what garden plants like epsom salts?

Answer 1

Houseplants: 2 tablespoons per gallon of water; feed plants monthly.
Tomatoes: 1 tablespoon per foot of plant height per plant; apply every two weeks.
Roses: 1 tablespoon per foot of plant height per plant; apply every two weeks. Also scratch 1/2 cup into soil at base to encourage flowering canes and healthy new basal cane growth. Soak unplanted bushes in 1/2 cup of Epsom Salt per gallon of water to help roots recover. Add a tablespoon of Epsom Salt to each hole at planting time. Spray with Epsom Salt solution weekly to discourage pests.
Shrubs (evergreens, azaleas, rhododendron): 1 tablespoon per 9 square feet. Apply over root zone every 2-4 weeks.
Lawns: Apply 3 pounds for every 1,250 square feet with a spreader, or dilute in water and apply with a sprayer.
Trees: Apply 2 tablespoons per 9 square feet. Apply over the root zone 3 times annually.
Garden Startup: Sprinkle 1 cup per 100 square feet. Mix into soil before planting.
Sage: Do not apply! This herb is one of the few plants that doesn't like Epsom Salt.

Answer 2

Epsom salt is hydrated magnesium sufate. The ratio of calcium and magnesium ions in the soil is important. Too much of either one upsets the uptake of the other. That said, of the years of heavy fertilization, magnesium might in slightly low. So while I wouldn't use it heavily, a pinch here and there shouldn't hurt. There are far worse things to add when you really don't need it. Rose growers "swear" if applied very early in the spring, it helps promote new basal breaks.....new shoots.

Answer 3

Yes, I have as it was recommended in one of my gardening books so I got some and used it. It is a plant nutrient. I put it around my roses and my hydrangea. Roses use 2T per foot of rose growth every two weeks.The directions are on the package. I would not think it would harm chickens but if you have concerns then I would water the salts in as soon as you apply it. You do have to be very careful using it if you have any medical cares. I was warned not to use it too often as a foot soak due to health cares.

Answer 4

Throw it everwhere. Like an alcoholic likes booze, your plants will perk up with epsom salts.

Answer 5

OMG i thought epsom salt kills plants so i applied it to weed!! wonder why i have tons of weed. o i feel so stupid now. it was a friend who told me to sprinkle salt on weed.