Q: My friend told me that Epsom salt is a big help in the garden for all veggies. True or false? If true, what veggies or flowers and in what amount? Should it be mixed with water, and if so, how much ...

Epsom Salts are usually used in long soothing baths, but they're also good in homemade fertilizer to give your household plants a nutrient boost. Many gardening enthusiasts and farmers have known this ...

This gardening season I am watering liberally with Epsom salt. It's one of those old wives tales that I heard somewhere, at some unknown time. This year it surfaced in my brain and I decided to try it ...

Epsom salt can be good for plants, but only if your soil is deficient in magnesium. A soil test is the best way to know if you need to add magnesium to your garden. Applying Epsom salt to healthy ...

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As spring draws near, some of the country’s top gardeners recommend using Epsom salt as an inexpensive way to start or improve your garden. Epsom salt – actually magnesium sulfate – ...

If your lawn's been looking a little dull and patchy lately, the problem may not be down to your mowing or watering schedule. A common culprit for dull lawns is actually magnesium deficiency.

Epsom salt contains magnesium, which all plants need for photosynthesis. Magnesium is rarely lacking in most soils so adding it to lawns is not useful. Only apply fertilizer after doing a soil test to ...

If you're seeing signs of magnesium deficiency on your plants, like older leaves turning yellow while new growth still looks healthy, you might be tempted to reach for the Epsom salt. The common ...

Soil should be alive and it is a fact that chemical fertilizers kill the microbial activity in soil. Do we really need ...

Q: We recently transplanted several hydrangeas and are pleased they seem to be doing well. Our question is about the best food for them and when and how often to feed.Someone told us that Epsom salts ...