"Epsom salt, also known as magnesium sulfate, is a popular garden remedy that replenishes essential nutrients like magnesium and sulfur in soil," Omelchenko says. "Magnesium plays a critical role ...

Epsom salt has long been considered a good choice to add to the soil for magnesium deficiency. Table salt used for cooking is sodium chloride. Epsom salt isn't salt, despite the name. It is a ...

Salts are natural components of soil, surface, and groundwater. They are ionic mineral compounds, which means they bonded by electrostatic attractions between cations (+ charge) and anions (- charge).