Hi Mike, My wife uses Epsom salts with the purfume smell in her bath water everyday so I bucket it out to my house plants and outside plants, works great and doing my share of recycling.
When I moved to SC in 1972 from California, I knew nothing about growing plants in the south. My 100 year old neighbor stopped by one day while out for his walk and we had a lengthy conversation. He recommended Epsom salts to me to put on all my azaleas, hollies, camellias and dogwood trees and my oak leaf hydrangeas. Let me tell you, my yard went from looking scraggly from neglect to being the most beautiful yard you can imagine. I too use it on my potted plants, raised garden and to feed my flowering shrubs too. It is just amazing. Thanks for the good advice on adding it to fertilizer mixes and how much to use. All my plants love Epsom salts!
Hi Mike! Auntie Bagel in Northern Va here. So, for all of my adult years (I'm 65 now) I have tried to keep a potted Gardenia. I grew up in Hawai'i so I miss my tropicals, and Gardenia is my favorite. But for all those years, my gardenia died on me! Auwe! (Hawai'ian for darn it!) I always got the small, bush-type. This year I decided to give it one more try but this time I bought a topiary-like tree. Guess what? It's doing fantastic!! I put it out on my screened in porch in a really large pot. I set the pot into an even larger round clay saucer filled with aquarium gravel. I water it every other day, plus I put water in the gravel, & at least every other day I mist the leaves with plain old well water. After it recovered from the initial shock of bringing it home from Home Depot & repotting it, all those buds that it came with fell off but now it is LOADED with new buds & 2 of the buds are now full-fledged blossoms complete with amazing scent!! I couldn't be happier!! Here's my worry...it freezes and snows here, so obviously I'll be needing to bring VA-Denia indoors for the winter. Is THAT when my beautiful tree will die? I will likely put her in my dining room where two walls have windows for light. But never having one live this long (so far 3 months & counting) what do I do to keep her healthy till next spring? Obviously Empsom Salt will help, but what else do I need to do? I look forward to whatever advice you have to offer. Thank you sooo much for all you do to help us gardners...you are truly a God-send!!
Thanks so much, Auntie Bagel! I really appreciate the support. I love Hawaii, been to the North Shore twice, once while in the Navy in 1999 and once with my wife in 2007. As soon as the plane touches down in Honolulu, I get out of Dodge and head for the North Shore! I love the plants and trees that grow in the Waimea Falls park. Anyway, just make sure that your Gardenia has access to plenty of light through the winter and keep the pot moist. You may want to supplement with lighting as well if there isn't enough coming through the windows. It will still be actively growing while indoors so you may need to supplement with fertilizer occasionally as well. Are you in our Facebook Group (I Love Plant Propagation)? You should consider it and then you can post photos of what the plant looks like and we can help with any problems. Just make sure to answer all the questions when you request to get into the group or it won't let you in. Good luck and I'd love to hear an update from time to time.
I gave up on gardenias, they were such high maintenance. I agree with Mike and I think slowly migrating him away from his "happy place" out on the terrace may help him adjust the the new area better. Yes? Make him think the seasons are changing, like week by week put him to his new location. I bet that will help him not drop buds again. Plants, pets, humans, we all aren't crazy about sudden changes. It tanks our immune system and we get sick. Makes sense the gardenia feels it too. If you are from Hawaii you grasp the idea of subtle energies because the islands have intense electromagnetic fields there. So maybe the gardenia is just highly sensitive too to vibrational changes, etc. Try to go gently to the new spot and did you know that gardenia flower's aroma opens the heart chakra/center? 🙏
@@dannac_8888 , mahalo for your response about my gardenia. She surprised me with 3 buds bloomed...I was so excited! I like the idea of moving her gradually to where she will live through winter. And mahalo also for the info about the heart chakra...I did not know that, but I'm always grateful to learn something new.
Wow....loved your video, live and learn. I'm 85 years old and I thought it was for aches and pain or feet. I'm from the North and summers are short. Roses and Tomatoes here comes deliverance .
Thanks. I've all ways used it in my bath water. I have fibromyalgia and it help to soak in a warm bath of Epsom salt... Now I will buy a bag just for my plants outside...
sorry to be offtopic but does any of you know of a trick to get back into an Instagram account?? I somehow lost my account password. I love any tips you can offer me!
I use Epson salt in Florida, around my established palm trees that turn yellow to green them up and make them more healthy. It works great. I use about 3 to 4 hands full for larger trees. Thanks for the video...
Kudos to your testimonial about the effectiveness of Epsom salts in florida.. I live in Central Florida and have about 10 mature queen palms on my property.. I can't wait to see the results of the Epsom salt, beer and ammonia fertilizer solution solution 😊
For my tomato plants & bell pepper.I put 2 tsp in one gallon of water. I give them a quart each ,out from the stem when they start to bloom.My plants had beautiful Tomatoes and Peppers. Thank you for this great information.Love your videos,the fertilizer you mix with the mother plant A & B ,Epsom salts and miracle grow does great for everything.
Thank you, I need to get out there and spread some of this around. Love your passion for gardening. I know with all the rain we get here this stuff is easily depleted from our soil. ☺
You have really inspired me with all these fabulous videos. They are the only ones i watch now and recommend to all my gardening friends. Thank you for taking the time and work to do this.
I use Epsom Salts on my garden plants and cast it by the handfuls. I use about 1 T in all my large container plants, 16" or larger, every month in the summer, especially if we get heavy rains. In the Houston area is gets so hot and humid for 5 months that I only use Epsom Salt to get them through until fall, when it is safe to fertilize again.My Caladiums are enormous this year.
