[mrs bouquet]

or the last 30 years I have had a Skimmia, which has survived the odds on my 1ft of chalk, and I have twice yearly fed with Epsom Salts.  Last year I confess it wasn't done.
A friend suggested buying Sequestrian, is there any advantage over this to the Salts.
Advice Please, regard, Mrs Bouquet

[LandShark]

Use the Epsom salts as it will be faster acting especially if used as a foliar feed. Sequestrian is an old name for ericaceous feed, and it's more expensive than Epsom salts.
Hope that helps.

[sunshineband]

Skimmias do prefer a slightly acidic soil and so adding some sulphur chips around the roots may well help. Epsom salts help with Magnesium uptake in the short term, especially as a foliar feed, but the sulphur may give a longer term support

[mrs bouquet]

Thanks for your replies.  I have fed it today with a 'Miracle' feed for acid lovers and the box states Skimmia, so today I have drenched the roots and when the sun went in a folia feed,  I have got Epsom Salts (which it normally gets) so shall I feed that to the plant now - like tomorrow ?  thanks Mrs Bouquet

[mrs bouquet]

Sunshineband, what are sulphur chips, that's a new one on me.  I've got some log fire ashes, does that count ?
Mrs B

[sunshineband]

Sunshineband, what are sulphur chips, that's a new one on me.  I've got some log fire ashes, does that count ?
Mrs B

Log fire ashes will provide some Potash so will help with flowering.

http://www.organiccatalogue.com/p475/SULPHUR-CHIPS-750g/product_info.html

You can buy sulphur chips here, but I tend to look around and usually use an ebay seller for cheapness. Less faff to use chips than powdered sulphur as they don't blow about when using them lol