Clematis 'Comtesse de Bouchaud' this is the one I give the Epsom salts to.
By Drc726
- 5 Jul, 2012
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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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This is a beauty!
5 Jul, 2012