So is it not safe to fertilize in our hot summer months? But Epsom is ok? I'm thinking of feedinf my burnt grass and also some fruit and live oak trees.
@@blissedness Epsom Salt is good for all plants, but must research specific care needs for each. Go to TH-cam "Epsom Salt for my Crappy Lawn". Your lawn may be dormant right now when it is 100F! Depends if you have St. Augustine grass or Bermuda. Diluted Epsom Salt in a sprayer will help, but I would wait for a good rain as insufficient irrigation can be worse than none. Lawn is a big subject.
I have a hydrangea that was a gift from years ago. It had beautiful blooms when I received it, I put it in the ground and its never bloomed again. It has beautiful foliage but no blooms. I’m going to try the epsom salt
Did you watch my series about why your hydrangea isn't blooming? Here are the videos: th-cam.com/video/dUkTc794Tos/w-d-xo.html | th-cam.com/video/zfBHOKjEAUU/w-d-xo.html | th-cam.com/video/Cph5mvf_j7Y/w-d-xo.html
Mike with all your wife respect. I absolutely Love the way you talk and explain in your videos. God bless you. I don't know how to send you pictures of the hydrangea i propagated 2 years ago. They are beautiful thanks.
So glad to hear you've been successful, Flavia! If you are on Facebook, you can join the group "I Love Plant Propagation". Once in the group, you can post all the pictures you want of them. Don't forget to answer all the questions so it lets you in the group. There is a link to the group in the description of every video.
I grow gorgeous tomato plants in my garden. I usually take one table spoon and mix it directly into the dirt around the plant. Works like a gem. Never had any issues.
I use it once a month too on everything even my bonsai trees. Dosage well just like you said a small hand full will do. Never had a problem and my trees and plants stay green
Thanks Mike. One of my pnw garden group talked of this and said it will help with blooms and fruit production! I'm excited to try it on my trees and shrubs☺
Thank You Mike for the Valuable Info!! I'm starting my own Garden on a Small Scale in Pots and this is indeed helpful... It doesn't hurt that you are not bad on the eyes either!! Lol...🤣 Calm Down, I'm only saying what others are thinking!! No Disrespect to you Mike! The Truth Will Set Us Free, Right??!!🤔 I'll be watching you Mike!🤣🤔🤔 God Bless and Stay Safe!!
Yessss....Thank you so much for this video. It's so informative and I love that's it's an all-natural fertilizer and super affordable. For a 8 lb bag I pay $5. Thanks
Hi Mike, love your video's i learn something new every time, i have this in the bathroom as i put it in the bath sometimes for a nice soak, i'm going to try it on some plants now, thanks for sharing .
You have inspired me to try plant propagation. I've had success and some failures with hydrangea, lavender, geraniums, and pokadot plants. I'll have to try the epsom salt.
I'll try it on my my hydrangea, my tomatoes and roses, my crepe myrtles and..my huge yucca plants. The yucca plants look alittle tired. My grandson's wife wants some of them to put on each side of their driveway, so this might help prep them for transplant. I will let you know the results. Happy gardening ! 🐝🐞🦋🐛
Interesting 🤨 I use aloe Vera/RootWise Microbial Inoculant/Buildasoil Coconut Powder and Norwegian Sea Kelp.Plants don’t skip a single beat and will be praying with turgor in less than 12 hours
Aspirin water works good for new transplants too. I dissolve 4 baby aspirin in a gallon of water. Its suppose to strengthen plant immune systems. It perked them right up.
I've had a lemon tree in my garden for twenty years and it produced the most amazing sweet lemons, it was suggested that I treat the tree with 75g of Epsom salts 3 times a year. I did this for many years. I started noticing that my lemons were getting very bitter but did not relate this to the Epsom Salts, my friends that used to love my lemons started making excuses why they no longer needed them, especially those making lemon pickles. After much head scratching I decided to stop using Epsom salts and it took a good two seasons for the bitter taste of the lemons to go away. I also went through the same process with my lime tree which is now also back to normal and my friends are all happy again. Some food for thought, take care, rgds Peter South Africa.
I appreciate the feedback. That's a lot of great info from someone who has seen this play out over several years. I may need to do an update and include your info.
I love your program. I just wanted to tell you that Epsom Salt is used to destroy roots of tree trunks so it can be used to kill roots too . It also is used as a fertilizer. So you do have to be careful with how much you use. I think your presentation is excellent & very interesting. From one biology teacher to a very intelligent man who has a way of creating interest in your program by talking like you are in a conversation instead of giving a speech. Gail Zodin, Burleson , Tx
I was about to put a full TABLESPOON in my gallon of declorinated water sprayer but read YOUR COMMENT just in time, I container grow EVERYTHING, TEASPOON IT IS. Thank you and I just found Mikes channel , looks great!
It's about time! (lol) I've been using epsome salt for years here. The soil where I live is deficient in magnesium that was discovered when cattle the Oregon settlers had were becoming sick. They discovered it was from lack of magnesium, so I add it every year. It is one of those things that does wash out of the soil with our annual rainfalls too. Especially good to use around roses, clematis and other flowering plants appreciate the annual application.
Thanks mike, Iseventy eight and learnt from my father to use Epsom salts for everything, ada. Fertiliser on my lawn and rxcelrnt for my nsrbrrton daisies😁😁😁
I use a handful never measure no problem. My myrtle crepe tree just grew and flowers every year. I use it on roses and all my planters and indoor/outdoor plants no problem i use it twice a year after frost and before winter, when you first try it use just a little then watch the plant turn into green healthy plants. Then you go from there how much you should use. Thanks mike.
My plants (flowers & veggies) loved epsom salt. My fruit trees didn’t. They reacted horribly, but it’s a good thing I only sampled a pint of usage. But, yeah. The flowers got extremely taller.
