[GrowRR] Bond in Mag. Sulphate

[Saltrag at aol.com]

The problem with the theory about Mag. sulphate breaking down to form 
sulfuric acid with a Hydrogen molecule in water, is that the bond of hydrogen to 
water is very strong, and it would require a lot of energy to break it. Otherwise, 
we would see our water disappear everytime it rains, as it would break down 
and join the minerals of our Earth to form some magnesium salt.
Even if there were free hydrogen in the soil, what the sulfate would do is to 
neutralize this free molecule, thus making the substrate less acidic, since 
it's the free hydrogen (or the ease with which it is given up by a molecule) 
that makes the substrate acidic.
I rather like the theory of Magnesium being available to be incorporated to 
chlorophyll.
I've also heard that epsom salts are good for gingers....but I digress,
Sal
New Orleans
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