It’s time to clean up your plots and get ready for gardening! It may be a little early to plant, but it’s not too soon to start thinking soil enrichment. Here’s what to do…
Some gardeners will not sow their crops (or anything) until they’ve enriched the soil with Epsom salt. It is said to help grow stalks stronger, leaves greener and blossoms more substantial. It also makes plants less vulnerable to disease.
Sprinkle about one cup of Epsom salt over every 100 square feet (or 10-foot-x-10-foot patch) of garden. You can do this while you’re preparing your land or just before you plant your seeds or seedlings (after the final frost is the best).
You can also sprinkle one-half cup of Epsom salt around mature plants, such as rose bushes, which will help strengthen the color of the flowers and yield blossoms sooner, due to the magnesium content. For new rose plantings, feed your up-and-coming bushes according to their height—one teaspoon of Epsom salt per foot—worked into the soil around the stem. Expert rose growers suggest doing this during the first and third weeks of May and during the first and third weeks of June.
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