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title: "I just purchased my first plants. Lol what do I do? Is fertilizer…"
description: "I just purchased my first plants. Lol what do I do? Is fertilizer even up for discussion this soon or what’s the cadence for that? Also i sprayed with water…"
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# I just purchased my first plants. Lol what do I do? Is fertilizer…

_Gepostet von Plants Mama am 2024-04-04_

I just purchased my first plants. Lol what do I do?  
Is fertilizer even up for discussion this soon or what’s the cadence for that? Also i sprayed with water mister today: should i also pour water into the pot?

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## 4 Kommentare

### Hiii kommentierte am 2024-04-04

Welcome to the family of plant lovers! Also probably dont put water but maybe tomorrow or the day after pour some because you never know when the last time someone watered the plant before you got it!

### Heather kommentierte am 2024-04-04

Put the names into planta and it will give you all the directions you need! I will recommend, use distilled water if you can. If you can’t, leave your tap water out for at least 24 hours before watering. All the chemicals in tap water can hurt your plants. And yes, you can start fertilizing. I always recommend this kind, it has amazing reviews. You can get it on Amazon for less than $20. It will last for a long time. I add 1/4 teaspoon to a gallon of water and use it every time I water my plants. If you fertilize less often they have you add more. But I love it. It immediately made my plants greener, saw new growth, looked healthier. And it’s good for literally any plant. Good luck!! One more thing, if you repot, you never want to go more than 2 inches bigger pot then what they are in now. It could stress them out and then die. You’ll do great!

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### Plants Mama kommentierte am 2024-04-04

Wow everyone here is so helpful! Yes, I did put it into the app, but for fertilization and plant treatment it requires that you purchase the app and doesn’t tell u that info in the free version (which i have).

### max kommentierte am 2024-04-04

i also have the free version on planta for roughly 4 months and have really only gotten into fertilizer now. your plants will be just fine without it and it can add an extra (and somewhat stressful) step, so my advice would be to wait until you know what you’re doing before you start. i would definitely leave them in their pots for the time being to allow them to acclimate before you do anything. also would recommend keeping them separate from any other plants that may be in the house just in case they bring home bugs! but truly, don’t worry about all of it. you can do it and this community is always here to help :)

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