used epsoms salt for the first time in my garden last season and was thrilled with the results. larger than ever bell peppers and tomatoes. zucchini was enormous and delicious. will use from now on
Thank you for a professionally done video. You get to the point without a lot of useless chatter and good sound quality. You are not bad to look at either.
I've used epsom salts in my California gardens and now here in Missouri. My Iceberg Roses loved the stuff in both states. I've also had luck using it on the burn spots my dogs make in my lawn. Thanks for explaining it Allen.
I love the Epsom salt trick. I spritzed my pepper and tomato plants with Epsom salt water when they started to bloom last year and I ended up with bigger tomatoes and peppers. I will continue to use Epsom salt. I was also told to sprinkle Epsom salt over the soil after the first till in the garden. Which I haven't done yet but, will be tilling soon. Happy Planting!!!
I remember my Grandfather using Epsom Salt in his garden for years when I was a kid and had forgot about it until I started gardening myself when I got older.... Have been using Epsom Salt in my gardens now for a few years and it works Excellent!
I used for the first time this year and am delighted to see deeper colour on my plant flowers,roses spectacular,and am growing tomato plants in greenhouse,i see an improvement,so its obvious Epsom salts are an essential nutrient for all plant growth.so many thanks to this guy and others like him for telling us all this good news and as for me,il always have Epsom salts on hand always.thanks ehowhome.
My mother had a rose that she planted and it never flowered much. It was on its third year and probably had produced about 20 per year. Very sparce. Someone suggested that I use Epsom salts on the roots(mixing in water and pouring in on the root system). I did this and the rose went crazy. It flowered almost immediately and kept on flowering for the season. It was beautiful. I did not realize that I could use the salts on vegetables and other plants. Thanks for the video.
About a year ago I heard using sea salt on your garden makes all your fruits and veggies sweeter and healthier. So glad to learn about epsom salt since it appears to serve the same purpose. We just moved, so I'll be using this method on the new garden we'll be starting.
I use epsom salt in my hostas bed so bright and green especially the ones with the white and yellow lines in them I love you Epsom salt it gives everything a pop an extra pop of color
I give my one climbing rose a little in the early spring, seems to do the plant good. I get tons of compliments and I dont use much if any fertilizers. Ill have to try it on other plants. Good to know it wont hurt the seedlings, so older plants should have no problems, thanks.
As I heard this very unique ideas, I can't help myself to get more excited. It is really a simple method that are worth trying for but I guess this will truly help. I am looking forward for its best result. Nice job!
Last Spring was the first time I used with salt in my garden. I use it along the drip line of mature witch hazel bush that had turned yellow in the summer. Great results. Also used it on healthy azaleas bushes and the flowers are leaves this passed summer thrived. Great advice thank you P. Allen Smith...always helpful. Any advice on eggshells use in the garden? I use pulverized eggshells I had saved on tomato plants but don't know which other plants might benefit. Thanks again!
In FL its hard to grow but I've done very well with nice tomatos, celery, Radishes and many others. I have have bell pepper plants that are 30 in high. I add epson salt to my compose and put it around my fruit trees and they look so much better. I also use regular maganese which is normally for the palms and that has helped also.
Last year my cucumber leaves were turning yellow.thought for sure I was going to lose my cucumbers. well I got on RUclips to try and see what I could do to save them. I found a video about this so I bought some epsom salt , put two tablespoon in a gallon of water and sprayed my plants . I couldn't believe it the next day my leaves were dark green and I had a bumper crop of cukes..
I have a zucchini plant that is new and it is light green almost yellow. I put epsom salt like you did on it last night. I am excited to go down and see if the plant is better this morning.
I think all plants like Epsom salts. The method I prefer is to dilute in water first, though I do sometimes place dry salts on soil. I believe the take up is quicker if it is diluted in water. It is an essential additive to help your peppers make thick flesh.
+Janice B The old timers here always say to throw a wooden match in when planting peppers. I'm sure it's because of the magnesium in the striking portion.
