Magnesium Sulfate (Epsom salt) – helps seeds germinate, makes plants grow bushier, produces more flowers, and increases chlorophyll production.
What is Magnesium Sulfate Supposed to do for Plants?
Magnesium Sulfates contain hydrated magnesium sulfate, two elements crucial to plant growth.
Sulfur is crucial to the inner workings of plants, but it is almost never lacking in the soil, thanks in part to synthetic fertilizers and acid rain.
Magnesium can become scarce in soil, usually because of erosion or depletion of the topsoil or a pH imbalance. Magnesium deficiency has even been blamed as a cause for bitter tomatoes. In general, magnesium plays a role in strengthening the plant cell walls, allowing the plant to take in the nutrients it needs. It also aids in seed germination, photosynthesis and in the formation of fruits and seeds.
Magnesium Sulfate is recommended by master gardeners and used regularly by commercial growers around the world. Tests by the National Gardening Association confirm that roses fertilized with Magnesium Sulfate grow bushier and produce more flowers, and it also makes pepper plants grow larger than those treated only with commercial fertilizers.
This article shares eight of the best ways to start using Magnesium Sulfate for the benefits of your plants and garden.
1. Improves Germination of Seeds
Using Magnesium Sulfate as a soil amendment before seeding will give your garden a powerful boost right from the start. Magnesium aids in seed germination and helps to strengthen cell walls, leading to more and stronger seedlings.
2. Increases Absorption of Nutrients
Many commercial fertilizers add magnesium to help plant roots take up vital nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur.) For those using all organic materials to feed their gardens, adding Magnesium Sulfate to soil will improve absorption naturally, eliminating the need for processed chemical fertilizers.
3. Counter Transplant Shocks
We’ve all seen how our plants and seedlings wilt when we move them from a small pot to a larger one, from indoors to outside, or from greenhouse to ground. Try feeding transplants with Magnesium Sulfate once they’re in their new environment to help injured roots overcome transplant shock. Remember to add a layer of soil on top of salt sprinkled in holes so roots don’t come into direct contact with these concentrated minerals right away.
4. Green Up Foliage
Plants that aren’t getting enough magnesium can be identified by their yellowing leaves. This is because magnesium is an essential component in the production of chlorophyll. Try sprinkling Magnesium Sulfate around your plants to achieve healthier foliage. About 1 tablespoon per 12 inches of height once a month will benefit the plants in your vegetable garden, as well as any trees, shrubs, flowers and grasses you want to green up.
5. Prevent Leaf Curling
Leaf curling may also be caused by magnesium-deficiency in plants. Again, add Magnesium Sulfate to the soil around the base of the sick plant to treat the foliage.
6. Grow Sweeter Fruit
The production of fruiting bodies is the most taxing process in the life cycle of a plant. Apply Magnesium Sulfate to fruit and nut trees, bushes, and vines using the same methods and quantities stated above to boost chlorophyll levels inside the plant cells. Increased energy means more sugar, allowing the plant to produce higher yields of sweeter, healthier fruit.
7. Tastier Tomatoes
Tomato vines are one of a handful of common garden residents whose fruit to plant size ratio is heavier than average, leading to an even higher likelihood of magnesium-deficiency. For this reason, tomatoes should be fed Magnesium Sulfate twice as often as other plants. Also, because tomato vines are prone to calcium-deficiency (blossom end rot), the majority of tomato fertilizers contain calcium which will compete with magnesium for root absorption. Water tomato vines with dissolved Magnesium Sulfate – 2 tablespoons per gallon of water, every 2 weeks.
8. More Plentiful Peppers
Peppers are another popular garden plant with a higher-than average fruit to plant size ratio. As such, they should also be fed magnesium every two weeks to achieve higher yields of larger fruits. For hot peppers, over-watering can lead to fruit with less heat, thus the soil amendment method may be preferable in this case. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of Magnesium Sulfate for every foot of height around the plant once per week.
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