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western Kentucky

Does anybody put Epsom Salt (magnesium sulfate) on ur tomatoes? i know that this came up once before but cant find the post.. anyways if u do what does it do for them? good or bad? all that good junk. Thanks a lot everyone:)

Justin

5/24/2002 12:26:07 AM

Webster, NY

My neighbor put epsom salt on two tomatoe plants last year and treated the other two normally. In this case, there was no significant difference.

5/24/2002 7:28:02 AM

Webster, NY

I found a website that talks about the effects of epsom salts on a variety of veggies and roses.

http://doityourself.com/garden/fertilizewithepsomsalts.htm

5/24/2002 11:08:28 AM

walton n.y.

i've used epsom salts for a few years now and had pretty good results i put about a teaspoon full in the planting hole then foliar feed every other week

5/25/2002 6:44:10 AM

Deer Park WA

randy(2), what ratio do you use? 1 teaspoon per gallon, 10 teaspoons per gallon? Thanks for any input.

5/25/2002 11:44:34 AM

walton n.y.

on the foliar feed with epsom salts i feed 1 teaspoon /gallon of water i'm going to try it on a pumpkin plant as well this year just to see if it works on them as well

5/26/2002 10:44:16 AM

Buffalo, NY

I sprinkle some epsom salt in the hole and throw in a Calcium/Vitamin D tablet (500mg) and a Centrum vitamin. I use about a teaspoon per gallon for tomatoes and a teaspoon per quart for peppers. This year, I'm adding Klay-Soft brand Gypsum, they recommend 1 lb per plant for tomatoes. Last year, I skipped the Centrum on my cauliflower and they were the worst I've ever grown. Epson salt works for tomatoes and even more so for peppers.

Last year Kevin Smith used a mixture containing epsom salt on his pumpkins as a pick-me-up with good success. Check last year's Mallorn list posts.

Mark

6/8/2002 5:48:53 PM