I have read tonnes of your posts and I have a strong belief that you are right about Epsom salt not helping in case..the soil isn't deficient.. but I have myself seen a few examples.. of let's say 2 sibling plants planted in same soil..and under same condition.. the one with epsom salt had greener leaves and huge flower in a small 6" container. I know that this isn't scientifically big enough sample..but isn't seeing is believing? The soil used was a standing fertilizer potting mix and am pretty sure it was already having enough magnesium to begin with(fresh bag: Peat + sand + fertilizer). My example was for "Hibiscus sinarosa". Also this lady seems to show 2 tomato plants..with and without Epsom salt.. She doesn't seem to have any commercial affiliation or promotion. I have a reason to believe that she isn't lying either. But we can clearly see the plant that got epsom salt.. looks greener and better as well. ruclips.net/video/D_FN7ZH7P7M/видео.html How can you explain the difference..esp when standard balanced soil is used for identical plants in same gorwing condition?
I’m a soil scientist and I just did a video on the use of Epsom salt in the garden. I appreciate when someone actually tells the truth about the science behind some of these hacks. I 100% agree with you concept. ruclips.net/video/_BoPmNCvfRQ/видео.html
My plant was sick so I applied Epsom salt, changed my watering routine, and stopped adding fertilizer, all of which occurred over several months with an inexorably changing environment such as temperatures, disease pressure, and insect pressure. Now the plant is better. It's clearly the magic potion that did it instead of all the other more likely reasons.
I used epsom salt last year in half of a garden with 52 tomato plants. The 26 plants that got the epsom salt, did much better. All plants were of equal type, were planted in the same plot with the same sun exposure. In other words, all things were equal with the exception of the use of epsom salt on half the garden. I wasn't sold on the idea of using it. In fact, I was very wary of doing so. But I could clearly see the difference.
He was asking how you defined _much better_ . You used sight? As in they were prettier, bushier, taller or what? Ideally you should have tracked yields as I'm assuming you are growing crops for... well crops. If you tracked the yields were the difference statistically different? If there really was a difference, have you considered there's some other problem with your soil that needs to be corrected and that epsom salt was just putting a bandaid on?
@@shawnsg C'mon, you're asking someone to be logical and analytical. Lots of people still believe in Imaginary Friends, ghosts and werewolves (like the current GOP seeker of the Georgia senate seat). That they're also functionally illiterate wrt science shouldn't be surprising.
I have always had good luck using Epsom Salts on my garden vegetable plants. I spray at the first sign of bloom on my peppers & tomatoes and again 3 weeks later and my peppers and tomatoes are thick and hang like grape vines. Maybe I just have good soil ? LOVE YOUR VIDEOS, I'M HOOKED !
I think most of these comments are unnecessarily rude. One man's meat is another's poison. Using epsom salts will probably improve plant health in soils where there is a magnesium deficiency and have little to no effect when the opposite is true. It is only by sharing and experimenting that we determine what methods are best suited to the gardens we love so much.
I tried Epsom Salt years ago and never saw any benefit (if anything, it made things worse). I think the people who are responding are probably the ones who had a deficiency of magnesium--which the video does say is the one use for it. People who already know Epsom Salt has limited use probably didn't click on the video in the first place. But the point of the video that nearly every one of these commenters missed was that you should never just guess--get a soil test and find out. The absolute best thing you can do for your plants is to get a soil test and not to just randomly throw amendments at the soil thinking you know what's best for it.
I've used Epsom salt for years and so did my mom before she passed away. It does wonders for my flowers both inside and outside. I've tested it before just out of curiosity and the plant with the Epsom salt did way better. I'm not sure if it truly works, but I'm going to continue to use it in my garden and for my houseplants.
Your skin absolutely absorbs magnesium, but in an oil product that is designed for that. I don’t know if magnesium as the epsom salt compound can be absorbed, but I certainly don’t notice any change after an epsom salt bath, whereas if I put too much magnesium oil on, I get dehydrated very quickly due to my kidneys clearing the excess.
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Don't know what to tell you.. After I used epsom... my plants & lawn got much greener & healthier looking! I'd love to know what your credentials are!!👎👎👎👎👎
ADE 1960 ehrh correlation does not equal causation just because it worked for you doesn’t mean it will work for everyone so your jerky response is unwarranted
@@Gardenfundamentals1 I hope I don't come off as a troll but I started adding 1 tbs of Epsom salt to 2 gallons of water along with fish emulsion to my veggies and ornamentals in 2019 and I had my best harvest ever. I have my soil tested every two years and do not have a Mg deficiency. This year 2020 is even better and stronger than last year. I used to get some BER and that doesn't even exist anymore!! I respect your credentials but anecdotally I can tell you my garden has benefited from the addition of Epsom salt. Veggies, shrubs, roses, vines, grasses, all seem to love it. BTW I am in Jax, FL zone 9a. I do appreciate your willingness to share your point of view. Keep up the good work I am a sub now.
My citrus trees had yellow leaves, i tried every organic or regular fertilizer and it didnt help. Somebody told me to use Epsom salt mix it with water and shower my citrus trees with it after a few months they got better.. I've never seen my citrus trees this healthy before..
The content of this video makes sense, Mr. Pavlis. Good job! I'll look further into this, too. Keep up the good, unpopular work! It's gotta be tough, sometimes, dealing w/ close-minded, stubborn people, unwilling to objectively reevaluate the beliefs they've held for many years.
Seeing is believing, I see that it is working so I obviously believe! He will be writing another book about when the Americans walked on the moon! Whilst my garden, tubs, planters and greenhouse look so lush with growth and colour I will CARRY ON USING EPSOM SALTS! Good luck with your book!!!
yeah... I have 5gal. buckets, which were enriched w/ epsom. Those plants are struggling. Adversely, my no-dig compost mulched raised beds, atop clay soil, are doing wonderfully. I love Pilarchik's passion, but, I think, that successful gardening doesn't have to be a fertilizer race. I'v since adopted Dowding's simplistic methods of good compost, atop ordinary clay which is mycorrhizally abundant- no comparison. Still evolving! I like Pavlis' work, too. He's like the James Randi of gardening.
LARRY'S BRAIN ..you must have used to much of it. The key is the right measurement. I use it to kill slugs in my vegetable beds. But I don't use it to nurish my garden. I use organic cow manure w humus dirt (or rabbit poop, sheep, llama, no cat, dog they eat meat) and worm castings. It is good if you feed natural food scraps, egg shells, a bit of wood ash,grass clippings, dead leafs, paper goods, no meats after you harvest during the winter months adding live earthworms to create beautiful nutritional dirt.
Magnesium is an element used by the plant in the synthesis of chlorophyll. Lack of this element will lead to yellowing of leaves but like our stomach ache, this symptom may have many causes - not simply magnesium deficiency. Your video does a disservice to viewers by emphasizing logical fallacies of this kind without acknowledging the truth in them.
Plants do use magnesium, but it is rarely low in soils. And if you have such a deficiency - Epsom slats would be a very expensive way to add it to a garden.
@@manitoumimi I guess you proved him wrong huh? 😂 This video would be better if he would have said overusing Epsom salt is not beneficial. Most new gardeners don't know to use Epsom salt, so there is a good chance their garden needs it to grow and thrive.
IF wasn't for the fact that ES so damn cheap, people would have a closer look on how it works for their gardens. Plus the fact that people are actually watering and tending to their plants means that it might've been slightly neglected before. I've been having doubts about all these wonderful claims with regards to ES, vinegar, baking soda, hydrogen peroxide etc. and sometimes think that Mother Nature will find a way to resolve the issues. BUT I do believe in controlled fertilization and pest control.
Peroxide naturally occurs in rainwater, that's why your plants are so happy after a good rain. Peroxide is only one O2 molecule away from being water. I find it does well for indoor plants in moderation, it cleanses the root structure allowing the root to uptake more nutrients if I'm not mistaken ?
I'm still torn on whether or not epsom salt will work for my garden, but I appreciate the efforts that went into the informative video. I will do more research on what I can do better and look into soil testing. I also just want to note your professionalism when dealing with so many rude reactions. Thank you for the information! :-)
@@TigDegner I didn't end up using it after all just to be safe. In the future I want to do an experiment, but this year, I just grew my plants like normal. Thanks for the inquiry!
My sister only use Epsom salts and her garden is beautiful. It looks like a park.. grass is green and every flowering plant blooms. So...... don't know what to tell you dude!!
It's not really a fertilizer and I've never heard of anyone trying to say it should be, I've only ever heard of used to lower pH. But if a balance of trace already available and the plant is still having leafy colour problems, you are probably over watering. But even to lower pH, it's a weak one and if not careful you're more likely to over salt the soil and kill the plant. What Epsom salt does do for the skin in a bath, is it helps exfoliate by dehydrating the loose dead skin, and limits the amount of water absorbed by the skin reducing some skin irritations some get from soaking in some water sources.
Magnesium salts are absorbed transdermally. They are quite effective at relieving cramps as Mg is a skeletal muscle relaxant and onset is rapid, nearly immediately. MgSO4 is added in many quality fertilizers in small quantities, they usually call it a trace element. I suspect those with potted plants or large planters that drain well would benefit from MgSO4 supplementation. Those of us homeowners who grow plants and trees in the ground will likely not need straight magsulfate additions. Interestingly, Mg is at the center of a chlorophyll molecule, and it functions like a heme group does with Fe in humans. No chlorophyll...well, you get the picture.
