the veins, leaf curling, stunted growth, and lack of sweetness in the fruit.

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Hi can anyone tell me where to get Epsom salt in Dumaguete? Does it go by another name here?

alex · Feb 17, 2016

Epson Salts is Magnesium Sulfate, JB Marketing opp the R.B C B bank in the city

Sans Souci · Feb 21, 2016

Dreamer said: ↑

Hi can anyone tell me where to get Epsom salt in Dumaguete? Does it go by another name here?
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The chemist outside hypermart sells by the kilo

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