My lily's outside and my clematis and my Rose's love the couple of tbsp I put on them and then I fertilizer, miracle grow, and they grow like crazy and bloom.
Thank you so very much for reassurance of the effectiveness of Epsom salts, a very green, and organic nutrient. I can't wait to try the Epsom salt solution on my mature queen palms..
@@MikeKincaid79 it absolutely does! I have just one question. Should mulch and weed control sheets be applied around the base of palm trees? My husband does this as a landscaping hack but I think it it may be hindering the effectiveness of the nutrients by doing this. Please share your thoughts.
Mike rocks the garden news!! Thank you for good information, always, and your passion. You are the most fun to watch. Excellent teacher! My garden go-to guy.
Hi Mike. Faithful follower, I got 15 rose cuttings and 20 hydrangea cuttings potted up and rooting due to your videos lol. I had put a little tutorial earlier in the year on my Facebook with instructions to my friends for putting it on your roses when doing your spring pruning like my grandmother taught me. Well the next thing I knew I had people sending me videos of other people on TH-cam talking about how toxic it was towards plants and soils and not to do it. It was disheartening cause I was just trying to help my friends out. Long story short, I still did my roses, my grandparents roses and some of my friends roses after I pruned them for them and..... They are amazing and just as perfect as they always are. And bonus some of my friends who had super overgrown and way past due pruning needs, well I did some serious cut backs and added the Epsom and boom, fresh new canes , totally revitalized plant. W the improved airflow and the heat down here In Beaverton this year I can proudly say there was no black spot, rust or mildew on a single plant. Thank you sir for being an inspiration to us and staying w the old tried and true ways. Also I have an old heirloom Scotch rose I dig up from a field in Maine and transplanted here to Oregon 12 years ago that always sends up new shoots that I would love to send you. It's a bullet proof plant w tiny foilage and the coolest white/yellow single/double/triple blooms all on the same plant. Let me know if you want me to send u some.
Glad you didn't listen to the hype about Epsom salt being bad. I actually overuse it and always get fantastic results. It's very difficult to overuse Epsom salt. If you wanted to send rose cuttings, I'd do my best with them.
@@MikeKincaid79 absolutely I'll send them up this week, do you have a po box? I'll send up shoots w roots , I'll send a few. Anything else you want from the south , Oregon, lol.
I'm just about to pot up a couple of patio apple trees, that are looking a little sorry for themselves - I'm going to try this, thanks for the tip - I'll keep you posted :)
Just picked up four bag today, because I add it to 25 lbs of 15-15-15 fertilizer with a cup of rock dust. This is my daily feed for all my plants. Great stuff Mike. - Jeff
monkeygraborange : Well I call it a daily feed but your right I apply it weekly. Should of called it my weekly feed. I Homestead in the high desert of Nevada where the soil is real bad. I will be making more compost, we grow in raised beds, so we feed every week and add compost to keep my dirt fertile.
Thanks for sharing. I've never tried that much on an indoor pot. Just reinforces that you can't overdo it with this stuff. I do love how beautiful green it makes everything!
Oh Mike, you bad boy, you forgot to tell us how much Epsom Salt to use in the last video. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 You are forgiven, problem solved. I love your informative videos. So much to learn.
Hey Mike yet another great video. One thing how often would you use Epsom Salts in your outdoor flowering containers ... once a week .... once a fortnight ... once a month???
I have used Epson salt for many years and have noticed that when used on my peppers, tomatoes, and eggplants the plants are more vigorous, green and strong. There is a con, however. The skin of the peppers, tomatoes, and egg plants are thicker and that can inhibit their use.
Thanks for that, I hadn't considered the skin thickness. I'll have to keep an eye on it in the future. I love epsom salt. It really goes a long way for the plants health.
Thanks Mike! You can even drink some too for detox it has to be the kind that can be ingested also it's very good to soak in the tub and add Epson salt an lavender essential oils to relax, it would be nice to have filtered water for your bath to eliminate chlorine(Chloramine is less volatile than chlorine, so it stays in the water longer than chlorine) and fluoride and other crap they put in our water which is not good for us because the skin absorbs it. So Epson salt is good magnesium for the skin. We also need a lot of magnesium as well which is used in hundreds of functions in our bodies. We need more organic gardening to build back the soil we depleted of nutrients with our chemical fertilizer, shampoo, and a lot of uther stuff. No crowing? Hugs🤗💜
Cami Cri The warning on the back of the bag I have says that hot or warm soaks should not be used by diabetics without approval by a physician. My daughter is Type 1.
Hi Zavia, I think it might be the amount used. As Mike said a teaspoon per gallon of water. I think if you would use a large amount at one time it could probably kill your plants too.
@@alicer3423 I understand that but it builds up in the soil, sodium is salt and it does not dissolve into nothingness. I use salt water to kill weeds where I do not want them to grow for years and it works. So I am confused.
February 15th, I give my house plants Epsom salt 1 teaspoon per gallon for houseplants. 1 tbsp for planters and plants out in the garden. Peppers, and tomato plants I pour a half a gallon on each plant. Then in 3 weeks I water with the Epsom salt water again. Then the next 3 weeks I use regular fertilizer water soluble. Plants and Epsom salts go together. 👍👍🤗😻
I fertilize based on how the plants look and all plants respond differently. The croton gets it very rarely (once a month) but the petunia can get it once a day for a week and then once a week or so.
You should see what Epsom salts did to my Canary Palm! It was the most beautiful tree in FL! I recently started using organic baking soda on all my plants once a week. They LOVE it!
