espom salt?

mgo300

Active Member

• Dec 1, 2011

• #1

ok im prolly gonna be called an idot but here goes..espom salt soaking solution with an eucalyptus scent fragrance (parfum) would this safe to use as my cal supplement or should i just stop being a cheap basterd and go buy some espom from the hydro shop

 

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tellno1

Well-Known Member

• Dec 1, 2011

• #2

i wouldnt recommend it .. with the perfume in it .. plain epsom salts do add a little more sodium then you would want ... calmag or something like it is best ..

 

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Wetdog

Well-Known Member

• Dec 1, 2011

• #3

Get the epsom salts with NO perfume or anything else added from the drug or grocery store.

It is 100% identical to the horticultural stuff, just cheaper. The only difference is the packaging/price.

Wet

 

mgo300

Active Member

• Dec 1, 2011

• #4

alright thanks i didnt think it was all that safe just wanted to see if i could save a trip to the store haha, keep tokin

 

ismokealotofpot

New Member

• Dec 1, 2011

• #5

I would stay away from epsom salt because you are going for magnesium and the magnesium in epsom salt cant be absorbed without calcium.

 

ismokealotofpot

New Member

• Dec 1, 2011

• #6

if you go with botanicare calmag you will not be disappointed. I used to do the epsom salt thing and still had lockout. Sometimes it would fix it but I was still have micro nute issues. the grass is always greener on the calmag side of the fence.trust me.

 

mgo300

Active Member

• Dec 1, 2011

• #7

alright il check out that botanicare cal mag and see how it works thanks smokesalot

 

ismokealotofpot

New Member

• Dec 1, 2011

• #8

You will see a difference it took me a lot head scratching to figure it out

 

asaph

Well-Known Member

• Dec 1, 2011

• #9

epsom salt does not have sodium in it
it is magnesium solfate and sold in drug stores for pennies

 

Stoobie

Well-Known Member

• Dec 1, 2011

• #10

The cal/mag from Botanicare uses nitrates, so you get some nitrogen with it. The Botanicare product gives the same results as epsom salts, but it's not the same. However, the CaMg+ product from General Organics is calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate...otherwise known as epsom salt and common chalk. The General Organics product suspends the epsom salt (1%) and chalk (5%) in a handy molasses/sugar water solution.

 

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tellno1

Well-Known Member

• Dec 1, 2011

• #11

apoligize for the mistake .. but still it is something you don't want to use too much of ...

 

mgo300

Active Member

• Dec 2, 2011

• #12

hey guys i just bought some go CaMg+ it says add 1 tea spoon per gallon (5mil)..did i make a mistake cause i mixed it in with my nutes and it dropped the ph to a sharp 4 im using R/O and in soil

 

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tellno1

Well-Known Member

• Dec 2, 2011

• #13

Just use some ph up and you will be fine .. i run about 6.3