Molasses what's your opinion

GeneBanker

GeneBanker

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I did it on a grow a few years ago. Not sure if it mattered honestly. I did like the smell in my house after watering with it though
 
Richard Drysift

Richard Drysift

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Not really a gimmick but molasses is widely misunderstood in application. The purpose of adding molasses or any form of sucrose (I.e. maple syrup, honey) is to feed the microbes in the soil. Nothing wrong with giving some diluted molasses to an already healthy soil mix to benefit the microbes but it is not really beneficial to the plant itself until it is consumed by microbes and absorbed. Synthetic nutrients can slowly kill the soil microbes and can also be detrimental to the fungi that break down organic matter and assist with absorption; especially at high ppms. So in this case it is sort of pointless to add molasses if your medium is already pretty much sterile.
If there is already plenty of fertilizer in the soil for the microbes to consume as in an organic mix you could just add it to the soil directly but growers who know what’s up add molasses to aerated teas so the microbes have an easy food source; the microlife will focus their limited time on earth procreating rather than hunting. That’s the best application of molasses imo. It does not make the buds stickier or sweeter or more resinous.
 
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Newgrow31

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Richard Drysift said:
Not really a gimmick but molasses is widely misunderstood in application. The purpose of adding molasses or any form of sucrose (I.e. maple syrup, honey) is to feed the microbes in the soil. Nothing wrong with giving some diluted molasses to an already healthy soil mix to benefit the microbes but it is not really beneficial to the plant itself until it is consumed by microbes and absorbed. Synthetic nutrients can slowly kill the soil microbes and can also be detrimental to the fungi that break down organic matter and assist with absorption; especially at high ppms. So in this case it is sort of pointless to add molasses if your medium is already pretty much sterile.
If there is already plenty of fertilizer in the soil for the microbes to consume as in an organic mix you could just add it to the soil directly but growers who know what’s up add molasses to aerated teas so the microbes have an easy food source; the microlife will focus their limited time on earth procreating rather than hunting. That’s the best application of molasses imo. It does not make the buds stickier or sweeter or more resinous.
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Great reply that thanks
 
kingjackpot23

kingjackpot23

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Richard Drysift said:
Not really a gimmick but molasses is widely misunderstood in application. The purpose of adding molasses or any form of sucrose (I.e. maple syrup, honey) is to feed the microbes in the soil. Nothing wrong with giving some diluted molasses to an already healthy soil mix to benefit the microbes but it is not really beneficial to the plant itself until it is consumed by microbes and absorbed. Synthetic nutrients can slowly kill the soil microbes and can also be detrimental to the fungi that break down organic matter and assist with absorption; especially at high ppms. So in this case it is sort of pointless to add molasses if your medium is already pretty much sterile.
If there is already plenty of fertilizer in the soil for the microbes to consume as in an organic mix you could just add it to the soil directly but growers who know what’s up add molasses to aerated teas so the microbes have an easy food source; the microlife will focus their limited time on earth procreating rather than hunting. That’s the best application of molasses imo. It does not make the buds stickier or sweeter or more resinous.
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In your opinion would it be useful in a peat based mix?
 
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Green Refuge

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Everything outside NPK is unnecessary and won't give you visible differences. This coming from someone that tried everything you can think of.
 
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