Bathroom staple can give your tomatoes an enhanced flavour

This trick can help your tomatoes taste even better
If you're on the hunt for a way to supercharge your tomato crop this season, you might be surprised to find the answer hiding in your bathroom cabinet. A humble item often found next to the bathtub can give your tomato plants a powerful, all-natural boost.
It may sound unconventional, but this everyday bathroom item has been touted as a secret ingredient for cultivating healthier, more robust plants, plumper fruits, and more complex flavours. The unlikely hero in question? Epsom salt.
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Gardening gurus at Canada Grow Supplies revealed: "Epsom salt plays a vital role in tomato cultivation by fixing yellowing leaves, enhancing flavour, preventing blossom end rot, and increasing nutrient uptake."
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What makes Epsom salt a game-changer for your plants?
The experts said: "Gardeners use Epsom salts to feed plants like tomatoes when they show signs of magnesium deficiency. Your soil has a specific pH level, which affects how well plants get nutrients.
"Before using Epsom salts, test your soil's pH. A soil test kit can tell you if your garden needs more magnesium or not. If the pH is too high, adding Epsom salt might help your tomatoes get enough magnesium from the ground to grow healthy and strong."
Magnesium can also play a starring role in chlorophyll production. The chemical enables leaves to drink in sunlight more efficiently for photosynthesis.
Adding Epsom salt to tomato plants can do wonders, providing them with a magnesium hit that promotes consistent nutrient absorption and powers up chlorophyll production. It can sweeten your tomatoes too.
Garden gurus often swear by it to jazz up their fruit's flavour, thanks to magnesium's vital role in crafting those scrummy tastes.
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"As the plants get enough magnesium, the tomatoes become more delicious," the experts said. "This improvement happens because magnesium is key to developing fruits that make your mouth water."
How to use Epsom salts with tomato plants
The experts recommend transferring the mixture into a spritz bottle for easy leaf application. But be sure to check your soil's pH before dousing your plants.
But be careful: using too much Epsom salts can lead to a magnesium overdose, causing issues like blossom end rot in your prized tomatoes.
The experts said: "It's crucial for gardeners to understand that proper soil nutrition is a delicate balance, as all soil nutrients interact with one another."

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