I think the php is exactly why it helps plants. Epsom salts is a neutral. It probably helps with either overly acid or alkaline soil. Acidic soil would be the biggest benfactor. I read that magnesium is more available to the plant in alkaline soil. But, it doesn't really seem to hurt alkaline soil. The salt is what worried me. But, from what I have seen, and heard, people have good results that benefit most plants. My dad included. Which is why I was doing a little research. :)
I have some palm trees in planters. Last year they were looking yellow and pretty un healthy. I diluted about half a cup of epsom salt in a gallon of water, and watered them about once a month with this solution along with regular watering(deep watering about once every two weeks). They all perked up ,as well as a few I had almost given up on.New trees began to sprout and the leaves on the mature plants became dark green and healthy. Epsom salt works for palms for sure.
Wood ash from the fireplace works great too! It's got magnesium(like Epsom salts) and potassium and will make plants deep green when used in moderation. It can raise the PH so don't use around acid loving plants, like blueberries.
Midwest Amish melon gardeners that sell to the general public at roadside stands, place Epsom salts around the base of watermelon and muskmelon vines a couple of days before harvest. This increases the mineral content in the fruit making them hugely sweeter.
You sure can. Honestly, those plants should be getting plenty of magnesium from a balanced fertilizer (I like Jobes) but you could certainly rely on Epsom salt- just a couple of tablespoons to a gallon of water.
I'm using the Epsom salt trick for the first time, since I couldn't find my normal miracle grow mix. My plants are starting to show signs of yellowing and some sort of pest issue and needing some fertilizer. I put a cup of Epsom salt water mix on each plant. I'll see what happens in the next few days. (I put 1/2 cup salts into a 5 gallon bucket of water).
Jerry Suner I continued to feed them in the same way about 2 to 3 times each week. The vegetable plants did really well, until we went on vacation for 2 weeks. By that time growing season was pretty well over. I plan on using the same system this season throughout. I've got some tomatoes, bell peppers, and lettuce growing in my window sill, plan on transplanting them Sunday after Kentucky Derby. Next time I water I will be mixing up some of the mix and using it to water my transplants and house plants. I've only got an aloe and a vine.
Hi all! I live out on the Oregon coast and started my "First" real garden in may. I'm having a few problems however other than "loving" them too much. A couple of my tomato plants leaves are curling up from the sides and I don't know what to do But the plants are HUGE! Also my bush beans are turning yellow. They are small as well but this is only mid July. other than that the bush look healthy.. What can I do to save them? Should I make up some Epsom salts? Please help.
To whomever might read this: if you are not getting fruit, only big plants with nice leaves, too much nitrogen. Fruits like tomatoes need phosphorus and calcium
I have 36 tomato plants started from seed in my makeshift cold frame (northen IL). they haven't started to pop up yet, but I'm thinking of lightly watering with the ES solution now.. how much and how often would I water with this once they're up? will this also work on things like basil, thyme etc? again - how much? I had heard 1 TB per gallon as opposed to 2 TB per gallon.
it's critical to have the right ph .. and even more critical to have the right percentage of magnesium to calcium to potassium. just sprinkling a little epsom salt on the ground (that only contains 10% magnesium anyway ).is more wishful hoping than anything and simple luck of the draw that the soil really needs it.The possible downside is it adds salts to the soil and if it effects ph the wrong way your actually doing more harm than good..but if it makes people "think" it helps .that's ok
Epsom salts are comprised of magnesium and sulfur, two elements that are rarely deficient in home garden soils. Adding non deficient elements to your soil will just compound problems. Always have a soil test done before adding nutrients to your soil.
Charles DAprix I used it as a fertilizer around the plant and then I mixed a few tablespoons into a standard spray bottle and sprayed the blossoms and foliage all summer long.
Never, but it's added to a lot of products i use. For example my conifer feed has extra Magnesium (Mg) added to it, to make the conifers less brown and more green/blue. (Never added it as a salt)
little surprised here that there are so many commenters here that think salt is an actual salt as a table salt-it is not the same at all as table salt @stymye here is not accurate in saying it adds salt to the soil-this is not at all what occurs. Please do more research if you still thin of Epsom salt as anything close to table salts.
