CHARLOTTE, NC, November 01, 2008
/24-7PressRelease/ -- There's still plenty of work to be done in the garden before the fall season ends. Now is the time to lay the groundwork for your gardens in the spring. These quick and easy tips using Epsom Salt can help produce great results.
Prep Your Soil for Spring
The first key to a successful garden is healthy, nutrient rich soil. Use Epsom Salt to help get the ground ready for next year's beds and bulbs by tilling the soil and adding one cup per 100 square feet.
Nourish Flowers and Foliage
Fall is the ideal time to nourish the soil and roots of your favorite foliage and flowers, like mums, pansies and even spring bulbs, with this affordable, convenient and easy-to-use compound. Mix two tablespoons of Epsom Salt per gallon of water. Use a sprayer to distribute. This mixture helps to force blooms. Apply to plants weekly. Magnesium and sulfur, the two major components in Epsom Salt, help maintain healthy plant cell growth and are necessary for photosynthesis.
Give Evergreens a Nutrient Boost
Most evergreens prefer a rich soil that is well drained. Thorough watering in late fall is especially important because the nutrients absorbed will help sustain the tree through winter. And unlike most commercial fertilizers, Epsom Salt is not persistent so you can't overuse it. Apply two tablespoons over the plant's root zone and water generously.
Keep Your Lawn Looking Lush
Don't ignore your lawn now that the growing season has slowed down. Apply three pounds of Epsom Salt for every 1,250 square feet with a spreader or dilute in water and apply with a sprayer.
Epsom Salt is gaining more and more attention for its affordable, back-to-basics approach. According to the Epsom Salt Council, research indicates Epsom Salt can:
• Help seeds germinate
• Make plants grow bushier
• Produce more flowers
• Increase chlorophyll production
• Improve phosphorus and nitrogen uptake
• Deter pests, including slugs and voles
Why does Epsom Salt work in your garden?
Magnesium and sulfur are the two major components of magnesium sulfate - commonly known as Epsom Salt. Crop researchers have determined that magnesium is a critical mineral for seed germination and is vital to the production of chlorophyll, which plants use to transform sunlight into food. In addition, Epsom Salt can aid in the absorption of phosphorus and nitrogen, two of the most important fertilizer components.
Sulfur, the other major component of Epsom Salt, is an important plant nutrient. It can contribute to chlorophyll production and make the primary nutrients found in most fertilizers (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium) more effective.
Epsom Salt is extremely affordable and easy to find at most grocery, hardware or drug stores. For more information on this "new" old-fashioned remedy and its many uses go to
http://www.epsomsaltcouncil.org.
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Jennifer Osuna
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josuna@mower.com
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