Hi Mike, My wife uses Epsom salts with the purfume smell in her bath water everyday so I bucket it out to my house plants and outside plants, works great and doing my share of recycling.
Haha, that's awesome! Great dual purpose.
When I moved to SC in 1972 from California, I knew nothing about growing plants in the south. My 100 year old neighbor stopped by one day while out for his walk and we had a lengthy conversation. He recommended Epsom salts to me to put on all my azaleas, hollies, camellias and dogwood trees and my oak leaf hydrangeas. Let me tell you, my yard went from looking scraggly from neglect to being the most beautiful yard you can imagine. I too use it on my potted plants, raised garden and to feed my flowering shrubs too. It is just amazing. Thanks for the good advice on adding it to fertilizer mixes and how much to use. All my plants love Epsom salts!
It's truly wonderful stuff and you're 100 year old neighbor sounds like a nice old man with sound advice! Thanks, Joanna!
Hi Mike! Auntie Bagel in Northern Va here. So, for all of my adult years (I'm 65 now) I have tried to keep a potted Gardenia. I grew up in Hawai'i so I miss my tropicals, and Gardenia is my favorite. But for all those years, my gardenia died on me! Auwe! (Hawai'ian for darn it!) I always got the small, bush-type. This year I decided to give it one more try but this time I bought a topiary-like tree. Guess what? It's doing fantastic!! I put it out on my screened in porch in a really large pot. I set the pot into an even larger round clay saucer filled with aquarium gravel. I water it every other day, plus I put water in the gravel, & at least every other day I mist the leaves with plain old well water. After it recovered from the initial shock of bringing it home from Home Depot & repotting it, all those buds that it came with fell off but now it is LOADED with new buds & 2 of the buds are now full-fledged blossoms complete with amazing scent!! I couldn't be happier!! Here's my worry...it freezes and snows here, so obviously I'll be needing to bring VA-Denia indoors for the winter. Is THAT when my beautiful tree will die? I will likely put her in my dining room where two walls have windows for light. But never having one live this long (so far 3 months & counting) what do I do to keep her healthy till next spring? Obviously Empsom Salt will help, but what else do I need to do? I look forward to whatever advice you have to offer. Thank you sooo much for all you do to help us gardners...you are truly a God-send!!
Thanks so much, Auntie Bagel! I really appreciate the support. I love Hawaii, been to the North Shore twice, once while in the Navy in 1999 and once with my wife in 2007. As soon as the plane touches down in Honolulu, I get out of Dodge and head for the North Shore! I love the plants and trees that grow in the Waimea Falls park. Anyway, just make sure that your Gardenia has access to plenty of light through the winter and keep the pot moist. You may want to supplement with lighting as well if there isn't enough coming through the windows. It will still be actively growing while indoors so you may need to supplement with fertilizer occasionally as well. Are you in our Facebook Group (I Love Plant Propagation)? You should consider it and then you can post photos of what the plant looks like and we can help with any problems. Just make sure to answer all the questions when you request to get into the group or it won't let you in. Good luck and I'd love to hear an update from time to time.
I gave up on gardenias, they were such high maintenance. I agree with Mike and I think slowly migrating him away from his "happy place" out on the terrace may help him adjust the the new area better. Yes? Make him think the seasons are changing, like week by week put him to his new location. I bet that will help him not drop buds again. Plants, pets, humans, we all aren't crazy about sudden changes. It tanks our immune system and we get sick. Makes sense the gardenia feels it too. If you are from Hawaii you grasp the idea of subtle energies because the islands have intense electromagnetic fields there. So maybe the gardenia is just highly sensitive too to vibrational changes, etc.
Try to go gently to the new spot and did you know that gardenia flower's aroma opens the heart chakra/center?
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@@dannac_8888 , mahalo for your response about my gardenia. She surprised me with 3 buds bloomed...I was so excited! I like the idea of moving her gradually to where she will live through winter. And mahalo also for the info about the heart chakra...I did not know that, but I'm always grateful to learn something new.
Wow....loved your video, live and learn. I'm 85 years old and I thought it was for aches and pain or feet. I'm from the North and summers are short. Roses and Tomatoes here comes deliverance .
Oh yeah, this stuff works great on Tomatoes. My Dad used it on his every year.
Yup I use my hand scooper on out door & pinch fingers on indoor plants. I use big super scoops in my bathtub!
Sounds like you've got it figured out!
Hello, how often?
Thanks. I've all ways used it in my bath water. I have fibromyalgia and it help to soak in a warm bath of Epsom salt...
Now I will buy a bag just for my plants outside...
This stuff has so many great uses!
Me too!
Adding a little Magnesium flake to the bath water might help too. It is supposed to be good for muscle and tendons
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Epsom Salt is very good for Foliage growth ... revives leaves on Plants... I use them on my chilli plants, amazing stuff 👍🏻
Yes! The peppers love it!!!
My mom always used him so now that I'm all grown up and doing my own gardening and flowers I do too thank you
Mom knows best
Mike, you are such a mood lifter! Love the enthusiasm!
sorry to be offtopic but does any of you know of a trick to get back into an Instagram account??
I somehow lost my account password. I love any tips you can offer me!
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I spent most of the day yesterday learning about Hydrangeas and JC Rose's and I learned a lot! Thank you. I'm subscribing ⚘🌱🌷🌱🌱🌱
Thanks Debbie! Welcome to the family and enjoy the videos.
I use Epson salt in Florida, around my established palm trees that turn yellow to green them up and make them more healthy. It works great. I use about 3 to 4 hands full for larger trees. Thanks for the video...
Thanks for the confirmation in Florida soils!