Fast-gowing plants grown in an inert substrate like coco or peat moss, benefit greatly from a combo of calcium acetate and epsom salts, Sulphur adds to the aroma profile of the plant. Ca and Mg should be supplied at a ratio of 5:1. There is a video somewhere on this channel where he expertly explains in detail how to make the acetate.
I was trying to treat slugs with Epsom salt. I picked up the bag upside down and Spilled the salt all over my dahlias! The ones that were smothered indeed died but the surrounding ones amazingly survived. It wasn't until I got the good old-fashioned beer traps that I caught the Slugs! Wish you would have addressed this
Question !!! I’m trying this hydroponics thing this year. One of the main ingredients in the fertilizers is a master blend 4-18-38 and calcium nitrate 15-0-0? And epsom salt. You’re saying the epsom salt isn’t needed? Or is this for strictly soil applications and hydro is different because there is no magnesium in purified water so Epsom salt is needed in that case?
Sorry Mate, I have Plants that specifically get magnesium deficiency.. and I use this as a foliar spray, to solve this problem.. the deficiency can be identified by the pattern chlorosis on the leaves along with some other symptoms including yellowing at the older leaf growths.. so yes it can help with yellowing.. if it is caused by a magnesium deficiency, like mine
@@Gardenfundamentals1 lol I know people who use only sugar and Epsom salts to fertilize their tomato plants too many so called experts on here telling people bunk information this is only your opinion not based on fact
This is great information!! if the SOIL is lacking magnesium, then YES, ES will help TEMPORARILY to fill that void. Best to just get a Soil Test though. =)
I used Epsom salt in my 3part solution water 15g calcium nitrate 15g npk 7.5g Epsom salt it's the main ingredient of snap hydroponics in the phillipppines
Could you pls provide a link showing the sources that reveal that the latest research shows Epsom salts to be botanically unnecessary, excepting the case of mag deficiency. Thx.
You don't need the latest science, we've known the nutrients plants require and in what balance for many decades. Best advice is to get a soil test and balance and maintain accordingly.
Somewhere on the internet I read that it is not the Mg in epson salt that provides the VERY NOTICEABLE (I can vouch for that) muscle-pain relief, but the very soluble sulfur.
Plants don't change that fast, unless you used it as a foliar spray. As I said - if you have a magnesium deficiency it can help - but is an expensive source of magnesium.
You're right, I've been doing my research, I certainly took for granted the magical rich soil of the Mississippi Delta growing up, I definitely will be going to the Co-op for a properly balanced fertilizer, I have some raspberry vines purchased this year on life support.....
@@MelanatedMedia so the fact that he doesn't know that Epsom salts cannot be absorbed through human skin destroys his credibility as a gardener, please could you explain that leap in logic, do you go to the Doctors to ask for gardening advice Melanated Media “So they say" . Bwahahaha got him. suggest you are GOT
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For everybody who is saying that they use epsom salt in their garden and it’s great! Are you using epsom salt on all your vegetables or just specific ones, like tomatoes, peppers etc?
Epsom salts clearly works GREAT to make plants darker green and more lush with light green growing tips (new growth). Especially tomatoes and cannabis.
Next you're going to tell us there is no Santa Clause. Bad Man! Bad Man! If nothing else, I enjoy sprinkling the Epsom salts in my dirt. It makes me happy.
I have been using Epsom salt for over 30 years in my gardens with great results! Within a day or two you can see the foliage turn a lush dark green. My vegetables produce more with using it also. My tomatoes and peppers are always loaded and my flowers have tons of blooms. Maybe you should give it a try and see the difference.
@Cindy What ratio's do you use ES to water? I live in Fl with lots of sand.. but I'm growing tomato plants in good nursery soil and still have problems that I believe would help.. Just an example, I was watching video's on detouring ants and other pesty bugs, so I sprinkled salts on a patch of weeds that's in the corner of the house, well I also had heard and seen that it was supposed to detour toads.. and "my' findings were so far no more toads in that area, ants are still around but not as bad.. but Gee Whiz, Those Weeds are Green and so perky!! LOL ;)
@@toriann56 I put 1 to 2 tablespoons in a gallon of water and either water with it or put it in a sprayer and spray all of my foliage on my plants. I also sprinkle it around the base of my plants sometimes. It's great for any plants! My dad had told me years ago to spray my pepper plants to get more peppers. My plants are always loaded. I never heard of using it to deter frogs but it's great to sprinkle around plants to keep slugs away also.
Why is it that when people are presented with a different view, including data that supports that view, they resort to completely unfounded statements, like "I guess you are a fertilizer salesman and don't want people using the magic salt". Why would you not at least try to make a logical argument as to why Epsom salts works for you?
@@Gardenfundamentals1 Hey I agree with your criticism of this comment.. I just don't agree your conclusion made in the video, about not using being able to use mag sulfate to solve 'yellowing' or improve plant health.. on my plants a mag deficiency, which can be 'typically' be caused by improper ph in the soil, can be solved by using 'epsom' as a foliage spray, until I can fix the ph on the next watering.. and I identify this problem with the pattern of yellowing, 'intravenal, then starting at the the tips, and this kind of deficiency is considered mobile so typically it will effect the older foliage first.. the pattern of late stage leaf damage is different than potassium deficiency so yeah it can be identified visually.. assuming you have controlled for other factors and stressors.. its pretty easy to tell that adding magnesium to a magnesium deficient plant does fix the intravenal pattern of yellowing on new growth. I get the idea that Epsom is not a magic bullet.. however you ended up going to far telling people not to use it.. when there are plenty of cases, and some plant varieties for example that use more magnesium where the usage is perfectly justified.
Seeing is believing, I see that it is working so I obviously believe! He will be writing another book about when the Americans walked on the moon! Whilst my garden, tubs, planters and greenhouse look so lush with growth and colour I will CARRY ON USING EPSOM SALTS! Good luck with your book!!!
@@Gardenfundamentals1 When I first decided to give Epsom Salts a try it was in my greenhouse. I use the greenhouse to germinate seeds and to grow on before going out in the garden, also to grow tomato plants from seeds. One side of the greenhouse was watered with rain water the other side was watered the same with the addition of 1 tbs of Epsom Salts per gallon. The seedlings proved to be stronger in growth when bottom watered with epsom salts and the strength carried on throughout the growth of the plant when put into the garden soil. I noticed that the plants fed with epsom salts had more blossoms and therefore more fruit! The plants just fed with water such as the peppers and chillies didn't get to the same size as the ones fed epsom salts! More fruit on both the peppers and chillies and the fruit grew larger and matured much faster. My tomatoes fed the epsom salts grew faster and stronger, I watered the roots and sprayed the leaves. There was such a noticeable difference. I also soaked the seeds and beans in epsom salt solution before sowing and I got a much higher rate of germination! So after the first season of testing the epsom salts I had so much success from it that it was easy for me to decide. I now use it throughout my gardening. I have even put it on my lawn and the grass has never been so green and lush! The only problem is that it needs cutting at least once a week, but the cuttings go into my compost tumblers and the nutrients are fed in to my compost ready for next year. I'm now looking for someone who sells the Epsom Salts in 25k bags, the 2k bags are struggling to last one week. So yes I'am more than pleased with the outcome, my greenhouse and garden has never looked so lush and colourful. I used to use Miracle Grow... I haven't bought any since using the EPSOM SALTS, I don't have the need to! Just my own compost mix and Epsom Salts are doing fine on their own. I have sprinkled it neat around the bases of my trees in the garden, the weeping Cherry is covered in more blossoms and the new growth and leaves are really healthy. This is why I keep using Epsom Salts. Even STEVIE WONDER could see that Epsom Salts is a massive addition in gardening.
4:17 Irregular watering??? I do have tomatoes on hydroponic (Kratky) and got BER. The only way to fix that was spraying Calcium Nitrates on leaves. It worked every time.
I don't agree with what you said about blossom end rot in tomatoes. Once I started putting a small handful of gypsum in each tomato planting hole, it permanently solved my blossom end rot problem. it is now the least of my gardening problems. Gypsum supplies calcium to the soil without effecting the pH.
What NPK do you suggest? I have been using 18-18-18 for fertygation from ages. I have ordered 19-6-20 after your information about excessive using of phosphorus. My plan is to use it by itself or mix it with the old one.
I don't use any fertilizer from the store. I put on chipped leaves, chipped wood mulches from tree trimming services or a local park, grass clippings, compost I create from garden waste and kitchen waste, and urine now and then. I have an abundant garden. If you can get a good local source of aged manure, that'd be terrific too (like a stable that boards horses, a horse racetrack...) All of these are free, the ideal price. : )
@@wendysgarden4283 Sounds great! I do that also. My neighbors have exquisitely mulched garden beds. I have leaves, twigs, also broken down mulch from last year, and some fresh mulch on certain plants. A lot of chop and drop stuff also. Not very pretty, but I hope it's helpful. What I am concerned about is that small critters and insects might find a home here. Don't know if I should just clear it out now in June.
You say epsom salt can be applied if there is magnesium deficiency. Agreed. But the case is same for every other fertilizer. So what is special about epsom salt?
@@0_Ka-Bar_0 you should let the world's agriculture industry know they are missing out on yield by not adding things that are almost always present in large amounts to the soil already. No farmers are adding epsom salt to their crops because soil tests never show that I needs it. It's a 0 0 0 fertiliser. Most of the time plants need N and everything else is in he soil. You know what you know about epsom salt from viral meme videos and probably google searches. It's environmentally irresponsible to add things to the soil when nothing calls for it.
