Jack's Nutrients Magnesium Sulfate Epsom Salts vs Cropsalt 5lb Set
These are not substitutes. Jack's Magnesium Sulfate is a single-ingredient magnesium and sulfur booster; Cropsalt 5lb Set is a full multi-part base nutrient program (Veg A/B, Bloom A/B, Cake). Buy Jack's if you already run a base feed and need to correct a magnesium or sulfur shortfall. Buy Cropsalt if you want a complete, pH-stable program with a fixed feed chart and no additives. Cropsalt's 4.9 rating from 48 buyers praises clean mixing and steady EC, but some report the chart runs hot and causes magnesium issues — which is exactly the gap a bag of Epsom salts fills.
- Choose the Jack's Magnesium Sulfate if you already have a base nutrient line and need a pure, water-soluble Mg and S boost for pale or magnesium-hungry plants.
- Choose the Cropsalt 5lb Set if you want one complete two-part-plus-bloom program with a stable feed chart and no extra bottles to buy.
Prices
- Jack's Nutrients Magnesium Sulfate Epsom Salts: $76.77 at Walmart (checked today)
- Cropsalt 5lb Set: $225.00 at Cropsalt Nutrients (checked today)
- Difference: the Jack's Nutrients Magnesium Sulfate Epsom Salts is $148.23 cheaper than the Cropsalt 5lb Set today