Kudos to your testimonial about the effectiveness of Epsom salts in florida.. I live in Central Florida and have about 10 mature queen palms on my property.. I can't wait to see the results of the Epsom salt, beer and ammonia fertilizer solution solution 😊
@@glenbutler9611 Ditto that in west central Florida here (St. Pete), and it works great on my palms!
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I’ll pass it on to my PALM CITY tribe!
Hey Mike, I watched so many videos, and I learned a lot. Thank you! ❤ from United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Awesome! Thanks so much for saying so. Enjoy the warmer weather.
Nice video. I have been using epsom salt in my tomato garden, I am getting more fruits than ever 😊
That's great!
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Aspirin is supposed to really help tomatoes also. Not exactly organic though.
For my tomato plants & bell pepper.I put 2 tsp in one gallon of water. I give them a quart each ,out from the stem when they start to bloom.My plants had beautiful Tomatoes and Peppers. Thank you for this great information.Love your videos,the fertilizer you mix with the mother plant A & B ,Epsom salts and miracle grow does great for everything.
Glad to hear it's working well for you, Judy!
My pepper plants are LOADED. I used 2 tablespoons in a gallon of water in a sprayer on the flowers as they bloom and Wow!
Thank you, I need to get out there and spread some of this around. Love your passion for gardening. I know with all the rain we get here this stuff is easily depleted from our soil. ☺
Nice.. thank you!!... I just found a way to use that bag of Epson salt that I bought for my feet and never used 😁 and my tomatoes plants need
LOL, it'll work great!
Hydrangea loves epsom salt. It makes the flowers more colorful. The blue ones will really stand out.
will try this; have always used acid miracle grow.
You have really inspired me with all these fabulous videos. They are the only ones i watch now and recommend to all my gardening friends. Thank you for taking the time and work to do this.
You're very welcome, Angela, and I'm so glad you enjoy the videos. Thanks for recommending me to friends and have fun in the garden!
I use Epsom Salts on my garden plants and cast it by the handfuls. I use about 1 T in all my large container plants, 16" or larger, every month in the summer, especially if we get heavy rains.
In the Houston area is gets so hot and humid for 5 months that I only use Epsom Salt to get them through until fall, when it is safe to fertilize again.My Caladiums are enormous this year.
Glad to hear the details about what you do with it. Thanks for that!
So is it not safe to fertilize in our hot summer months? But Epsom is ok? I'm thinking of feedinf my burnt grass and also some fruit and live oak trees.
@@blissedness Epsom Salt is good for all plants, but must research specific care needs for each. Go to TH-cam "Epsom Salt for my Crappy Lawn". Your lawn may be dormant right now when it is 100F! Depends if you have St. Augustine grass or Bermuda. Diluted Epsom Salt in a sprayer will help, but I would wait for a good rain as insufficient irrigation can be worse than none. Lawn is a big subject.
@@floristerhumble3753 Gotcha, that's for the info!
I'm in Southern California and I add a tablespoon to my outdoor plants just before it rains. 😊🌹 thank you, I love your videos.
Great idea, and thanks for your support, Blanca!
I have a hydrangea that was a gift from years ago. It had beautiful blooms when I received it, I put it in the ground and its never bloomed again. It has beautiful foliage but no blooms. I’m going to try the epsom salt
Did you watch my series about why your hydrangea isn't blooming? Here are the videos: th-cam.com/video/dUkTc794Tos/w-d-xo.html | th-cam.com/video/zfBHOKjEAUU/w-d-xo.html | th-cam.com/video/Cph5mvf_j7Y/w-d-xo.html
Mike with all your wife respect. I absolutely Love the way you talk and explain in your videos. God bless you.
I don't know how to send you pictures of the hydrangea i propagated 2 years ago.
They are beautiful thanks.
So glad to hear you've been successful, Flavia! If you are on Facebook, you can join the group "I Love Plant Propagation". Once in the group, you can post all the pictures you want of them. Don't forget to answer all the questions so it lets you in the group. There is a link to the group in the description of every video.
I grow gorgeous tomato plants in my garden. I usually take one table spoon and mix it directly into the dirt around the plant. Works like a gem. Never had any issues.
Awesome
I use it once a month too on everything even my bonsai trees. Dosage well just like you said a small hand full will do. Never had a problem and my trees and plants stay green
Awesome! Thanks for the confirmation. I love using this on my plants.
@@MikeKincaid79 a very old man had told me about the epsom salt. And I'm 42 with 3 boys my oldest is 15 and have past some knowledge to them. 🌻🌼
Thanks Mike. One of my pnw garden group talked of this and said it will help with blooms and fruit production! I'm excited to try it on my trees and shrubs☺
It really gives the plants a boost!
Thank You Mike for the Valuable Info!! I'm starting my own Garden on a Small Scale in Pots and this is indeed helpful... It doesn't hurt that you are not bad on the eyes either!! Lol...🤣 Calm Down,
I'm only saying what others are thinking!! No Disrespect to you Mike!
The Truth Will Set Us Free, Right??!!🤔
I'll be watching you Mike!🤣🤔🤔
God Bless and Stay Safe!!
LOL, you're a crazy guy, Robbie. Hey, whatever it takes to keep you learning about gardening, haha. Now go take a cold shower!!!
@@MikeKincaid79 lmbo... IKR!!🤣🤣
Watching you would do that to a person!! If i smoked, I'd need a cigarette too now mike! Lol...🤣
Stop Teasing Me!!🤣🤣🤣
@@MikeKincaid79Are you Italian?
Please stop waiving your hands around like you are going to take off and fly! Good gardening information
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@Gordon Forgrave If I was Italian, would it be OK to continue waving my hands around? LOL
I also use coffee grounds, banana peels, etc. Plants love it.
