epsum salts

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    sure i read some where about using it. any tips
    thanks
     
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    Yes it is very good for house plants I always give mine a dose in Spring & then one or two more during the summer months.. It perks them up so much..!! :thumb: It is a quick fix of Magnesium Sulphate... :wink:
     
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    :thumb: Don't worry boe, we all have to ask questions & we constantly do on here, you ask away mate.. :wink::D
     
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    Sorry, had an impatient moment earlier!
     
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    No, keep asking, that's how I learnt,and others putting me on the straight and narrow.

    But, and it's a big but, there are all the necessary trace elements in normal general artifical fertilizers without normally having to add specific ones.

    They are fine for the likes of people growing specimens for show etc, they usually have been doing it for yonks and keep a record what they apply and when!

    Hope this helps!

    cheers!:flag: :gnthb: :thmb:
     
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    Wow. I did not know that you could use epsom salts.
    now here's a question....would it be good for an ailing orchid?
     
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    Hi Shobhna, well I haven't done it but my friend did.. I was just talking to her when your post came in & this was her answer....

    :thumb: I hope that is some help Shobhna.. She has about 10 of them & they all repeat flowering & grow with her...!! :dh::)
     
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    Don`t we use Epsom Salts for tomatoes when we start feeding ,magnesium compensation i think :scratch:
     
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    Perhaps you need some Epsom Salts too, Aaron. It seems to work for everything else. :rotfl:
     
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    forgot to say, sorry Sussexgardener if you thought i was being funny mate. :)
     
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