50 tomato plants have been in the ground for around 2 weeks. 40 pepper plants also and 3 rows of onions. Also 18 rhubarb plants that are about ready to start harvesting. Two hills of pickles and three cauliflower plants put in last week. My garden size is around 25' x 21' so I try and maximize spacing. I have of eight of the pepper plants in planter boxes. I bought a bale of prairie hay to spread out over it to help weed control and retain moisture. I will probably wait a couple more days to spread it out to help let the soil temps increase. Might hit my tomato plants with a little calcium fertilizer. I did sprinkle some Epsom salt in each hole I dug. I also added piece of banana peel to the bottom. I added Epsom salt last year and my plants really took off and produced! I'll wait and see what the banana peel does. Will also hit the plants with copper fungicide maybe this week or next.
What does the Epsom salt do to help your plants? Does it act as a fertilizer?