Yessss....Thank you so much for this video. It's so informative and I love that's it's an all-natural fertilizer and super affordable. For a 8 lb bag I pay $5. Thanks
Yes! As you know, it's super cheap and easy to come by. You can't not add it to your fertilizer, lol.
Where do you find 8# bag for $5? Where I shop this price for less pounds?
@@judyquimby7628 Are you somewhere that has a local Walmart? 8 lbs for $5 is available at Walmart.
Thanks Mike, I always enjoy your enthusiasm and expertise! 😊 Happy Spring ❤
Happy Spring!
Hi Mike, love your video's i learn something new every time, i have this in the bathroom as i put it in the bath sometimes for a nice soak, i'm going to try it on some plants now, thanks for sharing .
It works great, just make sure that the kind you use doesn't have perfumes or dyes in it.
Very interesting video story that bag of salt, helps grow plants biggest, best , I love your #1 videos, Good care of them! 😁😁👋🌺🌺🌿🌿
Hi Mike, I love your cool videos !😁😁👋🌺🌿
I agree, Mike is very enthusiastic about gardening
Don't you love Mike's passion and enthusiasm for gardening?
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Passion?
You have inspired me to try plant propagation. I've had success and some failures with hydrangea, lavender, geraniums, and pokadot plants. I'll have to try the epsom salt.
Great! So glad to inspire you, Linda! That's what it's all about. Have fun in the garden.
I'll try it on my my hydrangea, my tomatoes and roses, my crepe myrtles and..my huge yucca plants. The yucca plants look alittle tired. My grandson's wife wants some of them to put on each side of their driveway, so this might help prep them for transplant. I will let you know the results. Happy gardening ! 🐝🐞🦋🐛
Yucca always look tired this late in the season.
Thanks Darla, I'd love to hear about the results!
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I always use epsom salt in my garden especially during replant to reduce plants shock . It works wonders .
I agree 100%
Micros and humic work better and are safer.
Which type epsom salts for garden thx
Interesting 🤨 I use aloe Vera/RootWise Microbial Inoculant/Buildasoil Coconut Powder and Norwegian Sea Kelp.Plants don’t skip a single beat and will be praying with turgor in less than 12 hours
Aspirin water works good for new transplants too. I dissolve 4 baby aspirin in a gallon of water. Its suppose to strengthen plant immune systems. It perked them right up.
I know this video is super old, but he’s the only one with the correct ratio. Listen to him if you’re applying at every feeding for containers!
Thanks for your support.
Thanks so much for this video. Excited to see what Epson salt and bone meal does for my garden. Keep up the good work!🌿🌱
Glad you liked it and thanks for the question in the previous video!
I've had a lemon tree in my garden for twenty years and it produced the most amazing sweet lemons, it was suggested that I treat the tree with 75g of Epsom salts 3 times a year. I did this for many years. I started noticing that my lemons were getting very bitter but did not relate this to the Epsom Salts, my friends that used to love my lemons started making excuses why they no longer needed them, especially those making lemon pickles. After much head scratching I decided to stop using Epsom salts and it took a good two seasons for the bitter taste of the lemons to go away. I also went through the same process with my lime tree which is now also back to normal and my friends are all happy again. Some food for thought, take care, rgds Peter South Africa.
I appreciate the feedback. That's a lot of great info from someone who has seen this play out over several years. I may need to do an update and include your info.
My pear trees and lemon trees love a good scattering followed by a watering. Nice video old chap
Thanks, Craig. I love using this stuff on all my plants. It really boosts the magnesium and sulfur that so many plants seem to be deficient in.
I love your program. I just wanted to tell you that Epsom Salt is used to destroy roots of tree trunks so it can be used to kill roots too . It also is used as a fertilizer. So you do have to be careful with how much you use. I think your presentation is excellent & very interesting. From one biology teacher to a very intelligent man who has a way of creating interest in your program by talking like you are in a conversation instead of giving a speech. Gail Zodin, Burleson , Tx
Well I really appreciate your comment, Gail, and it means even more coming from a biology teacher. Glad to teach and entertain at the same time!
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I was about to put a full TABLESPOON in my gallon of declorinated water sprayer but read YOUR COMMENT just in time, I container grow EVERYTHING, TEASPOON IT IS. Thank you and I just found Mikes channel , looks great!
Epsom salt is amazing stuff! I used it in so much ways especially in my plants 🌱
Yes it is!
It's about time! (lol) I've been using epsome salt for years here. The soil where I live is deficient in magnesium that was discovered when cattle the Oregon settlers had were becoming sick. They discovered it was from lack of magnesium, so I add it every year. It is one of those things that does wash out of the soil with our annual rainfalls too. Especially good to use around roses, clematis and other flowering plants appreciate the annual application.
100% agree, thanks! Glad the cattle helped us figure it out.
I use it in rural NSW Australia. My roses and azalias respond with great flowers.
Say hello to the sun for me. I’m missing it up here.
Want lovely looking orchids? Epsom salts. Also, it stops the browning of cypresses. Good stuff.
Thanks
Thanks I'll give that a try
I just 1 bag of Epson Salt, I do no eat it, but gave to my plants, they are happy. TQ.
It's good stuff
Thanks mike, Iseventy eight and learnt from my father to use Epsom salts for everything, ada. Fertiliser on my lawn and rxcelrnt for my nsrbrrton daisies😁😁😁
I love hearing that, Liz!
I use a handful never measure no problem. My myrtle crepe tree just grew and flowers every year. I use it on roses and all my planters and indoor/outdoor plants no problem i use it twice a year after frost and before winter, when you first try it use just a little then watch the plant turn into green healthy plants. Then you go from there how much you should use. Thanks mike.
