Epsom salt, chemically known as magnesium sulfate, is often touted as a beneficial supplement for tomato plants. The magnesium and sulfur found in Epsom salt are essential nutrients that support ...

You might have heard that you should be using Epsom salt in your garden. Many gardeners swear by it. In fact, it’s a popular way to treat all sorts of gardening issues, improve plant health and boost ...

Epsom salt can be good for plants, but only if your soil is deficient in magnesium. A soil test is the best way to know if you need to add magnesium to your garden. Applying Epsom salt to healthy ...

“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, ...

Now and then gardeners ask about using Epsom salts in gardens, especially for growing tomatoes and peppers. A key point to keep in mind is many soil amendments should not be incorporated without first ...

If you're aiming to cultivate more succulent and aromatic tomatoes this season, the solution might be hiding in your bathroom cabinet. Gardeners have discovered an unlikely bath ingredient gives their ...

If you're on a mission to grow juicier, tastier tomatoes this year, the secret might be hiding in your bathroom cupboard. Green-fingered enthusiasts have unearthed that a common item typically found ...

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 ...

Most gardeners know that dish soap and beer are helpful in the garden for insect and snail control. But there are other common household items that actually work in the garden as well. Here are some ...

Bojana Jankovic Weatherly, M.D., F.A.C.P., M.Sc. Internal Medicine / Integrative Medicine Dr. Bojana Jankovic Weatherly is a double board-certified physician in internal and integrative medicine and a ...

Some of my tomatoes are showing signs of blossom end rot. What can I do to stop this? Blossom end rot is a physiological condition where tissue in the blossom end of the fruit breaks down and starts ...