
How to Apply
-Garden startup: 1 cup per 100 sq ft, mixed into the soil
-Tomatoes & peppers: 1 teaspoon per foot of plant height, every 2 weeks
-Roses: ½ cup per plant, spring and fall
-Evergreens/azaleas/rhododendrons: 1 tablespoon per 9 sq ft, every 2–4 weeks
-Trees: 2 tablespoons per 9 sq ft, every 4 months
-Lawns: 3 lbs per 1,250 sq ft (about ½ lb per 100 sq ft)
-Foliar spray: 2 tablespoons per gallon of water, every 2 weeks
-Houseplants: 1 teaspoon per gallon of water, every 1–4 weeks
Steps:
1. Confirm the need — look for interveinal yellowing on older leaves, or check a soil test. Magnesium sulfate corrects a deficiency; it isn't a routine feed.
2. Choose the method: dissolve in water for a foliar spray or drench (fastest visible greening), or mix the dry salt into soil.
3. Apply at the rate for your plant or area; for foliar sprays, coat the leaves evenly.
4. Water in soil applications. Repeat on the listed cadence while symptoms persist.
When and how often: as needed to correct deficiency — every 2 weeks for actively feeding tomatoes/peppers and foliar sprays, spring and fall for roses, less often for trees.
What NOT to do: do not use it to treat blossom-end rot (that's a calcium issue, not magnesium), do not apply where no deficiency exists expecting a boost, and do not exceed foliar rates — concentrated sprays can mark leaves.
-Tomatoes & peppers: 1 teaspoon per foot of plant height, every 2 weeks
-Roses: ½ cup per plant, spring and fall
-Evergreens/azaleas/rhododendrons: 1 tablespoon per 9 sq ft, every 2–4 weeks
-Trees: 2 tablespoons per 9 sq ft, every 4 months
-Lawns: 3 lbs per 1,250 sq ft (about ½ lb per 100 sq ft)
-Foliar spray: 2 tablespoons per gallon of water, every 2 weeks
-Houseplants: 1 teaspoon per gallon of water, every 1–4 weeks
Steps:
1. Confirm the need — look for interveinal yellowing on older leaves, or check a soil test. Magnesium sulfate corrects a deficiency; it isn't a routine feed.
2. Choose the method: dissolve in water for a foliar spray or drench (fastest visible greening), or mix the dry salt into soil.
3. Apply at the rate for your plant or area; for foliar sprays, coat the leaves evenly.
4. Water in soil applications. Repeat on the listed cadence while symptoms persist.
When and how often: as needed to correct deficiency — every 2 weeks for actively feeding tomatoes/peppers and foliar sprays, spring and fall for roses, less often for trees.
What NOT to do: do not use it to treat blossom-end rot (that's a calcium issue, not magnesium), do not apply where no deficiency exists expecting a boost, and do not exceed foliar rates — concentrated sprays can mark leaves.