Compost YES, Epsom Salts NO

Article by: Doug Green

You'll often hear garden , Natural Algae Fighters That Work writers recommending the use of Epsom salts in the garden , Weeds - We Need 'Em as a general rule. First off, I'm not one of those writers. Secondly, Epsom salts are essentially magnesium so if your garden , Caring For Tropical And Exotic Flowers soil is magnesium starved, adding the Epsom salts will seemingly work miracles. If your soil , In Garden Design, Less Is More is not magnesium starved, adding Epsom salts is a waste of time, effort and money.

A magnesium deficiency is often a problem when the soil , Teak Outdoor Furniture -- From the Forests to Ships to Your Patio is acidic or composed mostly of sand. , The Feng Shui of Trees So if your soil , Tulips: Anything But Typical is acidic because you've been heavily feeding with chemical fertilizer or if you are in a housing development where sand , Design Your Own Rose Garden is the rule rather than decent topsoil, you may need to add magnesium to boost plant , Flower Garden in Urban Environment performance. So a short term solution is to add some Epsom salts but the long term solution is to modify the soil , A Few Things About Flowers pH so that it is less acidic and increase the organic , Attracting Birds to the Garden matter content of the soil , Flower Garden in Urban Environment so it is less sandy. Lime make soils , Discount Patio Furniture - An Easy Way to Get the Best less acidic and you'll need a soil , Landscape Problems - Things To Look Out For test to tell you how much to add while compost , Some Simple Gardening Tips to keep your Garden Tip-Top after the Winter Months is the key to solving organic , Garden Room Boundaries... matter problems.

The single best thing you can do and the quickest way to improve your garden's performance no matter your soil , Caring For Tropical And Exotic Flowers type or problem is to add copious amounts of compost. , Creativity with Ponds The old time gardeners used to use two to four pounds per square foot of composted manure. That translates into one quarter to one half inches thick in our modern gardens. , Outdoor Deck Lighting Your plants , 10 Landscaping Design Ideas To Enhance Your Home Garden will grow , Feed the Birds bigger and faster and the blooms and fruit , Growing Great Potatoes will be bigger and healthier. You can get other vegetable gardening , Garden Pond Construction tips here.

So forget the Epsom salts and pour on the compost , A Few Things About Flowers for best plant , Teak Outdoor Furniture -- From the Forests to Ships to Your Patio performance. And more is better.

Copyright Douglas Green , How To Waterproof a Canvas 2005

Doug Green , Feed the Birds is an award winning garden , The Best Fertilizing Tips For A Green Healthy Lawn author of 7 gardening , Abatement With DDT Concept Needs Second Look books and numerous articles. A former nurseryman, he now writes full time, gives presentations and enjoys the spring. , How to Build a Waterfall For Your Garden Pond

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