Re: epsom salts and mint -- was Re: [CH] Epsom Salts is not good on some plants

player01 (player01@cyberrealm.net)
Thu, 18 May 2000 02:03:19 -0400

There is no way to get rid of Mint! Once you plant you have it for life.

----- Original Message -----
From: Brent Thompson <brent@hplbct.hpl.hp.com>
To: <tgreaves@notes.primeco.com>
Cc: <chile-heads@hplbct.hpl.hp.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 1:56 PM
Subject: epsom salts and mint -- was Re: [CH] Epsom Salts is not good on
some plants


> > Last weekend I mixed 1/2 cop Epsom Salts in a gallon of water and
sprayed
> > all my plants.  Three days later all my mint is dead.
>
> If this mint is really dead, not just defoliated or a few stems dead, or
> even all stems above ground dead, but dead down to the roots, then you've
> just solved a major gardening problem for anyone who has ever tried to
> eradicate mint once planted in the garden.  Kudos if so.  Please report
> back when it is certain the mint is gone gone gone.  (I love mint, I'm
just
> asking for the sake of knowledge).
>
>  ---   Brent
>