Morning Rowena,
>> At 12:38 AM 6/24/2007, you wrote:
I've also wondered this. Mostly what you read indicates that it is not
available.
Finding detailed information about sulphur is not easy. I wonder why
the content is not on the package of Epsom Salt. Good articles are so hard
to find, it appears that little research has been done or someone don't
want us to know about the benefits of Sulphur.
Keep in mind, Magnesium is a major mineral and Sulphur is a minor mineral.
( in human nutrition )
While sulphur may be a minor in plants, the amount needed per acre is not
in the class with most minor minerals. One way it is arrived at, is based
on the amount of sulphur that a crop takes out of the soil. Many places
this is expressed in kg per hectare. Time to get the calculator.
Changing this to acres, we have something like 5 to 10 kg per acre, which
varies from crop to crop.
Sea Salt provides some sulphur for humans, as do many foods. Sulphur has
some very important and critical functions.
I get mine from a feed store, and when I asked about magnesium,
they said, yes, it's in the Epsom salts. So I muse over whether perhaps
what's good for the horse is good for the human.
I think it is. Some of the first early experiences with sulphur was with
animals.
But maybe the ideal way to get it is through the plants.
Yes, I agree.
I wondered too what the effect of various "safe" household substances are on
plants. Borax, for instance, - too much is too much.
If you have enough plants, you can experiment. Apply different amounts
to a few different plants.
What about Epsom salts (for if I let the bath water out into the garden).
Then there is washing soda. One "bath salts" for rheumatism turns out to be
no more than Washing Soda. lSodium Carbonate.
And what about plain salt?
You are getting into some hard questions. Again, the issue is how
much and how large an area gets the water. You could alter the pH, the
cation exchange rate, destroy enzymes, and produce an area of soil that
would not grow anything. Plants disserve more consideration, that is, if
you want to have anything to eat.
My goal over the years with plant nutrition has been to be as technical and
precise as possible. I calculate the ppm for magnesium, and could do it
for sulphur, but no real need to do it. Whatever is in the Epsom salts
will tag along with the amount I use to get the magnesium right.
One of the better articles on Sulphur and Human Nutrition, use, functions,
and importance.
http://www.garynull.com/documents/Continuum/SeriouslySeekingSulphur.htm
Wayne
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