Epsom salts

how to use epsom salts for tomatoes


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how to use epsom salts for tomatoes


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Crikey, Epsom salts are popular on the forum tonight

What type of soil are you gardening on? What do you hope to achieve using Epsom Salts? Where are you located (general idea, not postcode )

 

I've only ever used it when I wanted to stop breast feeding and was engorged

 

I will go out and sprinkle about a teaspoon around the base of each Camellia this morning. It is supposed to help with producing next Spring's flowers which are being formed now,
Jenny

 

I sprinkle a little round the base of the plants when the compost is damp and then water it in

 

For tomatoes I'd put 2 tablespoons into a 9l watering can
That should feed 6-9 plants depending size of pots/grow bags
You should only need to do this once

 

Well my tomatoes are very bad leafs are yellow and lot are brown. I give it 10 days see if gets better if not I do epsom salt again.


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You do get brown dots with magnesium deficiency, but I don't find that is usually the main sign. For me the main indicator is that the leaves go yellow, EXCEPT for the veins which remain green, like this:

 

last week we did the salt and vinager and liquid dish soap thing for the weeds between the stones and it works wonderful

 

This is what happen to tomatoes plants


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Doesn't look like magnesium deficiency to me, more like too hot and not enough water; possibly lacking the right sort of fertiliser too.

I doubt they will be much good, the plants look like they are shutting-down thinking they have "done their job"

 

What's the best soil tester to get the right ph in the soil


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Test-tube kit from the garden centre (or mail order)

Don;t get a cheap pH meter, they are notoriously inaccurate.