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Epsom Salt for Plants — When It Helps, When It Hurts (Real Side-by-Side)

Epsom Salt for Plants — When It Helps, When It Hurts (Real Side-by-Side). Same soil, same pots, same watering; the only variable is magnesium sulfate. We run a clean test: Control vs Low-Rate Drench vs Gentle Foliar vs Overuse—and we log leaf greenness, branching, height, and dry-down days, plus runoff EC/TDS to catch salt build-up before plants complain. No hype—just results you can copy tonight. What you’ll learn • When Epsom salt actually helps (true Mg/S deficiency, chlorosis with green veins, after a soil test confirms a gap) • When it hurts (the BER myth, already salty/compact potting mixes, small containers with no runoff) • Safe, minimal trial rates and how to dissolve/apply (drench vs foliar) • How to read runoff EC/TDS and flush a stressed container back to baseline • Why watering consistency and balanced soil often beat “miracle fixes” Our test design (transparent & repeatable) • Control: no Epsom • Low-Rate Drench: ~½ tsp/L (~2 g/L), fully dissolved, occasional soil-only feed • Gentle Foliar: ~¼ tsp/L in a fine mist at lights-off (cosmetic check, not a cure) • Overuse (don’t copy): ~2 tbsp/gal (~8 g/L) to show the failure mode in small pots All planters share the same mix, light, and watering. We track a simple scoreboard: Height | Branching | Leaf Tone | Days-to-Dry, plus runoff EC/TDS. Myth check (plain English) Epsom salt adds magnesium & sulfur—it does not add calcium. It will not cure blossom-end rot. BER is a calcium + watering consistency issue. If your fertilizer/water already supplies Mg, you may not need Epsom at all. More ≠ better—it’s just more salts in a tiny pot. Safety & quick wins • Always dissolve completely; start with one test plant • Prefer small, infrequent doses over heavy hands • If EC/TDS rises or the plant drinks slower, flush and pause feeds • Keep foliar light, on clean leaves, at lights-off • If leaves look fine—do nothing. You already won. Chapters (add after upload) 00:00 Help or Hurt? (Hook) 00:40 Test Setup — Control vs Drench vs Foliar vs Overuse 02:10 Mix & Safety — dissolving, rates, foliar basics 03:40 Baseline Metrics — height/branching/leaf tone/dry-down 04:30 Runoff EC/TDS — how we read and why it matters 05:20 Mid-Test Signals — wins & warning signs 07:10 BER Myth Mini-Test — why Epsom isn’t calcium 08:20 Results — before/after + scoreboard 09:30 Reality Check — where not to use it 10:10 Verdict — measured use that actually helps 10:50 What’s next — Biochar at Home (EP09) Keywords (SEO tags) epsom salt plants, magnesium sulfate garden, epsom salt test, foliar vs drench, fix chlorosis, interveinal chlorosis, container salts, runoff ec tds, before after plants, blossom end rot myth, clean gardening, apartment gardening, potting mix flush, safe fertilizer trial Hashtags #EpsomSalt #GardenTruth #BeforeAfter #ContainerGardening #CleanSoil