@@publiozinj4882 That depends on what you plant and what technique you are using. Epsom salts brought back my plants from brink of dying. And I know this cultivar, the only thing different in equation was that I used different soil. Right now I can say I have plants that didn't look healthier even when in outdoor grow. I have no reason to advertise epsom salts. I'm saying as I see it.
I just use watered down urine for all my plants now I won't buy fertilizer ever again. I grew tomatoes in coco coir using watered down urine this year they were the best tasting tomatoes I have ever eaten no ph or ec testing needed.
@@marymolnar3824 why are you laughing? The "N" in fertilizers is often made of human urine. If you want to buy it in a plastic bag, that's fine...but when you're making it for free, why waste the money?
@@odisbrown5817 go for it. I've used it without any problems. I might not put it directly on lettuce leaves I'll be eating the next week, but any fruiting plant or something I'm growing for just the flowers? Why not? "free" is the correct price. : )
There are so many variables at play with gardening there will always be different results for different methods. Take all the info you can get. Use it in moderation till you tweak your own experience.
When it comes to "polluting" what is the difference between using it in the garden and bathing in it. They both are going to end up in the same place. Epson salts have been used as a remedy for many things as are ACV and Baking Soda for hundreds of years.
i was just about to give a dose of epsom salt to my plants whenni came across this. well, sorry i still have to do it though coz ive seen my friend used it in his garden and it worked wonders . Im not sure though if it was the epsom salt that did it , but hell yeah im gonna feed mine with EPSOM SALT too
Wrong Epsom salt is great for your body. The body fully absorbs magnesium in 40 minutes. It helped alot for fibromyalgia pains. Helps greatly with muscle knots and helps in the depleting of calcium of the bones. Yes it does... Can do this by diluting 1/2 of water and Epsom salt in low simmering pot till dissolve let cool in a spray bottle. You can add peppermint oil a few drops for extra muscle pain relief. You can use it before bed time where muscle hurts. Or let your whole body absorb it by doing a foot soak in a small tub. Let salts dissolve in hot water. For at least 30 minute soak. It really works wonders. Also doing fresh ginger tea every day then every other day will stop inflammation, aches and pains. Cleanses your system too. Tumeric does too. Avoid coffee, refined foods, starches and sugars to stop aches and pains and inflammation! Eat dark green leaves it has magnesium. Keeps your body in an alkaline state.
Garden Fundamentals ... anything that you put on your skin wether good or bad gets absorbed through your pores. That is a known fact. It can go into your blood system to the rest of your body. If you use creams with chemicals it can cause health problems. Example, stick deodorants with aluminum have been linked to cancer, etc. Why don't you do your own research about this? I do. That is how I learned on my own about everything.
I have, and the science says magnesium is not absorbed. I asked for your reference to give you a chance to provide support for your idea. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5579607/
Garden Fundamentals .. I went on numerous websites and it states it helps for so many conditions I was going through. So I tried it. I practically felt I was dying a few years ago... And one of the major things for my condition was to spray it on my body. I had body aches all over and felt like a car without energy. I came back to life. I still do it every so often. So do your research I did. For fibromyalgia, leaky gut. You will find many articles. I gave my own testimony that it works..our body is made up minerals and this mineral the body does use it. It is sold everywhere for body aches and pains, sore muscles. Just like when you go to the natural hot springs baths. This has been known by people for thousands of years. And used. Our body uses minerals and converts it to calcium. Dark green leafs have plenty of minerals and silica that converts it to calcium to build and maintain strong bones.
Your commentary has no real scientific standing. I've used it for wisteria, which wouldn't bloom. Now it blooms profusely each and every year. I also used it for geraniums that were pink for years. I now use epsom salt, which doesn't harm the leaves, and the blooms are a beautiful hue of bright blue. Many of the myths you've mentioned I've never heard of. So they aren't really common myths, they're unsubstantiated claims that probably most of the people watching this video haven't come across until they saw this video. I've never known epsom salt to be used as a fertilizer. Only to supplement the soil to change the ph.
Spend more time on social media or Google, and you will find the myths. Epsom salts will have almost no effect on pH, unless you use huge amounts. Never heard of anyone using it for changing pH. Use as a fertilizer is the way it is used most in the garden.
Yes the guy is right slapping large amounts of any product will harm plants soil and animals. Most garden myths come from areas that naturally have a lack of one or more of the minerals required. The knack is to use things a little at a time and watch for improvement. What seems like improvement may be the first signs of an overdose. Constant use of a product may kill plants as it builds up in the soil over time.
Your point would be more credible if you actually included some Epsom salt/non Epsom salt direct comparisons using identical plants under identical growing conditions...You didn't PROVE anything, and I'll keep using Epsom salt in my water and soil.
If I did a comparison it would not mean anything - not enough samples or controls to validate anything. That is why this vid is based on known science.
When you look at RUclips about Epsom salt in the garden or for potted plants, and fruit trees and more there is a large majority maybe 95% for the use of Epsom salt - why? it is Gardner who has many years of experience. So no matter what, it has to work. This discussion her is almost the same as those who believe that the earth is flat, and believe that they can prove it - but only in the United States of course - here in Scandinavia we believe that the earth is round.
what people talk about is not often, most likely, what most good for your situation and need. my bet is that people like to watch "positive youtube videos" and are more eager to like such, thus you will find most "positive" in the search restuls here on youtube, if you dont make any effort to do different search filter, because youtube in default mode favors likes and views, afaik
People are so damn sensitive from the comments you’d think he called your mother a B! If your opinion differs great move, keep using your epsom salt, and go watch a video that validates your love of magnesium sulfur. 🤨
People don't like to believe they have been doing something wrong all these years and many sources of gardening information keep saying it works. The science on this is very clear and has been understood for more than a 100 years.
I just read that article and I quote from the article "leading to the assertion that it is almost impossible for magnesium ions to pass through biological membranes [2]." correct me if i'm wrong but "almost impossible" is not completely impossible. SMH, moving on...
Neah: THAT'S not the argument, Mr Fundamentals!! 😁🙄 Argument for using Epsom salts is that it *helps in the synthesis of chlorophyll*. Indian doctor/gardener bloke on RUclips says as much. It's also supposed to help in "transplant shock" when you transplant plants. Nobody's supposed to use it as a fertilizer! But I think you can add a little to potting soil. Again, I've seen some experienced Indian gardener Tubers do this. ☺️
@@Gardenfundamentals1 Nope!! Lots of people on the Internet say it helps with chlorophyll production. I don't know what kind of a "reference" you would accept - a scientific paper?! I don't have access to those sites. Magnesium happens to be pretty good for humans, too!! ☺️
From what I can tell most people are adding the Epsom Salts to their 'Hydroponic Systems'... their water, which probably makes sense because I believe water only contains the minerals you put in it, so...
You've twisted so much information to pave a way to each point that you tried to make. You did not even discuss the difference between sulphate and sulfur, the microbial functions in the soil and the resulting effects of each. I hope you did not waste too much time on that book of yours.
Sulfur gets converted to sulphate, by bacteria, and can then be used by plants - but this has nothing to do with Epsom salts which is already in sulfate form. . Well know to science and does not change anything in the video.
Have you tested Epson salt yourself since writing so critically? 1000s of You Tube users think otherwise. I have just received 7.5 kg + 7 Kg SUBSTRAL GRÜNKORN UNIVERSAL FERTILIZER EPSOM SALT 7 KG. Which I will test this year.
Your question is meaningless. Individual gardeners do not have the space or time to do proper controlled experiments. Everything reported in this video is science based and the result of extensive testing using proper controls. Just because 1000's of people have been fooled and believe a myth, does not make it true.
@@briannajackson4766 if everyone know about it then you surely can direct me to some clip here on youtube where some non commercial guys are doing huge tests about the matter, comparing against "normal" soil, right?
Different strokes for different folks I suppose: I use a balanced 5-5-5 fertiliser mixed with Epsom Salts and powdered eggshells, when planting and monthly thereafter, on cucumbers, peppers, eggplant, zucchini and tomatoes. Works for me.
When it comes to fertilizer it is not different strokes for different folks - the science of what these chemicals do in soil is well understood. Just because you can grow plants does not means Epsom salt is needed.
