Epsom Salt—Give Your Plants a "Spa Day"

Epsom salt is the common name given to magnesium sulfate. Magnesium and sulfur are two minerals that plants need to survive and grow.

Feeding your lawn with it can increase the chlorophyll content and improve the grass's ability to synthesize food, leading to lush, healthy lawns.

For vibrant plants and vegetables, add just a spoonful to prevent weak stalks and yellow leaves. Sprinkle it around the base of a plant to produce big healthy vegetables.

The Epsom Salt Council claims that by sprinkling a few tablespoonfuls around your garden and garbage cans, raccoons and woodchucks will stay away, and it will not harm the animals.

Using Epsom Salt in the Garden

The council recommends the following applications:

Houseplants

Mix one teaspoon per gallon of water and feed to the plants every two to four weeks.

Garden startup

Sprinkle approximately one cup per 100 square feet (10' x 10', or 3 meters x 3 meters) and mix into the soil before planting.

Tomatoes

Apply one tablespoon per foot of height for each plant every two weeks.

Roses

Apply one teaspoon per foot of height for each plant every two weeks.

Evergreens, Azaleas, Rhododendrons

Apply one tablespoon per nine square feet (3' x 3', or 1 meter x 1 meter, which is 10.76 feet) over the root zone every two to four weeks.

Lawns

• Apply three pounds per 1,250 square feet (25' x 50', or 7.5 x 15 meters)
• Apply six pounds per 2,500 square feet (50' x 50', or 15 x 15 meters)
• Apply twelve pounds per 5,000 square feet (50' x 100', or 15 x 30 meters)

Trees

Apply two tablespoons per nine square feet (3' x 3', or 1 meter x 1 meter, which is 10.76 feet) over root zone every four months.

This info is from www.epsomsaltcouncil.org.

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