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Gardening

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13. If your soil is poor in magnesium..

Thu Jul 10, 2014, 04:28 PM

Jul 2014

.... the epsom salt will actually help. We have found that some of our garden vegetables respond well to it!

The dish soap, not so much

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Question....do you think that a home weed kill remedy is better then Round Up? [View all] a kennedy Jul 2014 OP

Better for the Planet? Hell, Yes. I hate Round-Up. Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #1

Don't know if Epsom is REQUIRED, was just in my concoction. a kennedy Jul 2014 #6

Better? Yes. Mr.Bill Jul 2014 #4

*nodding* a kennedy Jul 2014 #5

Thank you, next batch won't have the epsom salt..... a kennedy Jul 2014 #9

Vinegar is my go to... littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #8

Straight white vinegar ... N_E_1 for Tennis Jul 2014 #10

So don't use it with the dawn? a kennedy Jul 2014 #11

If your soil is poor in magnesium.. sendero Jul 2014 #13

Not necessarily. Check out this article. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2014 #14

This a great article..... a kennedy Jul 2014 #15

seems like a good article NJCher Jul 2014 #16