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Originally Posted by yardn_gardn
I add Epsom salts and borax. The Twenty Mule Team seems to really help the carrots not have the fine, hairy roots that carrots get from not having enough boran. I figure if the carrots are showing symptoms, my tomatoes will benefit from the addition of boron as well. Epsom salts contain magnesium sulfate.
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While I agree regarding the Epsom salts, the borax bothers me. Too much boron will create all sorts of problems.
I was always told that too much nitrogen is the cause of hairy rooted carrots.