That is a very poor choice for lowering pH, since you also be raising the magnesium level too high. Use sulfur instead. ruclips.net/video/bZIKv-o10BI/видео.html
@@Gardenfundamentals1 I didn't mean to imply that it was a good choice to lower pH, though I don't think it's the worst. That is why it helps people's plants, people have plants in soil that the pH is to high, they add epsom salts, it lowers their soil pH and now their plant is doing better. People get blossom end rot, because bad pH, I know, it happens to me, never seen anything else cause it. Most people that are having 'plant problems' (of all sorts), is because bad pH of the soil. I use gypsum and dead tree parts to lower pH, sometimes vit C to lower the watering pH, low pH coco coir, citric acid, lemons/limes, various vinegars, a low pH mulch or manure. More natural, more free preferred. Plants care about pH just as much as anything else
magnesium is though one of the nutrients most often that is lacking and certain plants need more than others. i grow well over 100 species and i make my own soil (very good i think)... ive done some testing and it seems some plants do benefit mopre than others, and in-gground i have seen benefits with plants as well. most often, plants in the shade in sandy soil. it will green-up the leaves leading to better photosynthesis (needed in shade) and a healthier plant. ive seen similar results with IRON as well. i would say its not "proven" that magnesium will not be absorbed through the skin. there are studies that claim both, more research is needed.. Based on the current studies it is extremely alarming if a successful treatment of magnesium fails by propagation of transdermal magnesium, a scientifically not yet proven form of magnesium application. We suggest that future research should focus on a larger number of human subjects given higher concentrations of, for example, a magnesium cream application administered for longer durations to investigate whether transdermal application may show a significant contribution to improvement in magnesium status. Magnesium might be able to get into the lymphatic system beneath the dermis and enter the circulatory system, bypassing the regulation through the GI tract and hereby increasing serum magnesium www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5579607/
@@Gardenfundamentals1 i think there is a big difference between being "deficient" and optimum value... maybe most soils have enough to where plants dont appear sick, but some species need more than others, and some soils have more than others... and like i said, it can make leaves darker, making a healthier plant, especially, if that plant doesnt get much sun. epsom is fairly innocent in that it washes away quickly. a lot of mag can lockout other nutes, but only temporarily, and the sulfur content of epsom might lower the PH a little... this should all be taken into account, and a soil test is best. ive certainly noticed greener leaves, particularly in some species. cheaper ? i buy epsom at the the 1$ store. enough for several medium to large trees
@@creatingadream1 unlike calcium.mag is easily washed through. Best thing is a soil test and many soils are different Mine is often low in both magnesium and iron
I thought we were talking about soaking in epsom salt not using a lotion? Everyone's soil is different. To recommend any minerals without a soil test not recommended. Magnesium is rarely deficient in soil.
The only problem is where you provide zero supporting evidence. It's just opinion. I tend to believe you, but I doubt you are convincing anyone with this rant.
@@Gardenfundamentals1 Thanks for telling the truth. You will never dissuade the people who have had a "miracle" in their home garden. Here is what you should respond with. Look at a commercial apple farmer. According to their logic, that farmer should just plant one tree and amend a ton of Epsom Salts. Then he will have an unlimited harvest. Feed the world with one tree. The problem is, that is not how plants grow. All of the naysayers here will never be convinced, but they also know nothing of how plants actually work. It is really simple. Nutrients are only facilitators of the photosynthesis process. 6 CO2 + 6 H20 +light=C6H1206(sugar) +602. That is the photosynthesis equation. It is the same in every plant on earth. It never varies. Luckily, the Earth, over time, has distributed the correct amount of nutrients for plants to grow, all by themselves. They don't need us. When we constrain plants into our gardens (soil or media), we may have to add some missing elements to help them fulfill the equation, but nowhere in the photosynthesis process are "nutrients" needed for normal soil. So, like you said... "if your soil is deficient in mag or sulfur then you can add this, but it is not an efficient way..." Most people think that they know how to grow better by adding chemicals. Really though. here is what I say to them. Take a look 10 feet outside of your garden. There are plants everywhere. Really healthy, successful plants that never get any of your fertilizer and especially they don't get any Mag or Sulfur additives and yet they prosper. Have them explain why those plants are successful. Like you said... it is basic science, but you will never convince the ones who have experienced the "miracle". Great job. Thank you.
to ans your reply yes i used epsom salts on my tomato plant that were turing yellow in a few day the yellow cleared up also used on my youg pecan trees they also cleared up to a darker green so it def.helps this is common knpwledge i dont know why you disagree
Chlorophyll is plants blood, green because of magnesium , blood is red due to iron, both absorb oxygen for metabolism ?? that's why may be good , google says that too.....
OMG, what on earth am I going to do with the 10lb bag of Epsom salt I bought last year?? In truth I started having some doubts after reading first that it would make my fruit sweeter and later that I could use it to rot down a tree stump......ok, my only hope rests with a soil analysis. Thank you!
Don't be too concerned; you might have use for it. This video emphasizes fallacies in others' reasoning but then falls into the same trap. In the examples you quote, the difference lies in the concentration of magnesium sulphate that is used to effect the treatment. To rot tree stumps, the salt is applied in concentrated solution or in solid form. To supply a fruit tree with the magnesium which it needs, you would resort to magnesium sulphate if your soil is poor in soluble minerals that carry magnesium ions.
@@etienne-victordepasquale668 Yes, and this is why I mentioned I need to have my soil analyzed before I use my stock of epsom salts....while the information out there calls for a generalized use nothwistanding. I must say that I also found some advice on its use that went as far as saying that it was not possible to overdose.
elena b - One possible alternative use for your epsom salt cache, is to add half a cup to bath water for a nice relaxing soak. This, along with a cold medium bodied ale, while one soaks following a tennis match is just what the ole doctor ordered.
take a picture of your plants then apply epsom salts wait about 10 days take another picture it will be self evident .. that is magnesium which is a trace element i think its good (STUFF )
But did they grow better? Did they flower better? Did they produce more fruit? And did you do a control? If not, you have not proven anything. The video is quite clear - it will help if you have a magnesium deficiency - most people don't.
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I have read tonnes of your posts and I have a strong belief that you are right about Epsom salt not helping in case..the soil isn't deficient.. but I have myself seen a few examples.. of let's say 2 sibling plants planted in same soil..and under same condition.. the one with epsom salt had greener leaves and huge flower in a small 6" container. I know that this isn't scientifically big enough sample..but isn't seeing is believing? The soil used was a standing fertilizer potting mix and am pretty sure it was already having enough magnesium to begin with(fresh bag: Peat + sand + fertilizer). My example was for "Hibiscus sinarosa".
Also this lady seems to show 2 tomato plants..with and without Epsom salt.. She doesn't seem to have any commercial affiliation or promotion. I have a reason to believe that she isn't lying either. But we can clearly see the plant that got epsom salt.. looks greener and better as well. ruclips.net/video/D_FN7ZH7P7M/видео.html
How can you explain the difference..esp when standard balanced soil is used for identical plants in same gorwing condition?
I’m a soil scientist and I just did a video on the use of Epsom salt in the garden. I appreciate when someone actually tells the truth about the science behind some of these hacks. I 100% agree with you concept. ruclips.net/video/_BoPmNCvfRQ/видео.html
My plant was sick so I applied Epsom salt, changed my watering routine, and stopped adding fertilizer, all of which occurred over several months with an inexorably changing environment such as temperatures, disease pressure, and insect pressure. Now the plant is better. It's clearly the magic potion that did it instead of all the other more likely reasons.
I used epsom salt last year in half of a garden with 52 tomato plants. The 26 plants that got the epsom salt, did much better. All plants were of equal type, were planted in the same plot with the same sun exposure. In other words, all things were equal with the exception of the use of epsom salt on half the garden. I wasn't sold on the idea of using it. In fact, I was very wary of doing so. But I could clearly see the difference.
What measurements did you take to reach your conclusion? Did you do a soil test before adding it?
@@Gardenfundamentals1 No soil test. Just used one of the five senses. Sight.
Were you keeping pH of both the same? Epsom salt is a pH down, that’s why it helps most people’s plants, they are in soil with to high pH
He was asking how you defined _much better_ . You used sight? As in they were prettier, bushier, taller or what? Ideally you should have tracked yields as I'm assuming you are growing crops for... well crops. If you tracked the yields were the difference statistically different? If there really was a difference, have you considered there's some other problem with your soil that needs to be corrected and that epsom salt was just putting a bandaid on?
@@shawnsg C'mon, you're asking someone to be logical and analytical. Lots of people still believe in Imaginary Friends, ghosts and werewolves (like the current GOP seeker of the Georgia senate seat). That they're also functionally illiterate wrt science shouldn't be surprising.
I have always had good luck using Epsom Salts on my garden vegetable plants. I spray at the first sign of bloom on my peppers & tomatoes and again 3 weeks later and my peppers and tomatoes are thick and hang like grape vines. Maybe I just have good soil ? LOVE YOUR VIDEOS, I'M HOOKED !
I think most of these comments are unnecessarily rude. One man's meat is another's poison. Using epsom salts will probably improve plant health in soils where there is a magnesium deficiency and have little to no effect when the opposite is true. It is only by sharing and experimenting that we determine what methods are best suited to the gardens we love so much.
I concur..we are ungrateful humans and not appreciative of the knowledge that God has gifted us with.😢
I tried Epsom Salt years ago and never saw any benefit (if anything, it made things worse). I think the people who are responding are probably the ones who had a deficiency of magnesium--which the video does say is the one use for it. People who already know Epsom Salt has limited use probably didn't click on the video in the first place. But the point of the video that nearly every one of these commenters missed was that you should never just guess--get a soil test and find out. The absolute best thing you can do for your plants is to get a soil test and not to just randomly throw amendments at the soil thinking you know what's best for it.
I've used Epsom salt for years and so did my mom before she passed away. It does wonders for my flowers both inside and outside. I've tested it before just out of curiosity and the plant with the Epsom salt did way better. I'm not sure if it truly works, but I'm going to continue to use it in my garden and for my houseplants.
look at that fundamental man......PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING
Your skin absolutely absorbs magnesium, but in an oil product that is designed for that. I don’t know if magnesium as the epsom salt compound can be absorbed, but I certainly don’t notice any change after an epsom salt bath, whereas if I put too much magnesium oil on, I get dehydrated very quickly due to my kidneys clearing the excess.
