15 ways Epsom salt can help your garden grow better

Epsom salt, also known as magnesium sulfate, works well in the home garden because it gives fertilizer and soil a much needed boost of both magnesium and sulfate. The additional minerals enable plants to receive more nutrition from the soil they are in. This in turn increases the plant’s output. 
1. Produce abundant nightshades
2. Nix garden pests
3. Make fruit sweeter
Epsom salt, when added to trees, bushes and vines that produce fruit, boosts the chlorophyll inside the plant. When plants have more chlorophyll, they have more energy. When they have more energy, they produce more sugar. More sugar means sweeter fruit for you to enjoy. 
4. Stop transplant shock
When you start plants indoors for outdoor planting later on or move established potted plants to larger pots, sometimes the plants will get shocked and start to die on you. This phenomenon is known as transplant shock and happens because the plants' roots were likely damaged during the transportation process. Epsom salt can help plants overcome transplant shock. If your plants are experiencing transplant shock, feed Epsom salt to them either by sprinkling on the topsoil near the base of the plant and then watering or putting a little salt into the hole or planter you will be planting your plant. Next, cover the salt with a little dirt before planting your plant on top. 
5. Keep leaves green
When plants don’t get their recommended daily amount of magnesium, their leaves start turning yellow. To remedy this common occurrence, feed your plants Epsom salt. Try feeding your plants 1 tablespoon (15 ml) of the mineral per 12 inches (30 cm) of height one time a month. 
6. Annihilate pesky weeds
7. Lush lawn fertilizer
If your lawn isn't lush and beautiful, it probably needs a little magnesium in its life. To perk up grass, add 3 pounds (1.35 kg) of Epsom salt to every 1,250 square feet (116 square meters) of grass and then watering your lawn.
8. Tree stump remover
Tree stump removal can be costly, but if you don't have the money to get a stump removed, let Epsom salt come to your rescue. Drill holes into the stump and filling in the holes with Epsom salt. In weeks, the stump will begin rotting. 
9. Beautiful blooming roses 
Roses are beautiful, but they can be tricky to grow. Epsom salt makes it a little easier. Adding Epsom salt to rose bushes encourages them to produce larger flowers with darker, deeper colors. To incorporate Epsom salt to your rose bush's diet, add it at the time of planting and when flowers are in bloom. 
10. Splinter removal power
Splinters are inevitable when you are gardening. Epsom salt can help with that. If you get a splinter when gardening, soak the area that has the splinter in it in 2 tablespoons (30 ml) of Epsom salt and water. That should make the splinter pop out of your skin on its own. 
11. "Frizzle top" fighter
In sunny areas where palm trees thrive, one of the most common things to see is palm trees that are yellow at the top. This look, which Best Plants likens to a bad hair day, is called "frizzle top" and due to a lack of magnesium. You can restore your palm trees to health by spraying the crown and base with Epsom salt and water. 
12. Cure leaf curling
Leaf curling is a sure sign of a lack of magnesium in a plant. If the leaves on your plant are curled, amend the plant's soil with 1 tablespoon (15 ml) of Epsom salt.
13. Perky potted plants
14. Increase nutrient uptake
Epsom salt, when added to the soil around plants, helps them absorb other nutrients more efficiently. In fact, most commercial fertilizers have large amounts of magnesium. By adding plain Epsom salt, you won't have to bother with so much fertilizer. 
15. Fancy full ferns
When ferns are yellow and dull-looking, they don't look great. Epsom salt helps ferns and plants similar to ferns, such as elephant ear, have rich, dark foliage. Add 1 tablespoon (15 ml) of Epsom salt to a gallon (3.8 liters) of water and spray ferns and elephant ears to achieve the look. 

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