Epsom salt is excellent for plants that like acid soil. I use it around my azaleas and blueberry bushes. It's less expensive than the commercial acidifier.
Yeah for sure there is a difference. I'm curious to know if it helps fruit production too though... I know that too much nitrate will make TONS if big, healthy green leaves, but little or not fruit. But if this epsom salt works well for fruit too, then I'll be getting me some next season :) To prevent blossom end rot, I just save egg shells from eggs I eat, let them dry out, and then powder them in my food processor to sprinkle over the dirt for extra calcium. Maters LOVE that! :)
Its the minerals you could also add crushed egg shell to the soil or crushed dolomite.
poojkhgf 4 months ago
Awesome experiment! Thanks
davyboo555 1 year ago
Your soil has a lot to do with how effective Epsom Salt is for that.
Remembedr tomatoes are fairly acidic.
GKiltz 1 year ago
Epsom salt is excellent for plants that like acid soil. I use it around my azaleas and blueberry bushes. It's less expensive than the commercial acidifier.
Veevid4u 1 year ago
wow that plant on the left looks seriously healthy. Thanks for the video :)
Whitleycb 1 year ago
Definitely looks like the non-epsom is yellower and less happy. How often do you add the salts?
Marihani 1 year ago
Yeah for sure there is a difference. I'm curious to know if it helps fruit production too though... I know that too much nitrate will make TONS if big, healthy green leaves, but little or not fruit. But if this epsom salt works well for fruit too, then I'll be getting me some next season :) To prevent blossom end rot, I just save egg shells from eggs I eat, let them dry out, and then powder them in my food processor to sprinkle over the dirt for extra calcium. Maters LOVE that! :)
GardenCalifornia 1 year ago