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Old 03-03-2014, 02:56 AM
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Originally Posted by njbchbum View Post
Is there any fact in the wive's tale that adding Epsom salts around the base of the palm tree also helps - supposedly to replace the salt that the trees do not get by not living in their natural seaside environment?
Epsom salt for palms is NOT an old wive's tale.

Epsom salt is magnesium sulfate and is a micronutrient
that palms and many other plants and shrubs need.
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