Re: epsom salts

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• From: A* R* <a*@austx.tandem.com>
• Date: Mon, 2 Mar 1998 13:00:55 -0600 (CST)
• In-Reply-To: <199803021542.HAA29247@mail2.transport.com> from "rosenlund" at Mar 2, 98 07:38:13 am
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> I've have seen more than once, the use of epsom 
> salts on roses. Why is this used? 

It's magnesium sulfate.  Sulfur acidifies soil, which roses generally
like, and magnesium is another essential trace element.  There are also
products like Sul-Po-Mag that can be used.

-- 
Amy Moseley Rupp (amyr@austx.tandem.com)  Austin, TX, USDA z8b, Sunset z30
Amy Moseley (amy@ece.utexas.edu) Graduate Student in Software Engineering

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