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Clematis 'Comtesse de Bouchaud' this is the one I give the Epsom salts to.

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Clematis 'Comtesse de Bouchaud' this is the one I give the Epsom salts to.



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This is a beauty!

5 Jul, 2012

 

Thanks M, 12-14 years old and always flowers like this till the frosts come.

5 Jul, 2012

 

Oh wow! must try that! :)))))))))

5 Jul, 2012

 

It's looking great, I hope the Epsom Salts work this well for mine! There's no progress to report on that just yet though... :o)

5 Jul, 2012

 

Lovely colour but could I just ask what is the Epsom salts reference? - I am just being nosey, or a bit slow!!!

5 Jul, 2012

 

Going great guns.....

5 Jul, 2012

 

I find in my heavy clay Juliern that some of my plants, like the roses and this plant, dont take up enough magnesium. So I give them a dose and the leaves stop going yellow. Its a very old gardeners trick. Over the years I also found that it works much better put around the plant stem dry, then water in after 2-3 days.

5 Jul, 2012

 

Oh my goodness I am going to buy some today!

6 Jul, 2012

 

Not all plants need it Pix, but those that do! Look for the signs first, lack of magnesium shows as a lack of green in the leaves, the area between the veins especially the lower older ones, go yellow/ yellow brown and the leaf margins may also lose their green colour. Cabbage family sometimes develop a purplish colour.
Although sandy soils are more likely to lack magnesium, I have found it is sometimes not taken up by plants in hard clay especially roses.
High levels of Potasium (K) may also suppress the uptake of magnesium but too much Magnesium will reduce the K levels.
So although I use Epsom Salts its striking a balance as some plants will produce nothing but green leaves if you over do it.

6 Jul, 2012

 

Thanks for the tip!

6 Jul, 2012

 

:))

6 Jul, 2012

 

Ah thanks you :) My soil is full of clay..its really bad at the bottom of the garden ..you're wonderful! :)

6 Jul, 2012

 

Its just learning as you go along Pix.

6 Jul, 2012

 

I should write all these tips down! lol :)

6 Jul, 2012

 

Might not work for everyone Pix,

6 Jul, 2012

 

Well its worth a try isnt it! :)

6 Jul, 2012

 

Yes indeed Pix, the Epsom salts tip was given to me by my father in law when I first planted roses.

6 Jul, 2012



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