TRG 2012: Curing Yellowing Cucumber Leaves with Epsom Salt/Magnesium

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There are different reason for yellowing cucumber leaves. One common reason is a deficiency of magnesium in the soil. Cucumbers are heavy feeders. You may need to treat your cucumbers and other 'yellowing' vegetables with an Epsom Salt foliar spray. It contains magnesium sulfate which is readily absorbed by vegetable leaves. Start with this treatment before assuming other disease measures. New to Gardening? Check out my 2nd Gardening YouTube Channel dedicated to New Gardeners. The videos are longer and more detailed. Each video presents as if you are new to gardening. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAPRtyacJ69AUdb7o-TZLSw

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why soak leaves? water only enters a plant through the root hairs, obviously, attached to the roots, underground. leaves of most any plant are only used for photosynthesis and wetting them does no good. just mix Epsom solution and water at the base of plant, getting the soil saturated. the only time you should spray any other part of a plant is with insecticide, or other pest control, if needed.

can I apply pumpkin seeds to cucumber? to help the cucumber grow?

thanks for the advice

Thanks for the tip. Will look for Epsom salt tomorrow.

Does the same thing happen to beans? My bush beans are developing a funny pattern of yellow blotches.

Thank you so much Gary. I've been spraying my plants with Epsom salt. Now I need to pour it in the soil.

So did the Magnesium Sulfate work?

Nitrogen yellows from bottom. Mg/cal also sulfur related (magnesium sulfate) yellows from TOP

hi gary, mine don't look like that they are yellowing round the edges though on only the bottom leaves. any advice? thanks.

Hi there. What if the yellowing between the green veins start with the newer leaves?

I just sprinkle a small hand full right on the soil than water, works great under tomato plants too!

i add baking soda and seaweed extract, with epsom salt, and foiler spray every time it rains, to keep powdery mildew off and to replace any mineral that leach.

can this be used on houseplants ? my plants were infested with those little flies so i had to repot them and now her leaves turned yellow...this time i used soil mixed with sand..i dont know how well this will work..will this work ?

Thank you..~i noticed a few of my cucumbers were turning yellow today, I thought it was due to all the rain..~i will apply to Epsom salt tomorrow..

Oh my goodness! I had bad leaves just the other day. They looked just like this. I added the Epsom Salt to it and they are so beautiful now! :) By day 2 they were almost completely normal again! That was so fast and works great! Thank you so much!

After 10-15 days of germination what are the home made fertilizers that can be used to feed my "Bottle Gourd", "Ridge Gourd" and "Cucumber"

How often can it be applied? I just tried it today on my yellow-ish cumbers.

nice information +Gary Pilarchik did it really make a significant difference. especially with fruit production. Thanks for the video.

Thanx for epsom. Salt and baking soda information on tomato and cucumber plants. I will apply them prophyllactically individually.

Thank you so much. I really appreciate your taking the time to post this!