Thanks for the info and your personal experience Elena!
My plants (flowers & veggies) loved epsom salt.
My fruit trees didn’t. They reacted horribly, but it’s a good thing I only sampled a pint of usage.
But, yeah. The flowers got extremely taller.
Great video on epsoms salt and Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us
Thanks, Ryan, I appreciate your support.
Mike thank you for the information.😊
You bet!
Thanks for the great tips on using Epsom Salts.
You are so welcome, Bren!
My lily's outside and my clematis and my Rose's love the couple of tbsp I put on them and then I fertilizer, miracle grow, and they grow like crazy and bloom.
I love your knowledge of anything to do with plants. Blessings
Thanks so much, Madison.
Thank you so very much for reassurance of the effectiveness of Epsom salts, a very green, and organic nutrient. I can't wait to try the Epsom salt solution on my mature queen palms..
It sure gives the plants a boost!
@@MikeKincaid79 it absolutely does! I have just one question. Should mulch and weed control sheets be applied around the base of palm trees? My husband does this as a landscaping hack but I think it it may be hindering the effectiveness of the nutrients by doing this. Please share your thoughts.
That’s one thing my parents didn’t tell me lol I’m going to try it thanks
Glad I could fill that gap, lol
It’s very useful in helping sugar maples stay healthy and give fabulous color in the autumn!
Oh, I didn’t know it improved the fall color too. Thank you Ellen!
Mike rocks the garden news!! Thank you for good information, always, and your passion. You are the most fun to watch. Excellent teacher! My garden go-to guy.
Wow, thanks Donna, for the awesome comment! That means a lot to hear from you.
Nice job, thanks from Nigeria
Thank you for the information as I'm going to apply some epsom salts today. Cherrio from Australia 🦋
Enjoy your summer!
Aldi sale 3kg for 9$ .
. Very cheap !!!
Me too,Spring has well and truly sprung here 🌱🌼
Thanks Mike. I'm going to add to my house plants 🪴
It's great stuff, you can't go wrong.
Thank Mike for the advice. I will try it this Spring and Summer.
Awesome!
Thanks a million Bro I will apply to my Seedlings thanks one more time
You got it!
Hi Mike. Faithful follower, I got 15 rose cuttings and 20 hydrangea cuttings potted up and rooting due to your videos lol. I had put a little tutorial earlier in the year on my Facebook with instructions to my friends for putting it on your roses when doing your spring pruning like my grandmother taught me. Well the next thing I knew I had people sending me videos of other people on TH-cam talking about how toxic it was towards plants and soils and not to do it. It was disheartening cause I was just trying to help my friends out. Long story short, I still did my roses, my grandparents roses and some of my friends roses after I pruned them for them and..... They are amazing and just as perfect as they always are. And bonus some of my friends who had super overgrown and way past due pruning needs, well I did some serious cut backs and added the Epsom and boom, fresh new canes , totally revitalized plant. W the improved airflow and the heat down here In Beaverton this year I can proudly say there was no black spot, rust or mildew on a single plant. Thank you sir for being an inspiration to us and staying w the old tried and true ways. Also I have an old heirloom Scotch rose I dig up from a field in Maine and transplanted here to Oregon 12 years ago that always sends up new shoots that I would love to send you. It's a bullet proof plant w tiny foilage and the coolest white/yellow single/double/triple blooms all on the same plant. Let me know if you want me to send u some.
Glad you didn't listen to the hype about Epsom salt being bad. I actually overuse it and always get fantastic results. It's very difficult to overuse Epsom salt. If you wanted to send rose cuttings, I'd do my best with them.
@@MikeKincaid79 absolutely I'll send them up this week, do you have a po box? I'll send up shoots w roots , I'll send a few. Anything else you want from the south , Oregon, lol.
Thank you for your information I like garden 🪴 but I don’t know 🤷♀️ how taker 🌹🌷🌺🪴🌸💐
I'm just about to pot up a couple of patio apple trees, that are looking a little sorry for themselves - I'm going to try this, thanks for the tip - I'll keep you posted :)
I'd love to hear how it goes, thanks!
Updates??
Epsom salt & neem oil is something my grandparents loved to use..
Those grandparents sure were smart! Thanks, Katrina.
Neem is so expensive now because of its effectiveness other pure oil can help natural water-based pesticides stick to the leaves as well.
Just picked up four bag today, because I add it to 25 lbs of 15-15-15 fertilizer with a cup of rock dust. This is my daily feed for all my plants. Great stuff Mike. - Jeff
Daily?
monkeygraborange : Well I call it a daily feed but your right I apply it weekly. Should of called it my weekly feed. I Homestead in the high desert of Nevada where the soil is real bad. I will be making more compost, we grow in raised beds, so we feed every week and add compost to keep my dirt fertile.
Now that's a great idea, just adding it to the fertilizer.
Been watching you for awhile. Thanks for your wisdom.
Thanks for watching, Jason!
Thanks for the information. On my way to the store to get some epsom salt.
You can't go wrong with it.
Love your simple language! U R Too cute! Best Epsom salt info.
Mike, you deserve every word I said... I have not seen one clear audio and clarity on YT so far! Keep up the good work! Subscribed!
Thanks so much and I appreciate your support!
I put a couple handfuls for outdoors. My plants loves it. If it's an indoor pot, I do a couple tablespoons! Everything is a beautiful green.
Thanks for sharing. I've never tried that much on an indoor pot. Just reinforces that you can't overdo it with this stuff. I do love how beautiful green it makes everything!
Thanks for the advice I will try this on my tomatoes
They'll definitely love it
Oh Mike, you bad boy, you forgot to tell us how much Epsom Salt to use in the last video. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 You are forgiven, problem solved. I love your informative videos. So much to learn.
