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Is epsom,sea salts a good thing or bad thing for pumpkins, I mean are pumpkins extremely sensitive to salts? is it best to leave out or it might help, or base it on your soil test? Thanks, I did'nt fine info here other than on a soil test sheet

10/16/2007 1:47:42 AM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Fog, quite a bit of talk on epsom salt at;

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/MsgBoard/ViewThread.asp?b=3&p=200186

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/MsgBoard/ViewThread.asp?b=12&p=16114

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/MsgBoard/ViewThread.asp?b=10&p=17317

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/MsgBoard/ViewThread.asp?b=10&p=36484

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/MsgBoard/ViewThread.asp?b=10&p=44296

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/MsgBoard/ViewThread.asp?b=10&p=50463

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/MsgBoard/ViewThread.asp?b=10&p=54030

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/MsgBoard/ViewThread.asp?b=10&p=66468

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/MsgBoard/ViewThread.asp?b=20&p=114528

10/16/2007 11:04:53 AM

Minnesota

Hi, thanks, I did read some of them before I posted. I was trying to get at with out giving away my potential secret weapon for next year. Sea salt, one product perticular, sea 90, is said to have many benifits. I also read that many people think table salt will probably kill the plants, it well, sea salt is different, it won't kill the plant, full of sea minerals, 10 pounds for 24 dollars. Seriouly thnking about buying some.

10/16/2007 11:38:10 AM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

Once your soil becomes high in salts...you might as well plant plastic flowers.

10/16/2007 2:03:58 PM

ExtremeVegetables.com

I put down 50 pounds of it this year @ 2.5 pounds per 100 sq. ft.
It was refered to me by a friend who has used it and is said to be having great results. Most of the information I could find was only on the SEA-90 "seaagri.com' website.
I'll be testing the soil it was incorporated into soon.

It's not really sea salts but rather mined sea mineral deposits and is OMRI certified.
Looks similar to crushed rock salt, taste mildy salty but not oceany tasting to me at all.

10/16/2007 4:17:34 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

lol...but Shannon is right. Careful with this stuff Fog, it is clearly labeled for soil remineralization, and to replenish major minerals, micro nutrients and trace elements that have been previously sucked from your soil.

Get a soil test first, have someone review it and determine whether or not your soil needs this type of ammendment or not.

10/16/2007 4:28:54 PM

southwest MO

Salts will come back down to acceptable levels if you over do it. Not the best way to go however.

10/16/2007 5:42:16 PM

Minnesota

THanks, thats the stuff I'm talking about, SEA-90, It seems fine to me.

10/16/2007 5:56:59 PM

ExtremeVegetables.com

Results of my soil test show that the sodium content in the patches where the SEA-90 was broadcast is twice that of the areas where it wasn't.
Patch 4 & 5 = 77 ppm (no SEA-90) base saturation= 1.4
Patch 2 & 3 = 191 ppm, base saturation = 2.9
Patch 1 = 162 ppm, base saturation= 2.6

10/26/2007 6:57:11 AM