['< 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 >']