A healthy, thriving garden requires care and attention, but when plants struggle with nutrient deficiencies or weak growth, finding a natural solution can make all the difference. One common remedy is ...

What have you heard about Epsom salt? As well as being a home remedy for various ailments, it’s also a go-to for helping struggling plants, along with these other garden secret ingredients. It’s worth ...

Epsom salts are a popular fix for different plant problems, but whether you can use them for tomatoes depends on a very specific issue. Sweet, juicy tomatoes are summer’s prize—in a fresh green salad, ...

After a long, wet rainy season, the dry season now provides the best conditions for growing tomatoes in Costa Rica. Tomatoes are a favorite home garden vegetable, and the satisfaction of planting and ...

Epsom salt for plants is a beneficial supplement for improving flower color and encouraging healthier blooms. This easy-to-use natural option contains magnesium and sulfur, essential nutrients that ...

“I have seen a lot of posts on social media talking about using Epsom salts in vegetable gardens. The claims seem almost too good to be true. Are Epsom salts good for the garden?” — O.R. For starters, ...

The LSU AgCenter gets a lot of questions about home remedies for pests and diseases in the garden, especially as more home gardeners look for organic methods or try to avoid pesticides. Epsom salt is ...

This gardening season I am watering liberally with Epsom salt. It's one of those old wives tales that I heard somewhere, at some unknown time. This year it surfaced in my brain and I decided to try it ...

Who needs garden fertilizers when you've got all those chemicals on your bathroom shelf? That's the message of an increasing number of Facebook and internet posts. But the only criteria I can find for ...

Q: We recently transplanted several hydrangeas and are pleased they seem to be doing well. Our question is about the best food for them and when and how often to feed.Someone told us that Epsom salts ...

Want more beautiful roses, bumper crops of tomatoes, peppers and more? Then you might want to investigate a tried-and-true home remedy that has worked for centuries. In 1618, a farmer living in Epsom, ...