<sod>In [[gardening]] and other [[agriculture]], magnesium [[sulfate]] is used to correct a magnesium or sulfur deficiency in [[soil]]; magnesium is an essential element in the [[chlorophyll]] molecule, and sulfur is another important [[micronutrient]].<ref name=Reece>Reece, J. B., & Campbell, N. A. (2011). Campbell biology. (9th ed., p. 791). Boston: Benjamin Cummings</ref> It is most commonly applied to potted plants, or to magnesium-hungry crops, such as [[potato]]es, [[rose]]s, [[tomato]]es, [[lemon]] trees, carrots, and [[Capsicum|peppers]]. The advantage of magnesium sulfate over other magnesium [[soil amendment]]s (such as [[Dolomite|dolomitic lime]]) is its high [[solubility]], which also allows the option of [[foliar feeding]]. Solutions of magnesium sulfate are also nearly neutral, as compared to alkaline salts of magnesium, as found in limestone; therefore, the use of magnesium sulfate as a magnesium source for soil does not significantly change the soil pH.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}}<eod>
<sod>In [[gardening]] and other [[agriculture]], magnesium [[sulfate]] is used to correct a magnesium or sulfur deficiency in [[soil]]; magnesium is an essential element in the [[chlorophyll]] molecule, and sulfur is another important [[micronutrient]].<ref name=Reece>Reece, J. B., & Campbell, N. A. (2011). Campbell biology. (9th ed., p. 791). Boston: Benjamin Cummings</ref> It is most commonly applied to potted plants, or to magnesium-hungry crops, such as [[potato]]es, [[rose]]s, [[tomato]]es, [[lemon]] trees, carrots, and [[Capsicum|peppers]]. The advantage of magnesium sulfate over other magnesium [[soil amendment]]s (such as [[Dolomite|dolomitic lime]]) is its high [[solubility]], which also allows the option of [[foliar feeding]]. Solutions of magnesium sulfate are also nearly neutral, compared with alkaline salts of magnesium as found in limestone; therefore, the use of magnesium sulfate as a magnesium source for soil does not significantly change the soil pH.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pubchem: magnesium sulfate|url=https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/magnesium_sulfate#section=Chemical-and-Physical-Properties}}</ref><eod>