# Trying something different

**URL:** <https://ilgmforum.com/t/trying-something-different/13314>\
**Category:** Flowering\
**Created:** [July 17, 2017, 12:43am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/trying-something-different/13314 "2017-07-17T00:43:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Sage1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@Sage1](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Sage1)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2017, 12:43am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/trying-something-different/13314/1 "2017-07-17T00:43:17Z")

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Has anyone used Epson salt?

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**Author:** ![Aquaponic\_Dumme](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/aquaponic_dumme/32/76339_2.png) [@Aquaponic\_Dumme](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Aquaponic_Dumme)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2017, 12:45am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/trying-something-different/13314/2 "2017-07-17T00:45:28Z")

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I use epsom salt (Magnesium Sulfate) all the time in aquaponics.

To what are you referring to?

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**Author:** ![Jmesser80](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/jmesser80/32/41138_2.png) [@Jmesser80](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Jmesser80)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2017, 2:00am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/trying-something-different/13314/3 "2017-07-17T02:00:46Z")

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I used epsom salt during my last grow a few times. I grow in sunshine #4. I started to notice salt build up after only a few times using so I decided to get some cal-mag instead and seems to work much better with less build up.

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**Author:** ![Sage1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@Sage1](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Sage1)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2017, 2:07am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/trying-something-different/13314/4 "2017-07-17T02:07:04Z")

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That’s good to know, my plants are just getting started. Will keep an eye out for salt on the leaves. I plant in the ground. Maybe that will make a difference.

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**Author:** ![Sage1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@Sage1](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Sage1)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2017, 2:09am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/trying-something-different/13314/5 "2017-07-17T02:09:26Z")

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Yes that’s correct. I have used it on my tomato plants and they yield twice as much fruit, so was wondering how it would do on my girls.

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**Author:** ![Jmesser80](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/jmesser80/32/41138_2.png) [@Jmesser80](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Jmesser80)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2017, 2:09am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/trying-something-different/13314/6 "2017-07-17T02:09:39Z")

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I was growing in buckets and had a bunch of holes up the side which is where I noticed the salt build up. I didn’t see any on the leafs, I didn’t spray my plants with it I added it to my water. I would warm up some water so it dissolved easier.

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**Author:** ![Aquaponic\_Dumme](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/aquaponic_dumme/32/76339_2.png) [@Aquaponic\_Dumme](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Aquaponic_Dumme)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2017, 2:27am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/trying-something-different/13314/7 "2017-07-17T02:27:11Z")

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You can use it as a substitute for CagMag, in conjunction with Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate), if needed. Generally its not needed in soil, when you’re using bottled nutrients. I only recommend using fertilizer when the plant is asking for it.

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**Author:** ![M4ur](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/m4ur/32/37487_2.png) [@M4ur](https://ilgmforum.com/u/M4ur)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2017, 1:32pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/trying-something-different/13314/8 "2017-07-17T13:32:16Z")

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I also use Epsom Salt… That really helps… I feed my plants one time whit Epsom Salt(in the mix) and one time whitout.

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**Author:** ![Sage1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@Sage1](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Sage1)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2017, 4:52pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/trying-something-different/13314/9 "2017-07-17T16:52:24Z")

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The reason I started using the es was because I use it on my tomato plants and produce twice as much fruit, so I’m hoping for bigger buds. I will post oics later on.