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Epsom Salts for Plants

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Grammy666 Sun 10-Jul-22 08:05:29

Can anyone tell me what the Ratio of Salts to Water is for watering my Indoor plants please ?... Ive looked on line and can't find a trusted Ratio as I don't want to kill my babies !

Many Thanks to You ...

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aggie Sun 10-Jul-22 08:58:10

Why do you want to use Epsom salts on your house plants ?

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aggie Sun 10-Jul-22 09:08:07

I consulted Dr Google and the formula is one tablespoon per gallon , but house plants weren’t mentioned , good for outdoors

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Sago Sun 10-Jul-22 09:26:59

It’s great for box.

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25Avalon Sun 10-Jul-22 09:32:08

It should only be applied once or twice a month in place of ordinary watering. You can also apply it by misting which indoor plants would probably prefer.

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25Avalon Sun 10-Jul-22 09:35:56

Further thinking why would you want to apply Epsom Salts to your indoor plants? Are the plants looking yellow and suffering from magnesium deficiency? If not I would leave them alone.

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Grammy666 Sun 10-Jul-22 11:03:27

Thanks Aggie .. just the answer I needed .. Short and sweet ...

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toscalily Sun 10-Jul-22 11:21:42

Wouldn't a normal house plant feed be safer?

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aggie Sun 10-Jul-22 12:41:19

I use houseplant fertiliser, the only time I’ve used Epsom salt is on tomato plants

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