When you think of Epsom salt, you probably think of muscle-relaxing baths and migraine relief. But while you might store this cupboard essential in your bathroom, it turns out that you should buy ...

Gardening experts share the benefits—and sometimes disadvantages—of using epsom salts on your plants. Are you searching for a solution to save that sad-looking indoor plant, or need some help ...

A horticultural expert explains why too much Epsom salt can harm your plants, why magnesium may not be able to be absorbed and why a soil test should always be done before adding any nutrients. Julia ...

The good news is that they won't harm your soil or plants and they add organic material for soil organisms, but you may as well just put them in the compost. Epsom salts are best in the bath, not in ...

Salts may also build up on the outside of clay pots. In house plants, signs of excess soluble salts include reduced growth, brown leaf tips, dropping of lower leaves, small new growth, dead root tips, ...

Deicing salts are used to melt the ice and help give people and vehicles the traction they need to move forward and not fall. But be careful with deicing products; they can be harmful to plants.

An earlier recommendation to use lawn or garden fertilizers as “plant-friendly” ice melters (they contain salts, too) is now illegal in Pennsylvania. The 2022 state turfgrass fertilizer law ...

Adding organic matter, such as compost, to your garden usually provides the adequate nutrients to the soil and plants. The reason to add Epsom salts to the soil would be to put more magnesium into ...