Question about Miracle Gro potting mix & plant food

This might seem like a stupid question but I was wondering.. If I use miracle gro potting soil for a new plant, when can I start using my miracle gro all purpose plant food? The potting soil says it feeds the plant for months. If that's the case, I would think it doesn't need to be fed for a few months?
The plant food is water soluble 24-8-16.
Thanks for helping clear this up for me:)
Elizabeth

For my houseplants, I usually wait about 3 months from transplanting or first purchasing a plant before I start feeding them. It takes about that long for the nutrients to be used up in the mixture.

I figured I'd have to wait or something. It seems otherwise they would have too much food?

This is the first year I bought plant food. I was hoping it would help my plants look beautiful and help them bloom pretty.
Be my luck to over feed them and kill them:(

Thanks for the advice!
Elizabeth

Don't look at it as the plants having "too much food", rather view it as too much fertilizer can "burn" them. Thus, use Beckysuehill's advice and wait a few months before feeding again.

Thanks for helping clear this up!
Elizabeth

Elizabeth, you also want to consider improving your soil by adding compost or leaf humus. By improving the soil, you wont need to add plant food later on, you don't have to worry about over fertilizing, or burning your plants.

I got some different potting soil from a nursery here. It's called Lanscaper's Pride. Not real sure what all is in it.
From what I hear, the soil is everything to plants. I always thought that Miracle Grow was the best soil to get. I'm learning that it isn't:)

The large chemical companies have plenty of money to promote their products on television, magazine, and through mail. They aren't bad products, but they also aren't the only way to go. I think that any chemical additive does its job for a limited time, and the plants do benefit. However, by improving your soil, you get a "fuller" benefit. You plants have a symbiotic relationship with the soil and creatures in the soil. If adding compost and leaf hummus increases the number of earthworms and other positive insects, it helps to enrich the soil, and over time create a rich dark loam. There are different items that break down into the soil from natural ingredients - I'm not enough of a scientist to give you a detailed overview, but over time you will notice the difference in your soil.

You might want to check out the soil and composting forum to get some more information.