Is EPSOM SALT good for plants?

Magnesium aids chlorophyll formation and allows a plant to take up nutrients in a better manner. It also boosts flowering, which, usually is the ultimate goal. The deficiency of Magnesium shows up as yellowing laves with dark veins and spindly looking weak plants. 
Sulphur is essential for the formation of certain vitamins, proteins and oils that contribute to the health of a plant. Although needed in trace amounts, deficiency of Sulphur can’t be ignored. It also helps prevent plant diseases.

7 BENEFITS OF EPSOM SALT FOR PLANTS

1. Healthy juicy tomatoes
2. Increase flowering in roses
3. Reduce transplant shock
4. Greener grass
5. Prevent leaf curl
6. Healthy indoor plants
7. Use in repotting

How to Use Epsom Salt in the garden

Healthy Juicy Tomato Crop

Mix 1 tsp. Epsom Salt into 1 ltr. of water and spray on tomato leaves every 15 days. This will boost the growth of tomato plants, reduce bud drop and increase fruiting. Try it for healthy juice large tomatoes.

Feeding Epsom Salt for more MORE ROSES

Sprinkle a tsp. of crystals in the soil, around the base of a rose or any flowering plant fortnightly. This will increase the number of blooming roses and enhance their colours, as well. Adding Epsom salt to soil is highly beneficial for azaleas, gardenias, rhododendron and peppers too.

Reduces TRANSPLANT Shock

Add some Epsom salt into the planting hole before transplanting new seedlings to help them settle better. They are less likely to die and grow quicker.

Greener GRASS

Sprinkle Epsom salt over a patchy lawn to revive it or over the soil while sowing grass seeds to grow lush green grass.

Prevent & Treat LEAF CURL 

Spraying Epsom salt every week is extremely helpful in preventing and treating leaf curl in plants like peppers. Add a pinch of HING (asafoetida) for extra protection against pests. This is an effective organic homemade pesticide.

Healthy Houseplants, Ferns & Palms 

Epsom salt boosts the health of houseplants and tropical’s like ferns. It also prevents stagnant distorted growth on the crown of palms.

Easy Re-potting

Soak the roots of a plant in Epsom salt solution for half and hour before re-potting to help minimize loss.

What is Epsom Salt?

It is NOT Sendha Namak.

Epsom Salt is Magnesium Sulphate –  MgSo4 crystals. It is a white crystalline substance used not only for gardening but also in the medical field.

HEALTH BENEFITS OF EPSOM SALT

Relaxes tired feet & Muscles

Soak tired feet in a tub of warm water and Epsom Salt crystals to relieve pains, numbness, relax muscles and detox. It is believed to draw out all toxins from the body, thereby, is also a good addition to bath water.

Make your own bath salts

Mix a handful of Epsom Salt crystals with a few drops of your preferred essential oil and food color (if you wish to). That’s it! Shake well and use in the bath tub.

WHERE to buy EPSOM SALT IN INDIA?

Unlike ,any years ago when Epsom salt was only available at a pharmacy, gardeners have now realised its benefits and it is easily available at all online platforms AMAZON LINK or BLINKIT / INSTMART etc.

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