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quiltingfarmergirl
True Blue Farmgirl
180 Posts
Barbara
Cato
NY
USA
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 Posted - May 11 2013 : 6:32:51 PM
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Does anyone use epsom salts in their gardens? My husband came home from his Saturday breakfast at the diner this morning with the guys telling me about it. He said he was told that alot of the local Mennonites use it and their gardens are always so lush and beautiful. Then I read about it on line. Wondered if any of you have heard of it or tried it.
Barb
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kysheeplady
True Blue Farmgirl
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Teri
KY
USA
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oldbittyhen
True Blue Farmgirl
1511 Posts
tina
quartz hill
ca
USA
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Posted - May 11 2013 : 6:56:01 PM
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I have always used them around my roses, they are lush green with huge flowers...
"Knowlege is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad" |
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edlund33
True Blue Farmgirl
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Marilyn
Renton
WA
USA
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Posted - May 11 2013 : 7:12:22 PM
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Epsom salt is often used to correct magnesium or sulphur deficiencies in the soil. We typically dissolve it in water and sprinkle it on the soil in the plant's root zone.
Cheers! ~ Marilyn
Farm Girl No. 1100
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
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Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - May 11 2013 : 7:16:21 PM
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Yes! I use it around the base of my peppers and mix with water to use as a spray on their leaves! :)
Thanks for sharing the link, Teri! I can't wait to check it out!
Hugs -
Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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Posted - May 21 2013 : 7:47:38 PM
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yep, I use ES around my tomatoes....
I also make a 'foot soak of 4parts ES, 1part Early Grey tea (I buy it loose, but you can cut open tea bags to get the tea as well)
and 1part lavender buds... mix together and store in a canning or other cute jar...
Then I use a re-useable cloth bag, fill 2/3 (or 2-3 Tblsp) w/the mixture... put it in a foot soak tub with warm/hot water... kick back and let your tootsies go AHHHHHH!
>^..^<
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jenne.f
True Blue Farmgirl
643 Posts
Jenne
Wagontown
PA
USA
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Posted - May 22 2013 : 05:11:42 AM
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Interesting link. I will be giving Epsom Salt a try too.
~blessings~
Jenne
Farmgirl #4616
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4179 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - May 23 2013 : 04:20:20 AM
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I have been reading about it on pintrest. I don't have good luck with peppers, so have thought about trying it. Some say to put on ground, other say spray on leaves. Just not sure what method would be best
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TexasJo
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jody
Berthoud
CO
USA
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Posted - May 23 2013 : 07:06:40 AM
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WOW -- I have never heard of this either and never would have thought to use it with plants. Amazing! I'm with ya'll,,,, I must try this! It sure is a slow start for growing season around here in CO though. It's been a chilly morning since 5, but when the clock turned to 8, the sun has finally begun to shine. I start my took two weeks off of work today (yep, a staycation!)and get the garden in gear. Little seedlings are popping their heads up in the flower beds, so I better get busy and get those little starter veggies guys into the ground, too. Happy growing, ladies! :) Thanks for the Epsom Salt idea -- I have lots of that on hand -- YEAH!! :) PS: Grace, I agree -- the feet love it and I think after I share it with the flowers and veggies, my feet are going to get a dose tonight, too. ;)
It is so fun to hear about all kinds of things here at MJF with all of you. Thanks for being out there and for always sharing.
Hugs,
Jo
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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Posted - May 23 2013 : 11:02:40 AM
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Michele,
I sprinkle ES around the base of my tomatoes... just a small handful every couple weeks... seems to work for me.... and then after a vigorous day of gardening I soak my tootsies in a ES,tea/lavender mix... so not only are my tomatoes perkie but so are my tootsies! lol!
>^..^<
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www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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beachymom
True Blue Farmgirl
467 Posts
Kathy
Manchester
Tennessee
USA
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Posted - May 24 2013 : 07:01:56 AM
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Do you think this will work to keep those nasty cut worms away? I'm dying to try this on my garden. My chickens were loose in my garden until I started planting, and they ate just about everything they could dig up. When I do find one, I always give it to them. I know how great it makes me feel in the tub. Maybe it will help my veggies. I'm all in for that.