Can I use epsom salt made out of sodium bicarbonate citric acid sulfate magnesium sulfate peg400 fragrancepapum lavabeolla angustfolalvender oil on my grapefruit tree
I always like viewing your videos they are, informative, and direct to the point without being wordy and boring.
used epsoms salt for the first time in my garden last season and was thrilled with the results. larger than ever bell peppers and tomatoes. zucchini was enormous and delicious. will use from now on
Thank you for a professionally done video. You get to the point without a lot of useless chatter and good sound quality. You are not bad to look at either.
I've used epsom salts in my California gardens and now here in Missouri. My Iceberg Roses loved the stuff in both states. I've also had luck using it on the burn spots my dogs make in my lawn. Thanks for explaining it Allen.
I love the Epsom salt trick. I spritzed my pepper and tomato plants with Epsom salt water when they started to bloom last year and I ended up with bigger tomatoes and peppers. I will continue to use Epsom salt. I was also told to sprinkle Epsom salt over the soil after the first till in the garden. Which I haven't done yet but, will be tilling soon. Happy Planting!!!
I remember my Grandfather using Epsom Salt in his garden for years when I was a kid and had forgot about it until I started gardening myself when I got older.... Have been using Epsom Salt in my gardens now for a few years and it works Excellent!
I used for the first time this year and am delighted to see deeper colour on my plant flowers,roses spectacular,and am growing tomato plants in greenhouse,i see an improvement,so its obvious Epsom salts are an essential nutrient for all plant growth.so many thanks to this guy and others like him for telling us all this good news and as for me,il always have Epsom salts on hand always.thanks ehowhome.
My mother had a rose that she planted and it never flowered much. It was on its third year and probably had produced about 20 per year. Very sparce. Someone suggested that I use Epsom salts on the roots(mixing in water and pouring in on the root system). I did this and the rose went crazy. It flowered almost immediately and kept on flowering for the season. It was beautiful. I did not realize that I could use the salts on vegetables and other plants. Thanks for the video.
About a year ago I heard using sea salt on your garden makes all your fruits and veggies sweeter and healthier. So glad to learn about epsom salt since it appears to serve the same purpose. We just moved, so I'll be using this method on the new garden we'll be starting.
Have been using this for a while & it sure does work .
Thanks for this P Allen. I will try this in my garden. Had no idea Epsom salts had so many uses. Awesome!
I use epsom salt in my hostas bed so bright and green especially the ones with the white and yellow lines in them I love you Epsom salt it gives everything a pop an extra pop of color
I give my one climbing rose a little in the early spring, seems to do the plant good. I get tons of compliments and I dont use much if any fertilizers. Ill have to try it on other plants. Good to know it wont hurt the seedlings, so older plants should have no problems, thanks.
As I heard this very unique ideas, I can't help myself to get more excited. It is really a simple method that are worth trying for but I guess this will truly help. I am looking forward for its best result. Nice job!
Last Spring was the first time I used with salt in my garden. I use it along the drip line of mature witch hazel bush that had turned yellow in the summer. Great results. Also used it on healthy azaleas bushes and the flowers are leaves this passed summer thrived. Great advice thank you P. Allen Smith...always helpful. Any advice on eggshells use in the garden? I use pulverized eggshells I had saved on tomato plants but don't know which other plants might benefit. Thanks again!
In FL its hard to grow but I've done very well with nice tomatos, celery, Radishes and many others. I have have bell pepper plants that are 30 in high. I add epson salt to my compose and put it around my fruit trees and they look so much better. I also use regular maganese which is normally for the palms and that has helped also.
Thanks for your wonderfully explained video. I learned a lot from this. Thanks again.
That was a great video and tip! Thank you.
I love all your videos.
Last year my cucumber leaves were turning yellow.thought for sure I was going to lose my cucumbers. well I got on RUclips to try and see what I could do to save them. I found a video about this so I bought some epsom salt , put two tablespoon in a gallon of water and sprayed my plants . I couldn't believe it the next day my leaves were dark green and I had a bumper crop of cukes..
I have a zucchini plant that is new and it is light green almost yellow. I put epsom salt like you did on it last night. I am excited to go down and see if the plant is better this morning.