Thanks, Judy! So much to teach. And I learn as much as you guys do, from all your comments and questions.
Mike, When (spring, summer, fall) best or okay time/season to dose plants with the epsom salt solution? Thanks
I like to do my outdoor plant fertilization in the late winter/early spring. Indoor plants are constantly growing so I fertilize year round.
Hello sir, what kind of epsom salt you can use thank you
Please can you tell me how to propagate begonia seeds and how to transplant the seeds THANKS
Hey Mike yet another great video. One thing how often would you use Epsom Salts in your outdoor flowering containers ... once a week .... once a fortnight ...
once a month???
For containers, I mix 1 tsp to 1 gallon of water. You can water with that several times a week.
Hi Mike, 1 gallon =4 litres approximately.in our country we use in litre term. Very informative vid.
Thanks!
Actually I was asking wether 1 gallon is equal to 4 litres.
I have used Epson salt for many years and have noticed that when used on my peppers, tomatoes, and eggplants the plants are more vigorous, green and strong. There is a con, however. The skin of the peppers, tomatoes, and egg plants are thicker and that can inhibit their use.
Thanks for that, I hadn't considered the skin thickness. I'll have to keep an eye on it in the future. I love epsom salt. It really goes a long way for the plants health.
My weaking Anaheim peppers plants exploded in growth and production.
Thanks for sharing with us today !!!
You're welcome, Nicolina!
This is the great video on how to used epsom salt on plant direct to the point.
Glad it was helpful!
I love gardening and Thank you so much for sharing ! I will give it a go 🙏
Wonderful!
excellent for a good old soak for those tired limbs
Yep, so many uses
Like your passion .i am using magnesium sulphate and I am seeing results.
It's great stuff!
I use it for me for aches and pains after working in the garden. As we as plants inside and outside.
Yep, good for that too
Hi,Miracle man! Such great video ! Thank you! It is super to listen you! Such fun! Best wishes ,gramma from BC Canada! 🇭🇷🇨🇦🫶
Hey Gramma Ana! Glad you enjoyed it.
Just love your personality!
You're very sweet, Sharon. Glad you're here!
Would you please do a video on the best organic fertilizers?
Sure, we can talk about organics. I'll add it to the list.
Hello - can you add epsom salt in the fall for hydrangeas? Loved the video!
I prefer to add any fertilizer or minerals and amendments in the spring. In the fall, I leave the plants along and let them slowly go dormant.
Thanks Mike! You can even drink some too for detox it has to be the kind that can be ingested also it's very good to soak in the tub and add Epson salt an lavender essential oils to relax, it would be nice to have filtered water for your bath to eliminate chlorine(Chloramine is less volatile than chlorine, so it stays in the water longer than chlorine) and fluoride and other crap they put in our water which is not good for us because the skin absorbs it. So Epson salt is good magnesium for the skin. We also need a lot of magnesium as well which is used in hundreds of functions in our bodies. We need more organic gardening to build back the soil we depleted of nutrients with our chemical fertilizer, shampoo, and a lot of uther stuff. No crowing? Hugs🤗💜
Don't worry, I'm sure you'll hear some tomorrow, haha
Hahaha Mike, I am not worried!
Please do not soak if you are diabetic.
@@ang350 why?
Cami Cri The warning on the back of the bag I have says that hot or warm soaks should not be used by diabetics without approval by a physician. My daughter is Type 1.
Epsom Salt video sounds like a great idea. I would like to know why some use it in their weed killer and others in their fertilizer?
Hi Zavia, I think it might be the amount used. As Mike said a teaspoon per gallon of water. I think if you would use a large amount at one time it could probably kill your plants too.
@@alicer3423 I understand that but it builds up in the soil, sodium is salt and it does not dissolve into nothingness. I use salt water to kill weeds where I do not want them to grow for years and it works. So I am confused.
Too much of a good thing is bad. I'm sure a cup of the salt in a gallon of water would kill anythign, lol.
Thank you Mike! You are the greatest!
I'm truly humbled by your comment, thank you. Glad you enjoy the videos!
LOVE YOUR CHANNEL
February 15th, I give my house plants Epsom salt 1 teaspoon per gallon for houseplants. 1 tbsp for planters and plants out in the garden. Peppers, and tomato plants I pour a half a gallon on each plant. Then in 3 weeks I water with the Epsom salt water again. Then the next 3 weeks I use regular fertilizer water soluble. Plants and Epsom salts go together. 👍👍🤗😻
They sure do, Terry. Thanks for sharing!
Yes, I need to know how often. Thank you
I fertilize based on how the plants look and all plants respond differently. The croton gets it very rarely (once a month) but the petunia can get it once a day for a week and then once a week or so.
Your right about rosin salts. You are also a handsome guy😜
He does look like a young Clint Eastwood...
Better 👍👍
Thanks For Your Educational Videos Mike.
You're very welcome, Davida.
You should see what Epsom salts did to my Canary Palm! It was the most beautiful tree in FL! I recently started using organic baking soda on all my plants once a week. They LOVE it!
Baking soda, now that sounds interesting. I'll have to look into it. Thanks, Goldie!
Try baking powder they’ll really pop .
Baking soda is suitable for which kind of plants may i ask😊
@@evenlau1583 Any who need an alkaline soil.
Never knew that epsom salt could be used this way! Thanks for your help and all your tips.👍😊🌹🌷🌻🍁🌿🙌
Absolutely! Thanks for watching and Happy New Year!!!
Hello, it is possible use it for fruit plants? exemple : plums tree..thank you
Yes, it can be used on all plants as far as I know.