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I have a question: I always thought soaking my feet in Epsom salt was what relieved soreness. After learning the skin can't absorb it - - What can I use that will relieve sore/ aching feet???
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Good info. Thank you. Never used anything but foid garbage, grass clipps, all organic such.
Don't know what to tell you..
After I used epsom... my plants & lawn got much greener & healthier looking! I'd love to know what your credentials are!!👎👎👎👎👎
Chemist, biochemist, gardener for 45 years.
That is possible, but it is very hard to change soil pH except in pure sand. The small amount used would not affect pH very much.
ADE 1960 ehrh correlation does not equal causation just because it worked for you doesn’t mean it will work for everyone so your jerky response is unwarranted
U gave your credentials but did not answer the first part of the question -that why epsom salt made the plants n lawn greener n healthier looking
@@Gardenfundamentals1 I hope I don't come off as a troll but I started adding 1 tbs of Epsom salt to 2 gallons of water along with fish emulsion to my veggies and ornamentals in 2019 and I had my best harvest ever. I have my soil tested every two years and do not have a Mg deficiency. This year 2020 is even better and stronger than last year. I used to get some BER and that doesn't even exist anymore!! I respect your credentials but anecdotally I can tell you my garden has benefited from the addition of Epsom salt. Veggies, shrubs, roses, vines, grasses, all seem to love it. BTW I am in Jax, FL zone 9a. I do appreciate your willingness to share your point of view.
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My citrus trees had yellow leaves, i tried every organic or regular fertilizer and it didnt help. Somebody told me to use Epsom salt mix it with water and shower my citrus trees with it after a few months they got better.. I've never seen my citrus trees this healthy before..
The content of this video makes sense, Mr. Pavlis. Good job! I'll look further into this, too. Keep up the good, unpopular work! It's gotta be tough, sometimes, dealing w/ close-minded, stubborn people, unwilling to objectively reevaluate the beliefs they've held for many years.
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Seeing is believing, I see that it is working so I obviously believe! He will be writing another book about when the Americans walked on the moon!
Whilst my garden, tubs, planters and greenhouse look so lush with growth and colour I will CARRY ON USING EPSOM SALTS! Good luck with your book!!!
yeah... I have 5gal. buckets, which were enriched w/ epsom. Those plants are struggling. Adversely, my no-dig compost mulched raised beds, atop clay soil, are doing wonderfully. I love Pilarchik's passion, but, I think, that successful gardening doesn't have to be a fertilizer race. I'v since adopted Dowding's simplistic methods of good compost, atop ordinary clay which is mycorrhizally abundant- no comparison. Still evolving! I like Pavlis' work, too. He's like the James Randi of gardening.
Thanks for the video. Good stuff
LARRY'S BRAIN ..you must have used to much of it. The key is the right measurement. I use it to kill slugs in my vegetable beds. But I don't use it to nurish my garden. I use organic cow manure w humus dirt (or rabbit poop, sheep, llama, no cat, dog they eat meat) and worm castings. It is good if you feed natural food scraps, egg shells, a bit of wood ash,grass clippings, dead leafs, paper goods, no meats after you harvest during the winter months adding live earthworms to create beautiful nutritional dirt.
Magnesium is an element used by the plant in the synthesis of chlorophyll.
Lack of this element will lead to yellowing of leaves but like our stomach ache, this symptom may have many causes - not simply magnesium deficiency.
Your video does a disservice to viewers by emphasizing logical fallacies of this kind without acknowledging the truth in them.
Plants do use magnesium, but it is rarely low in soils. And if you have such a deficiency - Epsom slats would be a very expensive way to add it to a garden.
@@Gardenfundamentals1 What would be a better way to add magnesium in to the garden?
No answer. He lives off synthetics 😂 this whole video was incomplete to the upmost degree...
Eric Upchurch I thought that as well.
@@manitoumimi I guess you proved him wrong huh? 😂 This video would be better if he would have said overusing Epsom salt is not beneficial. Most new gardeners don't know to use Epsom salt, so there is a good chance their garden needs it to grow and thrive.
IF wasn't for the fact that ES so damn cheap, people would have a closer look on how it works for their gardens. Plus the fact that people are actually watering and tending to their plants means that it might've been slightly neglected before. I've been having doubts about all these wonderful claims with regards to ES, vinegar, baking soda, hydrogen peroxide etc. and sometimes think that Mother Nature will find a way to resolve the issues. BUT I do believe in controlled fertilization and pest control.
Peroxide naturally occurs in rainwater, that's why your plants are so happy after a good rain. Peroxide is only one O2 molecule away from being water. I find it does well for indoor plants in moderation, it cleanses the root structure allowing the root to uptake more nutrients if I'm not mistaken ?
Very well explained scientifically. Thank you. But how about the anecdotal benefits that even I experienced it?
I'm still torn on whether or not epsom salt will work for my garden, but I appreciate the efforts that went into the informative video. I will do more research on what I can do better and look into soil testing. I also just want to note your professionalism when dealing with so many rude reactions. Thank you for the information! :-)
@@TigDegner I didn't end up using it after all just to be safe. In the future I want to do an experiment, but this year, I just grew my plants like normal. Thanks for the inquiry!
Why not just try it on some, and not others and look at the differences, instead of allowing ignorant YT vids to teach you??????
My sister only use Epsom salts and her garden is beautiful. It looks like a park.. grass is green and every flowering plant blooms. So...... don't know what to tell you dude!!
I don't use anything and my garden is also beautiful. Spreading something that does nothing for the soil does not mean plants won't grow.
It's not really a fertilizer and I've never heard of anyone trying to say it should be, I've only ever heard of used to lower pH. But if a balance of trace already available and the plant is still having leafy colour problems, you are probably over watering.
But even to lower pH, it's a weak one and if not careful you're more likely to over salt the soil and kill the plant.
What Epsom salt does do for the skin in a bath, is it helps exfoliate by dehydrating the loose dead skin, and limits the amount of water absorbed by the skin reducing some skin irritations some get from soaking in some water sources.
Señor, thanks for the recipe on how to make calcium acetate and feed it to the plants together with the epsom salts. that works great!
Magnesium salts are absorbed transdermally. They are quite effective at relieving cramps as Mg is a skeletal muscle relaxant and onset is rapid, nearly immediately.
MgSO4 is added in many quality fertilizers in small quantities, they usually call it a trace element.
I suspect those with potted plants or large planters that drain well would benefit from MgSO4 supplementation. Those of us homeowners who grow plants and trees in the ground will likely not need straight magsulfate additions.
Interestingly, Mg is at the center of a chlorophyll molecule, and it functions like a heme group does with Fe in humans. No chlorophyll...well, you get the picture.
now that's science!
Well put. No reply from the Doc?
Wrong, skin will not absorb magnesium sulfate! Check your facts!
Magnesium sulfate is not absorbed by the skin. Check your facts
Yes is absorbed by skin.
Fast-gowing plants grown in an inert substrate like coco or peat moss, benefit greatly from a combo of calcium acetate and epsom salts, Sulphur adds to the aroma profile of the plant. Ca and Mg should be supplied at a ratio of 5:1. There is a video somewhere on this channel where he expertly explains in detail how to make the acetate.
I was trying to treat slugs with Epsom salt. I picked up the bag upside down and Spilled the salt all over my dahlias! The ones that were smothered indeed died but the surrounding ones amazingly survived. It wasn't until I got the good old-fashioned beer traps that I caught the Slugs! Wish you would have addressed this
This is not a slug video - but this is: ruclips.net/video/XqdBeTSDf7Y/видео.html
Would you recommend adding Epsom salt to a DIY potting mix?
NO - why would you do that?
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Wouldn't a peat-based potting-mix inherently have a magnesium deficiency?
Question !!!
I’m trying this hydroponics thing this year. One of the main ingredients in the fertilizers is a master blend 4-18-38 and calcium nitrate 15-0-0? And epsom salt. You’re saying the epsom salt isn’t needed? Or is this for strictly soil applications and hydro is different because there is no magnesium in purified water so Epsom salt is needed in that case?
You might think you know alot about gardening or even life in general, but this guy will kick your butt 9 ways to Sunday, every time. Deal with it.
Epsom Salt is excellent for Christmas decorations ..- added correctly it looks like snow.
Yes 😊
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Sorry Mate, I have Plants that specifically get magnesium deficiency.. and I use this as a foliar spray, to solve this problem.. the deficiency can be identified by the pattern chlorosis on the leaves along with some other symptoms including yellowing at the older leaf growths.. so yes it can help with yellowing.. if it is caused by a magnesium deficiency, like mine
I was very clear about that fact that it can solve a magnesium deficiency.
But you can't diagnose a magnesium deficiency by looking at leaves.
I epsom salt my hibiscus 4 times a year, and I've got blossoms in August in Arizona. I guess it's working.
Unless you do some controls without Epsom salts you really don't know if it is working.
@@Gardenfundamentals1 lol I know people who use only sugar and Epsom salts to fertilize their tomato plants too many so called experts on here telling people bunk information this is only your opinion not based on fact
My wife baths in a salt bath put it is always lavender scented. Does Epsom Salts come in unscented packs.
yes
This is great information!! if the SOIL is lacking magnesium, then YES, ES will help TEMPORARILY to fill that void. Best to just get a Soil Test though. =)
I used Epsom salt in my 3part solution water
15g calcium nitrate
15g npk
7.5g Epsom salt it's the main ingredient of snap hydroponics in the phillipppines
lesson learnt thanks a lot
Could you pls provide a link showing the sources that reveal that the latest research shows Epsom salts to be botanically unnecessary, excepting the case of mag deficiency. Thx.
www.gardenmyths.com/epsom-salt-for-plants/
@@Gardenfundamentals1 So this person asked for a credible link to a study and you provide a link to YOUR website? Seriously??
