Well, in my area we have one of the largest magnesium mines in the country and while Epsom salts may be a miracle treatment for some folks' plants in other areas, it is really contraindicated here, in principle and practice.
http://www.gardenmyths.com/eps...
Again, the value of knowing what you're actually deficient in is Key to adding stuff!
CarolineScott said:Some plants can not take much Electrical Conductivity.
Boy do I know this! and they don't like high pH either
We are still buried in snow, but as soon as I can get to my 'soil', I am going to find out much more than I know now
Thank you again Sue and Cindy for the links on labs!
I do have a problem area where foliage has turned red
¡Ay, caramba! Anybody ever see yarrow struggle w/red foliage? quite a sight!
I moved it outta there and it recovered and is doing fine, but clearly something is amiss in that area. I've never added anything but good compost; same compost that goes everywhere else. I did use a pile of dubious soil there though. It will be very interesting to learn what the samples reveal
and hopefully it won't be impossible to fix
Apologies for running the thread way off from where to find manganese sulfate
