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Old 25-11-2017, 10:21 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Stewart Robert Hinsley Stewart Robert Hinsley is offline
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Default Epsom salts - uses?

On 24/11/2017 15:29, David wrote:
Emptying out one of the sheds and I've got back as far as the brewing
equipment.

This includes a very large plastic bag of Epsom salts.

A quick search around suggests there may be benefits including helping
plants to green up.

However it may take many years to work through the bag.

I'm reluctant to just chuck it but also reluctant to store it for another
20 years.

Cheers


Dave R



The first relevant match for application rates on Google (you may wish
to look elsewhere for confirmation) says 0.5-2 pounds per acre of
Magnesium for foliar application. If I interpret that correctly that
means a rate of five times that mass of Magnesium Sulphate on the basis
of the calculation

(24+32+4*16)/24

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SRH