You don't need the latest science, we've known the nutrients plants require and in what balance for many decades. Best advice is to get a soil test and balance and maintain accordingly.
@@ganbinocanfly that has links
Somewhere on the internet I read that it is not the Mg in epson salt that provides the VERY NOTICEABLE (I can vouch for that) muscle-pain relief, but the very soluble sulfur.
They are helpful for aquariums ☺️. The only thing I use it for really.
Did he ever mention it's purpose is to make the plant uptake nutrition easier
do you mean like an "overdose" of magnesium is good and are there any science or at leasts huge tests done by people about the matter?
Epsom salt helped my garden, that's been my experience, and I saw the improvement in 24 hours
Plants don't change that fast, unless you used it as a foliar spray. As I said - if you have a magnesium deficiency it can help - but is an expensive source of magnesium.
You're right, I've been doing my research, I certainly took for granted the magical rich soil of the Mississippi Delta growing up, I definitely will be going to the Co-op for a properly balanced fertilizer, I have some raspberry vines purchased this year on life support.....
@@Gardenfundamentals1 homie have you ever grown cannabis ?
@@Gardenfundamentals1 I can feed a plant and it will talk with its leaves in a couple hours man
Magnesium hinders the uptake of calcium as well. There needs to be a be a balance else tomatoes can get blossom rot
Is it use for laxatives and does it work
You state magnesium cannot be absorbed through our skin? Did i hear you correctly?
I am not a medical expert, but that is what they say.
That statement and his reply destroy all his credibility.
“So they say”... Bwahahaha got him.
@@MelanatedMedia so the fact that he doesn't know that Epsom salts cannot be absorbed through human skin destroys his credibility as a gardener, please could you explain that leap in logic, do you go to the Doctors to ask for gardening advice Melanated Media
“So they say" . Bwahahaha got him. suggest you are GOT
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For everybody who is saying that they use epsom salt in their garden and it’s great!
Are you using epsom salt on all your vegetables or just specific ones, like tomatoes, peppers etc?
Epsom salts clearly works GREAT to make plants darker green and more lush with light green growing tips (new growth). Especially tomatoes and cannabis.
Next you're going to tell us there is no Santa Clause. Bad Man! Bad Man! If nothing else, I enjoy sprinkling the Epsom salts in my dirt. It makes me happy.
@@klh-arts9464 so does peeing in the bath . eat veges high in magnesium then pee in your bath. I just documented that it may make some people happy.
I have been using Epsom salt for over 30 years in my gardens with great results! Within a day or two you can see the foliage turn a lush dark green. My vegetables produce more with using it also. My tomatoes and peppers are always loaded and my flowers have tons of blooms. Maybe you should give it a try and see the difference.
maybe your soil is deficient?
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@Cindy What ratio's do you use ES to water? I live in Fl with lots of sand.. but I'm growing tomato plants in good nursery soil and still have problems that I believe would help.. Just an example, I was watching video's on detouring ants and other pesty bugs, so I sprinkled salts on a patch of weeds that's in the corner of the house, well I also had heard and seen that it was supposed to detour toads.. and "my' findings were so far no more toads in that area, ants are still around but not as bad.. but Gee Whiz, Those Weeds are Green and so perky!! LOL ;)
@@toriann56 I put 1 to 2 tablespoons in a gallon of water and either water with it or put it in a sprayer and spray all of my foliage on my plants. I also sprinkle it around the base of my plants sometimes. It's great for any plants! My dad had told me years ago to spray my pepper plants to get more peppers. My plants are always loaded. I never heard of using it to deter frogs but it's great to sprinkle around plants to keep slugs away also.
I just bought your book, so I'll be reading it later!🙂
Thank you very much.
Im another sucker that bought a bag of this and now, no idea what to use it for.
I'm not on FaceBook. Are you on any other social web sites like MeWe?
You can get a bag of Epsom salt in the dollar aisle at dollar general store..
I found a 3 lb bag at Dollar tree. 1.09 with tax. I'm not even going to use it. Soil is good
My plants are doing better than ever using Epsom salt I guess you are a fertilizer salesman and don't want people using the magic salt .
Gilfredo Oquendo yea love epsom salt
Why is it that when people are presented with a different view, including data that supports that view, they resort to completely unfounded statements, like "I guess you are a fertilizer salesman and don't want people using the magic salt". Why would you not at least try to make a logical argument as to why Epsom salts works for you?
@@Gardenfundamentals1 Hey I agree with your criticism of this comment.. I just don't agree your conclusion made in the video, about not using being able to use mag sulfate to solve 'yellowing' or improve plant health.. on my plants a mag deficiency, which can be 'typically' be caused by improper ph in the soil, can be solved by using 'epsom' as a foliage spray, until I can fix the ph on the next watering.. and I identify this problem with the pattern of yellowing, 'intravenal, then starting at the the tips, and this kind of deficiency is considered mobile so typically it will effect the older foliage first.. the pattern of late stage leaf damage is different than potassium deficiency so yeah it can be identified visually.. assuming you have controlled for other factors and stressors.. its pretty easy to tell that adding magnesium to a magnesium deficient plant does fix the intravenal pattern of yellowing on new growth. I get the idea that Epsom is not a magic bullet.. however you ended up going to far telling people not to use it.. when there are plenty of cases, and some plant varieties for example that use more magnesium where the usage is perfectly justified.
Seeing is believing, I see that it is working so I obviously believe! He will be writing another book about when the Americans walked on the moon!
Whilst my garden, tubs, planters and greenhouse look so lush with growth and colour I will CARRY ON USING EPSOM SALTS! Good luck with your book!!!
You did not mention the controls that you used to test if it works?
@@Gardenfundamentals1 When I first decided to give Epsom Salts a try it was in my greenhouse. I use the greenhouse to germinate seeds and to grow on before going out in the garden, also to grow tomato plants from seeds. One side of the greenhouse was watered with rain water the other side was watered the same with the addition of 1 tbs of Epsom Salts per gallon. The seedlings proved to be stronger in growth when bottom watered with epsom salts and the strength carried on throughout the growth of the plant when put into the garden soil. I noticed that the plants fed with epsom salts had more blossoms and therefore more fruit! The plants just fed with water such as the peppers and chillies didn't get to the same size as the ones fed epsom salts! More fruit on both the peppers and chillies and the fruit grew larger and matured much faster. My tomatoes fed the epsom salts grew faster and stronger, I watered the roots and sprayed the leaves. There was such a noticeable difference. I also soaked the seeds and beans in epsom salt solution before sowing and I got a much higher rate of germination!
So after the first season of testing the epsom salts I had so much success from it that it was easy for me to decide. I now use it throughout my gardening. I have even put it on my lawn and the grass has never been so green and lush! The only problem is that it needs cutting at least once a week, but the cuttings go into my compost tumblers and the nutrients are fed in to my compost ready for next year.
I'm now looking for someone who sells the Epsom Salts in 25k bags, the 2k bags are struggling to last one week.
So yes I'am more than pleased with the outcome, my greenhouse and garden has never looked so lush and colourful. I used to use Miracle Grow... I haven't bought any since using the EPSOM SALTS, I don't have the need to! Just my own compost mix and Epsom Salts are doing fine on their own. I have sprinkled it neat around the bases of my trees in the garden, the weeping Cherry is covered in more blossoms and the new growth and leaves are really healthy. This is why I keep using Epsom Salts. Even STEVIE WONDER could see that Epsom Salts is a massive addition in gardening.
4:17 Irregular watering???
I do have tomatoes on hydroponic (Kratky) and got BER. The only way to fix that was spraying Calcium Nitrates on leaves. It worked every time.
I don't agree with what you said about blossom end rot in tomatoes. Once I started putting a small handful of gypsum in each tomato planting hole, it permanently solved my blossom end rot problem. it is now the least of my gardening problems. Gypsum supplies calcium to the soil without effecting the pH.
What NPK do you suggest? I have been using 18-18-18 for fertygation from ages. I have ordered 19-6-20 after your information about excessive using of phosphorus. My plan is to use it by itself or mix it with the old one.
You use the fertilizer that replaces the nutrients missing from your soil. In general plants use the nutrients in a ratio of 3-1-2.
I don't use any fertilizer from the store. I put on chipped leaves, chipped wood mulches from tree trimming services or a local park, grass clippings, compost I create from garden waste and kitchen waste, and urine now and then. I have an abundant garden. If you can get a good local source of aged manure, that'd be terrific too (like a stable that boards horses, a horse racetrack...) All of these are free, the ideal price. : )
@@wendysgarden4283 Sounds great! I do that also. My neighbors have exquisitely mulched garden beds. I have leaves, twigs, also broken down mulch from last year, and some fresh mulch on certain plants. A lot of chop and drop stuff also. Not very pretty, but I hope it's helpful. What I am concerned about is that small critters and insects might find a home here. Don't know if I should just clear it out now in June.
You say epsom salt can be applied if there is magnesium deficiency. Agreed. But the case is same for every other fertilizer. So what is special about epsom salt?
Absolutely nothing. And it is an expensive source of magnesium.
Thank you for the info.