Thank you so much for all you do. We really do learn a lot thank you.🙂
I always put Epson salts on my roses, along with plain alfalfa pellets, and ironite. I call it my rose tonic.
P Alen, I like your farm videos
Thanks for the Epsom Salt tip for the garden. 2 tablespoons to a gallon of water. Hope it helps my sickly baby cedars.
It worked. I love the color of my plants! :)
Great tip on using during dormancy. I will be sure to supplement my asparagus in early spring (if we ever see winter this year).
I think all plants like Epsom salts. The method I prefer is to dilute in water first, though I do sometimes place dry salts on soil. I believe the take up is quicker if it is diluted in water. It is an essential additive to help your peppers make thick flesh.
+Janice B The old timers here always say to throw a wooden match in when planting peppers. I'm sure it's because of the magnesium in the striking portion.
I think the php is exactly why it helps plants. Epsom salts is a neutral. It probably helps with either overly acid or alkaline soil. Acidic soil would be the biggest benfactor. I read that magnesium is more available to the plant in alkaline soil. But, it doesn't really seem to hurt alkaline soil. The salt is what worried me. But, from what I have seen, and heard, people have good results that benefit most plants. My dad included. Which is why I was doing a little research. :)
I have some palm trees in planters. Last year they were looking yellow and pretty un healthy. I diluted about half a cup of epsom salt in a gallon of water, and watered them about once a month with this solution along with regular watering(deep watering about once every two weeks). They all perked up ,as well as a few I had almost given up on.New trees began to sprout and the leaves on the mature plants became dark green and healthy. Epsom salt works for palms for sure.
As long as you're not too heavy handed, it should help brighten things up.
Thank you, i am going to try it soon......
Thank you.
I have to go my veggies in containers, will mixture work for them. Can you also use it on coleus, impatient plants and Gerber daisies. Just wondering?
I like Very much your videos of the lemon trees, it will be more videos of you and your lemon trees please
Love this tip for the citrus! Any idea why young, new leaves will curl? On a citrus plant!
Thankyou
for regular feeding or to add to hydro solution, 1/4-1/2 tsp per g. is enough
Wood ash from the fireplace works great too! It's got magnesium(like Epsom salts) and potassium and will make plants deep green when used in moderation. It can raise the PH so don't use around acid loving plants, like blueberries.
Midwest Amish melon gardeners that sell to the general public at roadside stands, place Epsom salts around the base of watermelon and muskmelon vines a couple of days before harvest. This increases the mineral content in the fruit making them hugely sweeter.
Boston ferns love it. It's cheap and works
You sure can. Honestly, those plants should be getting plenty of magnesium from a balanced fertilizer (I like Jobes) but you could certainly rely on Epsom salt- just a couple of tablespoons to a gallon of water.
an it be used for annuals / perennials to
Can i use epson salt for my tomatoes and bell peppers? also for leafy vagatables? what is the ration if it mix up to water. thnak you
would you tell me how often we used epsum salt in a month? can we still used another fertilizer? or only epsum salt? thanks.
What a great tip, where's the best place to buy these salts.
Anywhere. Walmart. Grocery store. Common thing to use in the bath for a sore body too.
Sounds like you may have applied to much nitrogen to the soil if you saw a lot of leafy foliage but no bloom or fruit
I'm using the Epsom salt trick for the first time, since I couldn't find my normal miracle grow mix. My plants are starting to show signs of yellowing and some sort of pest issue and needing some fertilizer. I put a cup of Epsom salt water mix on each plant. I'll see what happens in the next few days. (I put 1/2 cup salts into a 5 gallon bucket of water).
Teresa Collingwood so it's been 9 months. What happened?
Jerry Suner
I continued to feed them in the same way about 2 to 3 times each week. The vegetable plants did really well, until we went on vacation for 2 weeks. By that time growing season was pretty well over. I plan on using the same system this season throughout. I've got some tomatoes, bell peppers, and lettuce growing in my window sill, plan on transplanting them Sunday after Kentucky Derby. Next time I water I will be mixing up some of the mix and using it to water my transplants and house plants. I've only got an aloe and a vine.