Thanks for the info.
Hugs and Squishies!!
Kathy
Farmgirl Sister #3983
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4179 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - May 24 2013 : 5:07:06 PM
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Grace-that just makes me smile, feed the plants and soak the toes! ha
Michele |
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quiltingfarmergirl
True Blue Farmgirl
180 Posts
Barbara
Cato
NY
USA
180 Posts |
Posted - May 24 2013 : 5:48:34 PM
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I am experimenting with it this year to see if seems to make a difference. I put it around the brocolli and eggplants and the new raspberry bed so far. It can't hurt to try! It will be interesting to see what the rest of you think after trying it. The foot soaks are a great idea too! Really cold here this week end. I hope to get the rest of the garden planted if the sun comes out and warms up a bit.
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jan49829
True Blue Farmgirl
2428 Posts
Janet
Winter Haven
Florida
USA
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Posted - May 24 2013 : 5:59:50 PM
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Last year my tomatoes had brown spots on the bottom. I read somewhere that if I used Epsom salts, it would help. I sprinkled some around the base of my plants, and low and behold, no more spots on my tomatoes!!! Also, my green peppers were full of blooms, and no peppers would form. I also sprinkled salts around the bases of them, and within weeks they started to grow peppers. I definitely will use in my garden this year!!!!
Janet
Farmgirl Sister #3340
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sandylee
True Blue Farmgirl
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sandy
sunset
south carolina
USA
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Posted - May 25 2013 : 09:02:28 AM
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If anyone has peonies, I would love to trade or buy them !
Thanks Sandy
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naturemaiden
True Blue Farmgirl
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Connie - Farmgirl #673
Hoosick Falls
NY
USA
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beachymom
True Blue Farmgirl
467 Posts
Kathy
Manchester
Tennessee
USA
467 Posts |
Posted - May 27 2013 : 05:47:17 AM
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I'm all in for anything that,ills slugs!
Hugs and Squishies!!
Kathy
Farmgirl Sister #3983
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
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Posted - May 27 2013 : 7:20:22 PM
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Did someone say you could use this for roses? I will have to look this up so I know how much and in what form. Thanks for the info!
farm girl sister#43
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Or a trouble is what you make it!
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MayFay
True Blue Farmgirl
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Stephanie
MO
USA
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Posted - May 28 2013 : 05:42:01 AM
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I used some on my garden this weekend for the first time and I was amazed at how happy my plants looked the very next day! Not knowing exactly what I was doing, I just sprinkled some on the ground around all my plants (flowers, vegetables, fruit tree) and watered it in. It is good stuff! Thanks for this thread.
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Edited by - MayFay on May 28 2013 05:42:54 AM |
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MasterGardener
True Blue Farmgirl
572 Posts
Chandra
Louisiana
USA
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Posted - Jun 03 2013 : 2:31:30 PM
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I don't have a large garden (the property is surrounded by 30+ year old oak trees with so much shade, there's little room to grow a full garden) so we have raised beds placed in one of the few areas with good sunlight, set in a pattern I found in a P. Allen Smith book. Anyway...we put in 3 varieties of peppers, which started yellowing within 2 days...*gah! They dropped all their bottom leaves the first week and I was in a panic till I tried 2 Tbsps Epsom Salts dissolved in 1 gallon of water, applied one week apart. Now, one week later, the peppers have started to replace the leaves that were lost and while they aren't flowering yet, I have hope they'll survive to set fruit before the end of the season. My squash plants were experiencing much the same phenomenon of leaf-yellowing and loss, so I used the epsom salts there as well, and they flowered within a week and have started greening up again. I know my soil was not quality and I'll make sure I'm better prepared next season, have my compost riddled and ready, but if you have poor soil, your plants will show stress and the epsom salts really compensate for poor nutrients in the soil.
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beachymom
True Blue Farmgirl
467 Posts
Kathy
Manchester
Tennessee
USA
467 Posts |
Posted - Jun 04 2013 : 11:20:25 AM
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I sprinkled a couple of handfuls around my strawberry plants & I do notice less berries being half eaten. Hoping it helps for the rest of my plants too.
Hugs and Squishies!!
Kathy
Farmgirl Sister #3983
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