I've heard bathing in epsom salt for muscle ache is good. I've never tried it. Has anyone tried bath in epsom salt? What were the results?
always. Its very relaxing. I do think it relieves muscle aches. Either way its relaxing.
Doctors report that it makes no difference.
@@Gardenfundamentals1 thanks.
The warm water will relax your muscles. The Epsom salts will probably make your skin silky but I don't believe it will do anything for your muscles.
Thank you! this needed debunking for so long.
Debunking what? My plants never looked better, and it's all due to epsom salt.
@@0_Ka-Bar_0 provide evidence for your claim and show that you had control plants.
@@0_Ka-Bar_0 you should let the world's agriculture industry know they are missing out on yield by not adding things that are almost always present in large amounts to the soil already. No farmers are adding epsom salt to their crops because soil tests never show that I needs it. It's a 0 0 0 fertiliser. Most of the time plants need N and everything else is in he soil. You know what you know about epsom salt from viral meme videos and probably google searches. It's environmentally irresponsible to add things to the soil when nothing calls for it.
@@publiozinj4882 That depends on what you plant and what technique you are using. Epsom salts brought back my plants from brink of dying. And I know this cultivar, the only thing different in equation was that I used different soil. Right now I can say I have plants that didn't look healthier even when in outdoor grow. I have no reason to advertise epsom salts. I'm saying as I see it.
@@publiozinj4882 sure. In what format would you like report to be?
I just use watered down urine for all my plants now I won't buy fertilizer ever again.
I grew tomatoes in coco coir using watered down urine this year they were the best tasting tomatoes I have ever eaten no ph or ec testing needed.
LOL
@@marymolnar3824 why are you laughing? The "N" in fertilizers is often made of human urine. If you want to buy it in a plastic bag, that's fine...but when you're making it for free, why waste the money?
I been thinkn of trying ths .like every time i piss
@@odisbrown5817 go for it. I've used it without any problems. I might not put it directly on lettuce leaves I'll be eating the next week, but any fruiting plant or something I'm growing for just the flowers? Why not? "free" is the correct price. : )
Thanks for the science.
There are so many variables at play with gardening there will always be different results for different methods. Take all the info you can get. Use it in moderation till you tweak your own experience.
Heard epsom salts repel groundhogs... true or not, and why?
When it comes to "polluting" what is the difference between using it in the garden and bathing in it. They both are going to end up in the same place. Epson salts have been used as a remedy for many things as are ACV and Baking Soda for hundreds of years.
Used in the garden it slowly moves through soil until it gets to a river. Used in the bath in a city, it gets to the river faster.
looks like your trying to sell a book.
Free education and selling my book for those interested in learning more.
i was just about to give a dose of epsom salt to my plants whenni came across this. well, sorry i still have to do it though coz ive seen my friend used it in his garden and it worked wonders . Im not sure though if it was the epsom salt that did it , but hell yeah im gonna feed mine with EPSOM SALT too
@@dm1922hows it going and did you do comparasion tests too same season?
Wrong Epsom salt is great for your body. The body fully absorbs magnesium in 40 minutes. It helped alot for fibromyalgia pains. Helps greatly with muscle knots and helps in the depleting of calcium of the bones. Yes it does... Can do this by diluting 1/2 of water and Epsom salt in low simmering pot till dissolve let cool in a spray bottle. You can add peppermint oil a few drops for extra muscle pain relief. You can use it before bed time where muscle hurts. Or let your whole body absorb it by doing a foot soak in a small tub. Let salts dissolve in hot water. For at least 30 minute soak. It really works wonders. Also doing fresh ginger tea every day then every other day will stop inflammation, aches and pains. Cleanses your system too. Tumeric does too. Avoid coffee, refined foods, starches and sugars to stop aches and pains and inflammation! Eat dark green leaves it has magnesium. Keeps your body in an alkaline state.
Do you have a reliable link to support the fact that skin absorbs magnesium?
Garden Fundamentals ... anything that you put on your skin wether good or bad gets absorbed through your pores. That is a known fact. It can go into your blood system to the rest of your body. If you use creams with chemicals it can cause health problems. Example, stick deodorants with aluminum have been linked to cancer, etc. Why don't you do your own research about this? I do. That is how I learned on my own about everything.
I have, and the science says magnesium is not absorbed.
I asked for your reference to give you a chance to provide support for your idea.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5579607/
Garden Fundamentals .. I went on numerous websites and it states it helps for so many conditions I was going through. So I tried it. I practically felt I was dying a few years ago... And one of the major things for my condition was to spray it on my body. I had body aches all over and felt like a car without energy. I came back to life. I still do it every so often. So do your research I did. For fibromyalgia, leaky gut. You will find many articles. I gave my own testimony that it works..our body is made up minerals and this mineral the body does use it. It is sold everywhere for body aches and pains, sore muscles. Just like when you go to the natural hot springs baths. This has been known by people for thousands of years. And used. Our body uses minerals and converts it to calcium. Dark green leafs have plenty of minerals and silica that converts it to calcium to build and maintain strong bones.
I doubt that your 'articles' are science based. But if they are, post just one link to a scientific paper to support your view.
Your commentary has no real scientific standing. I've used it for wisteria, which wouldn't bloom. Now it blooms profusely each and every year. I also used it for geraniums that were pink for years. I now use epsom salt, which doesn't harm the leaves, and the blooms are a beautiful hue of bright blue. Many of the myths you've mentioned I've never heard of. So they aren't really common myths, they're unsubstantiated claims that probably most of the people watching this video haven't come across until they saw this video. I've never known epsom salt to be used as a fertilizer. Only to supplement the soil to change the ph.
Spend more time on social media or Google, and you will find the myths. Epsom salts will have almost no effect on pH, unless you use huge amounts. Never heard of anyone using it for changing pH.
Use as a fertilizer is the way it is used most in the garden.
Yes the guy is right slapping large amounts of any product will harm plants soil and animals. Most garden myths come from areas that naturally have a lack of one or more of the minerals required. The knack is to use things a little at a time and watch for improvement. What seems like improvement may be the first signs of an overdose. Constant use of a product may kill plants as it builds up in the soil over time.
e hd I use epsom salt on my bougainvillea and man the blooms 90 percent cover plant, this guy
Once the problem is corrected use smaller doses just to maintain what you have achieved. you can over do it and poison your plants.
Are you sure you didn't mean hydrangeas?
Your point would be more credible if you actually included some Epsom salt/non Epsom salt direct comparisons using identical plants under identical growing conditions...You didn't PROVE anything, and I'll keep using Epsom salt in my water and soil.
If I did a comparison it would not mean anything - not enough samples or controls to validate anything. That is why this vid is based on known science.
wow, excellent video! Thanks so much. Subscriber from Florida.
When you look at RUclips about Epsom salt in the garden or for potted plants, and fruit trees and more there is a large majority maybe 95% for the use of Epsom salt - why? it is Gardner who has many years of experience. So no matter what, it has to work. This discussion her is almost the same as those who believe that the earth is flat, and believe that they can prove it - but only in the United States of course - here in Scandinavia we believe that the earth is round.
what people talk about is not often, most likely, what most good for your situation and need.
my bet is that people like to watch "positive youtube videos" and are more eager to like such, thus you will find most "positive" in the search restuls here on youtube, if you dont make any effort to do different search filter, because youtube in default mode favors likes and views, afaik
Because people are looking for a quick fix or a "hack" and those make good videos.
People are so damn sensitive from the comments you’d think he called your mother a B! If your opinion differs great move, keep using your epsom salt, and go watch a video that validates your love of magnesium sulfur. 🤨
Well done Robert. Very thorough. Thanks for putting this out there.
So how come there's so many in the comments saying it dies work?
People don't like to believe they have been doing something wrong all these years and many sources of gardening information keep saying it works.
The science on this is very clear and has been understood for more than a 100 years.
I was told to use it for my bolting jutes. I grow them for the leaves, not seeds.
Then you were told wrong.
I just read that article and I quote from the article "leading to the assertion that it is almost impossible for magnesium ions to pass through biological membranes [2]." correct me if i'm wrong but "almost impossible" is not completely impossible. SMH, moving on...
Not sure what your point is?
Neah: THAT'S not the argument, Mr Fundamentals!! 😁🙄
Argument for using Epsom salts is that it *helps in the synthesis of chlorophyll*. Indian doctor/gardener bloke on RUclips says as much.
It's also supposed to help in "transplant shock" when you transplant plants.
Nobody's supposed to use it as a fertilizer!
But I think you can add a little to potting soil. Again, I've seen some experienced Indian gardener Tubers do this. ☺️
Those are not arguments for Epsom salts - just statements on nonsense people believe. If you want to argue for it - you need some references.
@@Gardenfundamentals1 Nope!! Lots of people on the Internet say it helps with chlorophyll production. I don't know what kind of a "reference" you would accept - a scientific paper?! I don't have access to those sites.
Magnesium happens to be pretty good for humans, too!! ☺️
It seems your argument has to do with how much epsom salt should be used not whether or not it makes the grass greener.
I've been gardening for decades. Espom Salt is the #1 biggest bunch of bullsh*t I've ever seen.
how much have you tried and did you do comparison tests too same season?
From what I can tell most people are adding the Epsom Salts to their 'Hydroponic Systems'... their water, which probably makes sense because I believe water only contains the minerals you put in it, so...
Most water already has nutrients in it - even rain water has some.