Hi all! I live out on the Oregon coast and started my "First" real garden in may. I'm having a few problems however other than "loving" them too much. A couple of my tomato plants leaves are curling up from the sides and I don't know what to do But the plants are HUGE! Also my bush beans are turning yellow. They are small as well but this is only mid July. other than that the bush look healthy.. What can I do to save them? Should I make up some Epsom salts? Please help.
Tomato leaves will curl if they are getting watered too much . Sorry for the 5 year delay in replying
To whomever might read this: if you are not getting fruit, only big plants with nice leaves, too much nitrogen. Fruits like tomatoes need phosphorus and calcium
Can you mix it in with the soil before planting?
I use Epsom Salt Whenever I Water My plants. In the Garden I Mix Lots of it in the Soil and yes it does Wonders.
I have 36 tomato plants started from seed in my makeshift cold frame (northen IL). they haven't started to pop up yet, but I'm thinking of lightly watering with the ES solution now.. how much and how often would I water with this once they're up? will this also work on things like basil, thyme etc? again - how much? I had heard 1 TB per gallon as opposed to 2 TB per gallon.
Hi Allen, can I combine the epsom with npk granules(nitrogen phospat kalium) ? Thankyou.
So, do I ask for epsom salts, or Magsulph? at the shop
Is all Epsom same ? There's one for bath and one for garden ?
+Tom tran Yes, they are one in the same. Epsom salts have many, many useful purposes.
Tom tran just don't get Epsom Salt that has fragrance added to it. Make sure it's plain.
I put about a tablespoon in the hole I was planting in before I put the plant in. Did I mess up?
@tami- Nope.
it's critical to have the right ph .. and even more critical to have the right percentage of magnesium to calcium to potassium. just sprinkling a little epsom salt on the ground (that only contains 10% magnesium anyway ).is more wishful hoping than anything and simple luck of the draw that the soil really needs it.The possible downside is it adds salts to the soil and if it effects ph the wrong way your actually doing more harm than good..but if it makes people "think" it helps .that's ok
Just kidding around. I'm excited about using epsom salts in the garden. Good luck everyone!
Epsom salts are comprised of magnesium and sulfur, two elements that are rarely deficient in home garden soils. Adding non deficient elements to your soil will just compound problems. Always have a soil test done before adding nutrients to your soil.
I used it on cucumber and they did no do well?
I have to admit that last summer I used Epsom salts in my vegetable garden and must admit, the results were amazing..
Steven Auerbach did you mix it with water or just pour the actual salt around the vegetables?
Charles DAprix I used it as a fertilizer around the plant and then I mixed a few tablespoons into a standard spray bottle and sprayed the blossoms and foliage all summer long.
Or 2!
Never, but it's added to a lot of products i use. For example my conifer feed has extra Magnesium (Mg) added to it, to make the conifers less brown and more green/blue. (Never added it as a salt)
little surprised here that there are so many commenters here that think salt is an actual salt as a table salt-it is not the same at all as table salt @stymye here is not accurate in saying it adds salt to the soil-this is not at all what occurs. Please do more research if you still thin of Epsom salt as anything close to table salts.
Yep, it's magnesium and sulfur, not sodium and chlorine as in table salt. Whole nother thing.
Neldidellavittoria I think you mean "sodium & chlorine as in table salt"... :-)
Cryptopolis That's right. What was I thinking. :-/
Edited now, thanks.
can upload subtitle???
Can I use epsom salt made out of sodium bicarbonate citric acid sulfate magnesium sulfate peg400 fragrancepapum lavabeolla angustfolalvender oil on my grapefruit tree
He's putting the witches circle of protection around each plant.
i bought 2 banana trees i added epsom salt to one and none to the other the one with epsom salt grew an extra 3 feet !!
@PAllenSmith ....
I hrard that it is not really a Salt
Isn't this toxic to animals who may roam through the garden??
@curlenebain
wtf I have never watched this vid or commented on..@PallenSmith ... ?
the scale is their away to remove these creature because they are killing my pushes.
Looks more like a Tablespoon, not teaspoon
@susanlondon100 .
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DUDE, those aren't real plants, they're just pictures
Nigga what 😭