feeding young plants episons salt?

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Indianajones765

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I'm new to all this, and I have a question. But first, plants are 14 days old, about 4" tall and look good, they are in potting soil. My son keeps telling me to feed them episons salt. Now the potting soil has nutrients in it, and was told should last 3 weeks. So is my son right about adding episons salt? Thanks.
 
Dont need to add epson salt untill you start seeing signs on the leafs which is like speckled spots on The leafs. Just take it easy and water them when its needed. they will tell ya when they need more nutrients. You got about 6 months to figure things out if your growing a normal plant so be patient.
 
Indianajones765 said:
I'm new to all this, and I have a question. But first, plants are 14 days old, about 4" tall and look good, they are in potting soil. My son keeps telling me to feed them episons salt. Now the potting soil has nutrients in it, and was told should last 3 weeks. So is my son right about adding episons salt? Thanks.
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What do your plants look like?
 
4 inches tall and 14 days old? In soil with fertilizer you say? They probably don't need anything yet. When they do what they'll need is a balanced nutrient at reduced strength increasing as the plants get bigger. Don't be in a hurry to start dumping things on your plants. Especially when they are so small and young.
 
Never use single nutrient supplements, buy a complete fertilizer.

My worst results come from messing with nutrients, my best from a bottle of ferts.
 
Indianajones765 said:
I'm new to all this, and I have a question. But first, plants are 14 days old, about 4" tall and look good, they are in potting soil. My son keeps telling me to feed them episons salt. Now the potting soil has nutrients in it, and was told should last 3 weeks. So is my son right about adding episons salt? Thanks.
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Just adding epsom by itself won't do much. It's best to think of the main elements (N-P-K-C-M) like specifically placed blocks in an arch. Then think of all the other elements (like iron) as the cement filling the gaps. If a block is knocked out for some reason, one being cement falling out, then the arch will slowly begin to collapse if nothing is done.

You can use single or 2 part bottles that will cover all the elements needed, but that will cost you more money for the convenience. At this point in time it's your best option. Later, if you care to, read up a lot on powder nutrients and you can begin to make your own arch so to speak. It requires more learning but the upside is it costs a lot less for the same yield, if done right. For some people it can increase yield since you have a better understanding of what or how much is and isn't needed.

Guess I might as well stick with the arch thing. If you understand how much P is needed, the block will fit in place fine. If you don't, and give way too much P like many people do, the block is too big, the other blocks don't slot in properly and things begin to slip until something falls out. This to me is why it is worth learning as best you can about how much of what you should give.
 
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Indianajones765 said:
I'm new to all this, and I have a question. But first, plants are 14 days old, about 4" tall and look good, they are in potting soil. My son keeps telling me to feed them episons salt. Now the potting soil has nutrients in it, and was told should last 3 weeks. So is my son right about adding episons salt? Thanks.
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Magnesium sulfate is an inorganicsalt with the formula MgSO4(H2O)x where 0≤x≤7. ..in north amercia the commercial prepo is called Cal-Mag..
in UK is Epsom Salt from the village in Epsom in Surrey.England ,in normal places its called Magnesium Sulfate

In agriculture, magnesium sulfate is used to increase magnesium or sulfur content in soil. It is most commonly applied to potted plants, or to magnesium-hungry crops, such as potatoes, roses, tomatoes, lemon trees, carrots, and peppers. The advantage of magnesium sulfate over other magnesium soil amendments (such as 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.[14]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnesium_sulfate

Use it only on old plants about 3 weeks from harvest otherwize its all nute burn

good luck
 
WinterSoldier89 said:
I little cal/mag with a light feeding wouldn’t hurt right now as the nutrients in the soil will have depleted
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That's a big call without seeing the plant or knowing the size of the pot or knowing what soil mix the OP has.
Epsom salt is mag/sulphate and not cal/mag. A 6 inch plant in a potting mix "should" not need anything just yet but without seeing the plant you shouldn't recommend feeding it.
 
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