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If a plant lacks magnesium, it immediately shows this by changing the color of the leaves. This chemical element is part of chlorophyll and plays an important role in the process of photosynthesis, its deficiency affects the entire life process of the plant. Magnesium sulfate does not pollute the soil, it positively affects the growth and productivity of plants, increases the usefulness and taste of fruits.
Product Benefits
With prolonged cultivation of even the richest soil, microelements are gradually selected from it by plants, they must be replenished, otherwise you can completely lose the crop. The complex mineral fertilizer magnesium sulfate contains 17% magnesium, 13% sulfur and a small amount of all other elements, its other names are also used – magnesia or English (bitter) salt. The fertilizer is produced in the form of a white or slightly grayish crystalline powder. It dissolves well in water, warm faster. It is easy to store it, you can even open it, the main thing is to protect it from moisture and the sun. It does not cake, is transported without problems, and does not change its characteristics during long-term storage.
The use of magnesium sulfate affects the entire plant, the fertilizer does not allow oxidative processes to develop, but helps to accumulate essential oils, other elements important for maturation. Thanks to him, the amount of ascorbic acid and sugars increases. Magnesium has the ability to move around the plant, it moves from old parts to new ones – where the need arises. Its deficiency makes the leaves lighter or brown between the veins, which glow green against an incorrectly colored background.
First, the old leaves (usually the lower ones) dry out, become brittle, then the plant loses all foliage and dies. To prevent this from happening in the garden, it is necessary to use complex inorganic fertilizers. Magnesium sulfate will significantly enrich the soil with the necessary trace elements, and there will be benefits in subsequent years. It is very important that the plant will never be oversaturated with magnesium, take exactly as much as it needs, and the excess will remain in the soil and benefit the next plantings.
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What can be combined with
Fertilizer successfully works on all soils without exception. Particularly effective on light sandy soils. Acidic soils prevent the absorption of magnesium by plants, so you should pay special attention to them. Usually, magnesium sulfate is applied in the spring, and acidic soils are recommended to be first deoxidized with lime, which is introduced into the soil in the fall, digging up the vacant garden. Epsom salts usually work well with other mineral fertilizers, especially those containing nitrogen and phosphorus. Its use together with potassium sulfate not only enriches the fruits of vegetable and horticultural crops, but also helps the growth of indoor flowers. Houseplant lovers feed their plantings with these two salts to avoid yellowing of the leaves and achieve beautiful flowering.
In the garden, magnesia is very often used together with other mineral fertilizers. For example, it is good to feed tomatoes with such a composition: calcium nitrate, potassium nitrate, magnesium sulfate, monopotassium phosphate, potassium sulfate, ammonium nitrate. It should be borne in mind that a large amount of magnesium sulfate can help reduce the amount of calcium, which will have a bad effect on the growth of crops – and therefore it is also better to use a whole complex of fertilizers.
Instructions for use
Magnesia, together with nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers, is applied to the soil in the spring, when the land is being prepared for seedlings. For tomatoes and cucumbers, 7-10 g per sq. m, for other vegetables (and flowers) a little more – 12 – 15 g per sq. m. Moreover, you can just make a dry powder – it dissolves perfectly after rain or watering. For potatoes, 15 – 20 g per sq. m. When feeding root crops, it is advisable to place the powder on the same level with them.
Trees are fed in this way: a shallow ditch is dug around the trunk, magnesia is poured at the rate of 30-35 g per square meter. m, covered with earth. Autumn top dressing helps horticultural crops to overwinter more easily. In addition, they carry out root (stimulates growth and nourishes the plant) and foliar (magnesium is perfectly absorbed by all parts of plants) top dressing throughout the growing season. So for a tree, you can make a solution (25 g per 10 liters of water) and water a young tree with 5 liters, and for an adult you need all 10 liters. For sprinkling greens, 10 g is diluted in 10 liters.
When planting fruit shrubs, 20-25 g of fertilizer is placed under the root at a time, root dressing is carried out by watering at a time with 2-3 liters of a solution made at the rate of 15 g of Epsom salt per 10 liters of water. Cabbage, carrots, beets during active growth are watered twice a month with 35 g of magnesia diluted with 10 liters of warm water. If you need to spray, then for 10 liters of water take 20 g of fertilizer. Cucumbers and tomatoes are also watered 2 times a month with diluted fertilizer (30 g per 10 l of water), and sprayed with a solution of 15 g per 10 l of water. Dry periods give rise to magnesium deficiency, so in hot, dry summers, watering must be combined with root dressing.
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