How to Apply Epsom Salt to Roses

Sprinkled into the Soil

• 1

  Sprinkle a half-cup of Epsom salt around the rosebush.

• 2

  Scratch it into the soil with a small garden rake.

• 3

  Water the rosebush. This dissolves the Epsom salt into the soil and allows it to get down to the roots.

Dissolve in Water

• 4

  Pour 1 gallon of water into a container.

• 5

  Add a half-cup Epsom salt.

• 6

  Stir the water and Epsom salt until the salt dissolves.

• 7

  Pour this water around the rosebush.

Sprayed on Foliage

• 8

  Pour 1 gallon of water into a sprayer.

• 9

  Add one tablespoon Epsom salt. Stir or shake until the salt has dissolved.

• 10

  Spray the foliage on the rosebush.

Bare Root Roses and Planting

• 11

  Combine 1 cup Epsom salt for every gallon of water needed to fill a container or 5-gallon bucket.

• 12

  Insert the bare root section of the rosebush into the bucket of water and Epsom salt. Allow it to soak for an hour.

• 13

  Dig the holes for the rose. At the bottom of each hole, add one tablespoon Epsom salt. Continue to plant the rosebush.