no, 3x the amount is to flush out the soil all at once. water as usual with straight water. this will flush the plant itself. the leaves should start to fade in color. this is the plant feeding off the nutes in the leaves. when the leaves are yellow they are void of nutes.i wasn't sure if you did or not. i have been following just about all of your advice, and nothing has failed me yet, so i guess i wont be using molasses then lol. do you think its necessary to use 3X's the amount of water tho?