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[derry and bill <wchase@interchange.ubc.ca>]

Donna,

Epsom salts is magnesium sulphate. The discussion is about manganese, a 
different
element.

Derry

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:     I'd guess you were seeing Manganese that had washed down into low areas
: over time, but I am on upland.  I tried adding Epsoms salts the first year
: it happened, no effect.  Later we had a CEC soil test done, and we were low
: on Mn, with 6.4 pH and 3.4 organic matter.

  Donna
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