By Andrea Pavee
Gardening is a full-time job, with its monthly seasons of peaks and troughs.
Within these cycles, fertilizing is a must. Additionally, topping, turning and aerating the soil also works wonders in maintaining your gorgeous greens and blooms.
However, there is another addition that can be of great use in your monthly gardening cycle.
Let me introduce you to the humble, but well known, Epsom salts.
While they are staples used for soaking tired feet and wonderfully soothing for bathtub soaks, they are a great addition to your monthly gardening cycle.
Epsom salts come in various grades, but the salt we use for the garden can be purchased from your local nursery, and since they are not for cosmetic use, cheaper.
A small 1 kg bag works for a big garden monthly but if your nursery does not have small packs, Epsom salts keep well in a container, ready for your next use.
I usually purchase a small bag and go around the garden sprinkling a pinch in each pot while liberally throwing the balance on the grass. Not only does it bump up the nutrients in the grass, it also goes some way towards keeping snails away since it is, salt.
While you can dilute the salt in water to pour over your plants, I find that leaving grains in a pot allows for a slower dilution, giving you more bang for your buck since it extends the time to the next fertilizing.
Epsom salts can be used even with aquatic plants, provided you do not have fish in your pot. Plus, it is a great way at keeping mosquito larvae away.
A word of caution though, salt kills, so remember that a little really goes a long way.
Other than Epsom salts, I am experimenting with adding in Himalaya pink salt into my plants. So far, so good.
Posted by Chayo, HomSkil Editor 1, 21 February 2024
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