Water soluble magnesium and sulphur....plants have a need for both
yes - but soil is rarely deficient of either, especially magnesium, so adding them makes no difference.
Why does epsom salt says plant food on the bag?
Chlorophyll is what makes it green.
MgSO4•7H2O helps it to happen...!
Keep the book and learn to garden😎✌🏽
I think you missed the point - plants usually have no trouble getting magnesium from soil.
Fertilizer can be harmful as well if not used correctly.
You've twisted so much information to pave a way to each point that you tried to make. You did not even discuss the difference between sulphate and sulfur, the microbial functions in the soil and the resulting effects of each. I hope you did not waste too much time on that book of yours.
Sulfur gets converted to sulphate, by bacteria, and can then be used by plants - but this has nothing to do with Epsom salts which is already in sulfate form. . Well know to science and does not change anything in the video.
What about container gardening?
I think well used potting mix in containers would need refreshing, from time to time. Pilarchik does this once a year, with good results.
What about it? Containers need to be fertilized.
Have you tested Epson salt yourself since writing so critically? 1000s of You Tube users think otherwise. I have just received 7.5 kg + 7 Kg SUBSTRAL GRÜNKORN UNIVERSAL FERTILIZER EPSOM SALT 7 KG.
Which I will test this year.
Your question is meaningless. Individual gardeners do not have the space or time to do proper controlled experiments. Everything reported in this video is science based and the result of extensive testing using proper controls.
Just because 1000's of people have been fooled and believe a myth, does not make it true.
Cannabis loves magnesium..
Plants can only use a certain amount of magnesium - once they have enough, they can't use more.
Thank u for sharing this now I know
He simply trying to sell a product,everyone know how good epsonsalt is
@@briannajackson4766 if everyone know about it then you surely can direct me to some clip here on youtube where some non commercial guys are doing huge tests about the matter, comparing against "normal" soil, right?
Different strokes for different folks I suppose: I use a balanced 5-5-5 fertiliser mixed with Epsom Salts and powdered eggshells, when planting and monthly thereafter, on cucumbers, peppers, eggplant, zucchini and tomatoes. Works for me.
When it comes to fertilizer it is not different strokes for different folks - the science of what these chemicals do in soil is well understood. Just because you can grow plants does not means Epsom salt is needed.
@@Gardenfundamentals1 I hate arrogance. As Buddy Holly sang: You go your way and I'll go mine.
@@harrygatto yet the sun still rises in the east no matter which way you go even if you really really believe it doesn't.
@@shawnsg Whatever makes you think that I believe that the sun doesn't rise in the east? Man, you're strange.
Epsom salt is a pH down for the soil, most people’s soil pH is to high and that is why Epsom salts help
That is a very poor choice for lowering pH, since you also be raising the magnesium level too high. Use sulfur instead.
ruclips.net/video/bZIKv-o10BI/видео.html
@@Gardenfundamentals1 I didn't mean to imply that it was a good choice to lower pH, though I don't think it's the worst. That is why it helps people's plants, people have plants in soil that the pH is to high, they add epsom salts, it lowers their soil pH and now their plant is doing better. People get blossom end rot, because bad pH, I know, it happens to me, never seen anything else cause it. Most people that are having 'plant problems' (of all sorts), is because bad pH of the soil.
I use gypsum and dead tree parts to lower pH, sometimes vit C to lower the watering pH, low pH coco coir, citric acid, lemons/limes, various vinegars, a low pH mulch or manure. More natural, more free preferred.
Plants care about pH just as much as anything else
magnesium is though one of the nutrients most often that is lacking
and certain plants need more than others.
i grow well over 100 species
and i make my own soil (very good i think)... ive done some testing
and it seems some plants do benefit mopre than others, and in-gground i have seen benefits with plants as well.
most often, plants in the shade in sandy soil.
it will green-up the leaves leading to better photosynthesis (needed in shade) and a healthier plant.
ive seen similar results with IRON as well.
i would say its not "proven" that magnesium will not be absorbed through the skin.
there are studies that claim both, more research is needed..
Based on the current studies it is extremely alarming if a successful treatment of magnesium fails by propagation of transdermal magnesium, a scientifically not yet proven form of magnesium application. We suggest that future research should focus on a larger number of human subjects given higher concentrations of, for example, a magnesium cream application administered for longer durations to investigate whether transdermal application may show a significant contribution to improvement in magnesium status. Magnesium might be able to get into the lymphatic system beneath the dermis and enter the circulatory system, bypassing the regulation through the GI tract and hereby increasing serum magnesium
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5579607/
Magnesium is rarely lacking in soil. If it is, then there are cheaper options.
@@Gardenfundamentals1 i think there is a big difference between being "deficient" and optimum value... maybe most soils have enough to where plants dont appear sick, but some species need more than others, and some soils have more than others... and like i said, it can make leaves darker, making a healthier plant, especially, if that plant doesnt get much sun.
epsom is fairly innocent in that it washes away quickly. a lot of mag can lockout other nutes, but only temporarily, and the sulfur content of epsom might lower the PH a little... this should all be taken into account, and a soil test is best.
ive certainly noticed greener leaves, particularly in some species.
cheaper ? i buy epsom at the the 1$ store.
enough for several medium to large trees
@@911review too much magnesium in my soil can inhibit the uptake of calcium which I need for my tomatoes.
@@creatingadream1 unlike calcium.mag is easily washed through. Best thing is a soil test and many soils are different
Mine is often low in both magnesium and iron
I thought we were talking about soaking in epsom salt not using a lotion?
Everyone's soil is different. To recommend any minerals without a soil test not recommended. Magnesium is rarely deficient in soil.
Thank you.
The only problem is where you provide zero supporting evidence. It's just opinion. I tend to believe you, but I doubt you are convincing anyone with this rant.
What kind of evidence do you need? It's magnesium and sulfur. If you don't have a shortage of either what can it do?
People watching videos don't want references - go to my blog and my posts support the statements with references.
www.gardenmyths.com/
Trying to be mister Wiseguy. You failed. My plants show otherwise !
Not everyone wants to know the truth - but this is basic science that has been understood for more than 100 years.
@@Gardenfundamentals1 Thanks for telling the truth. You will never dissuade the people who have had a "miracle" in their home garden. Here is what you should respond with. Look at a commercial apple farmer. According to their logic, that farmer should just plant one tree and amend a ton of Epsom Salts. Then he will have an unlimited harvest. Feed the world with one tree. The problem is, that is not how plants grow. All of the naysayers here will never be convinced, but they also know nothing of how plants actually work. It is really simple. Nutrients are only facilitators of the photosynthesis process. 6 CO2 + 6 H20 +light=C6H1206(sugar) +602. That is the photosynthesis equation. It is the same in every plant on earth. It never varies. Luckily, the Earth, over time, has distributed the correct amount of nutrients for plants to grow, all by themselves. They don't need us. When we constrain plants into our gardens (soil or media), we may have to add some missing elements to help them fulfill the equation, but nowhere in the photosynthesis process are "nutrients" needed for normal soil. So, like you said... "if your soil is deficient in mag or sulfur then you can add this, but it is not an efficient way..."
Most people think that they know how to grow better by adding chemicals. Really though. here is what I say to them. Take a look 10 feet outside of your garden. There are plants everywhere. Really healthy, successful plants that never get any of your fertilizer and especially they don't get any Mag or Sulfur additives and yet they prosper. Have them explain why those plants are successful. Like you said... it is basic science, but you will never convince the ones who have experienced the "miracle". Great job. Thank you.
to ans your reply yes i used epsom salts on my tomato plant that were turing yellow in a few day the yellow cleared up also used on my youg pecan trees they also cleared up to a darker green so it def.helps this is common knpwledge i dont know why you disagree
As the video says it will only help plants if your soil is deficient of magnesium.
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Chlorophyll is plants blood, green because of magnesium , blood is red due to iron, both absorb oxygen for metabolism ?? that's why may be good , google says that too.....
OMG, what on earth am I going to do with the 10lb bag of Epsom salt I bought last year?? In truth I started having some doubts after reading first that it would make my fruit sweeter and later that I could use it to rot down a tree stump......ok, my only hope rests with a soil analysis. Thank you!
Don't be too concerned; you might have use for it. This video emphasizes fallacies in others' reasoning but then falls into the same trap.
In the examples you quote, the difference lies in the concentration of magnesium sulphate that is used to effect the treatment. To rot tree stumps, the salt is applied in concentrated solution or in solid form. To supply a fruit tree with the magnesium which it needs, you would resort to magnesium sulphate if your soil is poor in soluble minerals that carry magnesium ions.
@@etienne-victordepasquale668 Yes, and this is why I mentioned I need to have my soil analyzed before I use my stock of epsom salts....while the information out there calls for a generalized use nothwistanding. I must say that I also found some advice on its use that went as far as saying that it was not possible to overdose.
If u dont believe it will help ur plants to grow or bear good fruits....then try it to your body..it helps a lot..
elena b - One possible alternative use for your epsom salt cache, is to add half a cup to bath water for a nice relaxing soak. This, along with a cold medium bodied ale, while one soaks following a tennis match is just what the ole doctor ordered.
take a picture of your plants then apply epsom salts wait about 10 days take another picture it will be self evident .. that is magnesium which is a trace element i think its good (STUFF )
But did they grow better? Did they flower better? Did they produce more fruit? And did you do a control? If not, you have not proven anything. The video is quite clear - it will help if you have a magnesium deficiency - most people don't.