just bought some epsome salts for my plants - how to use?

[BlackWidow]

hi
one of my girls has magnesium deficiency so i bought a box of bath salts
here are the ingredients :
Natural dead sea salt grains
magnesium chloride
calcium chloride
iron
sodium chloride
potassium chloride
water of crystalization color and natural oilscented salts .
I hope its ok....
and if it is
how many do i use ?
thanks in advance

 

[boomerang]

hi
one of my girls has magnesium deficiency so i bought a box of bath salts
here are the ingredients :
Natural dead sea salt grains
magnesium chloride
calcium chloride
iron
sodium chloride
potassium chloride
water of crystalization color and natural oilscented salts .
I hope its ok....
and if it is
how many do i use ?
thanks in advance

Very bad for your plants...
You should rather ask your pharmacist for magnesium sulfate, it's cheap.

 

[Dimebagg]

I use it @1tsp per gallon. But I dont know how well "oilscented salts" will go with your plants. Just buy a bag at walmart in the health and beauty section. It'll only be a few bucks.

 

[odin_]

says aroma oils on the bottom of that thing lol

 

[BlackWidow]

we don't have that kinda stuff in my country
its the best thing i could get that has mag in it ]=
so no good?

 

[Mk3Jetta]

If you can find expensive bath salts I almost guarantee you you can find epsom salt.

 

[BlackWidow]

i live in a very small town in a very small country
i asked the pharmacist for epsom salts
and when he didn't know what i was talking about he showed me these bath salts its the only thing i could find \=
i am so confused i thought this was epsom salt

 

[Mk3Jetta]

ya i dont think you got the right stuff.

Do you have the internet? You could try ordering it....

IDK tho i live State side and its readily available.


Good Luck with your search tho and I hope you find the true salts.

 

[Texicannibus]

he prolly has the internet hes on icmag =p

 

[Fuzz420]

1tsp per gallon for light feeding

1tblespn per gallon for heavy feeding

Im going out on a limb and say this sea salt will work fine. Use a lite dose your first time, and make sure you fully disolve the salt in the water.Feed accordingly in within 2-3 days in a soil system you should know if it was good or bad

 

[BlackWidow]

lol i can't order shit man
so i can't use that stuff on my plant?
fuck it let him suffer from mg def than ! i am done

 

[Dimebagg]

What you got has what you need in it, but with the addition of a bunch of things that you dont need, and maybe some things that wont be good to your plant. I personally wouldnt use it, but I think it all depends on the amounts of those not so good ingredients.

 

[odin_]

i live in a very small town in a very small country
i asked the pharmacist for epsom salts
and when he didn't know what i was talking about he showed me these bath salts its the only thing i could find \=
i am so confused i thought this was epsom salt

op dont use that stuff man

you dont have like a walmart or something? if you have a pharmacy you gotta have some kind of department store? try the supermarket

you can ask for magnesium sulfate also, thats the real name

it comes in a carton usually, not a jar or bag

 

[BlackWidow]

1tsp per gallon for light feeding

1tblespn per gallon for heavy feeding

Im going out on a limb and say this sea salt will work fine. Use a lite dose your first time, and make sure you fully disolve the salt in the water.Feed accordingly in within 2-3 days in a soil system you should know if it was good or bad

ok man ill try it on a very lite dose. thanks

 

[FreezerBoy]

Before you stuff your plant full of poison, why not determine how Magnesium is being locked out? Are you using tap? What's your pH?

 

[BlackWidow]

thats the problem
i can't chek ph
i cant get these testing kits
i can't buy find pure magnesium, remember i have to translate "epsom salts" to my language and then try to find it in my country ...we don't have these kinda stuff here ]= i have to compromise a lot
i think ill try a really small amount and see if she likes it

 

[*mistress*]

just use molasses (~ npk 1-0-5 + ca, mg & iron, etc...) to feed your plants... should be available worldwide... 1-3 teaspoons per 4 liters (~1 gal)... should keep your plants healthy, if dont have access to ferts, etc...

can also make a tea out of millet (grain)... should also be available worldwide... soak 1-3 teaspoons per 4 liters for 24 hours, strain & apply...

neither low-dosage rate of these foodstuffs should burn plants & may provide all plants need...

enjoy your garden!

 

[BlackWidow]

just use molasses (~ npk 1-0-5 + ca, mg & iron, etc...) to feed your plants... should be available worldwide... 1-3 teaspoons per 4 liters (~1 gal)... should keep your plants healthy, if dont have access to ferts, etc...

can also make a tea out of millet (grain)... should also be available worldwide... soak 1-3 teaspoons per 4 liters for 24 hours, strain & apply...

neither low-dosage rate of these foodstuffs should burn plants & may provide all plants need...

enjoy your garden!

thanks for the reply...
i've got HESI ferts
vegg- 6+2+4
flowering 4+3+5
and steel the plants suffer from mg def
so only if honey or tea has high mg value it will be efficient
fucked up shit ! i growed with them about 2 years ago and didn't have these problems.

 

[odin_]

thats the problem
i can't chek ph
i cant get these testing kits
i can't buy find pure magnesium, remember i have to translate "epsom salts" to my language and then try to find it in my country ...we don't have these kinda stuff here ]= i have to compromise a lot
i think ill try a really small amount and see if she likes it

you can get ph kits from a pet store in the aquarium section

 

[FreezerBoy]

thats the problem
i can't chek ph
i cant get these testing kits
i can't buy find pure magnesium, remember i have to translate "epsom salts" to my language and then try to find it in my country

Can't check pH? Are you saying there's not a single aquarium store in your entire country? A simple test drop kit is all you need. pH determines what the plant does and doesn't eat. Chances are you have all the Mag you need but, are locking it out with bad pH. Epsom Salts may fix your symptoms but will NOT cure the problem. Proper pH control will.

Epsom Salts are Magnesium Sulfate, MgSO4 Look for it in the pharmacy section, not bath.