how to use molasses? ??

Corso312

Corso312

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pros? = very cheap easy way to to provide sugars and carbs to your plant...cons? i know of none....i use 1.5 tablespoons per gallon of water once a week during flowering
 
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OGbctonez

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I'd rather Juice an organic granny smith apple and dilute it in a gallon of water.

marijuana is a complex plant, apple is a complex sugar.

molasses is a simple sugar.
 
doc111

doc111

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Velkeria said:
Heard about molasses... is it ok to use? How do u use it? Pro's and Con's?
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Pro: It feeds good microbes in your soil

Con: It feeds bad microbes in your soil.

Pro: Inexpensive way to provide SOME nutrients.

Con: Can get very sticky and messy.

Pro: It doesn't really hurt anything.

Con: I've found that it doesn't really help anything either. lol!

Con: Doesn't dissolve very well in cold water. You generally have to warm up a bit of water and dissolve the molasses in it first then mix it into the rest of your water/nute solution.

For people wanting to use "sweeteners" the best thing IMO is Sucanat. It's simply dried/pressed sugar cane. It's granular and dissolves really well in cold water and is at least as cheap as molasses, mayber even moreso. The molasses hasn't been removed from the sugar so your soil gets more sugars as well as the benefits of the molasses. ;-)

https://www.rollitup.org/subcools-old-school-organics/54028-sucanat-soo-ka-nat.html
 
Corso312

Corso312

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i dunno about all that...i take an empty water bottle or gatorade bottle...i fill it up half way with water and put in about 1.5 tablespoons (eyeballed) into the bottle...put cap on and shake for ten seconds everything is dissolved and i pour that into a gallon of water..no stick no mess and i use cold water
 
Dankenfest

Dankenfest

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Corso312 said:
pros? = very cheap easy way to to provide sugars and carbs to your plant...cons? i know of none....i use 1.5 tablespoons per gallon of water once a week during flowering
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So you have good results with 1.5 TBS? I've been trying 1 tsp per gallon per some recommendations I've read on here.
 
Corso312

Corso312

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to be honest i have used 3 table spoons per gallon before and it did not harm the plant...i just like to take it easy and hit her with it every 7-ten days when flowering
 
doc111

doc111

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Corso312 said:
i dunno about all that...i take an empty water bottle or gatorade bottle...i fill it up half way with water and put in about 1.5 tablespoons (eyeballed) into the bottle...put cap on and shake for ten seconds everything is dissolved and i pour that into a gallon of water..no stick no mess and i use cold water
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Just stating my opinion. I think Sucanat is way better for a number of reasons. Perhaps I'm just a messy person, but occasionally a little molasses would drip onto the floor or whatever and it can be a sticky mess to clean up. Sucanat is dry so it can be vacuumed up if spilled. No staining, no sticky mess. I have nothing against molasses. I just prefer sucanat to it these days.:weed:
 
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mr.vitalearth

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Bio bizz grow and bloom uses sea kelp and mollasses, so ive completed a veg with vital earths grow using the mollasses and seaweed on alternating feeds(feeding everytime with the grow).im currently in bloom doing the same thing....no problems yet!
 
poplars

poplars

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mr.vitalearth said:
Bio bizz grow and bloom uses sea kelp and mollasses, so ive completed a veg with vital earths grow using the mollasses and seaweed on alternating feeds(feeding everytime with the grow).im currently in bloom doing the same thing....no problems yet!
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yeah roots makes the same kinda product, "Trinity" has kelp, yucca extract, molasses, and a couple others I can't remember.
 
nog

nog

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yes it feeds the micro herd, but i would only use it in soil, not active hydro
doc111 said:
Pro: It feeds good microbes in your soil

Con: It feeds bad microbes in your soil.

Pro: Inexpensive way to provide SOME nutrients.

Con: Can get very sticky and messy.

Pro: It doesn't really hurt anything.

Con: I've found that it doesn't really help anything either. lol!

Con: Doesn't dissolve very well in cold water. You generally have to warm up a bit of water and dissolve the molasses in it first then mix it into the rest of your water/nute solution.

For people wanting to use "sweeteners" the best thing IMO is Sucanat. It's simply dried/pressed sugar cane. It's granular and dissolves really well in cold water and is at least as cheap as molasses, mayber even moreso. The molasses hasn't been removed from the sugar so your soil gets more sugars as well as the benefits of the molasses. ;-)

https://www.rollitup.org/subcools-old-school-organics/54028-sucanat-soo-ka-nat.html
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Nullis

Nullis

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OGbctonez said:
I'd rather Juice an organic granny smith apple and dilute it in a gallon of water.

marijuana is a complex plant, apple is a complex sugar.

molasses is a simple sugar.
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Ironically your apple has mostly fructose and glucose... two monosaccharides, the simplest of sugars. Sucrose is a disaccharide and that is what blackstrap molasses contains. But also significant amounts of minerals and potassium.
 
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mrshym84

Member
Can you use Molasses all the way till you cut her down or should you stop using it 2 weeks before like the nutrients?
 
homebrewer

homebrewer

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Nullis said:
Ironically your apple has mostly fructose and glucose... two monosaccharides, the simplest of sugars. Sucrose is a disaccharide and that is what blackstrap molasses contains. But also significant amounts of minerals and potassium.
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Can you define 'significant'? I ask because the water out of my tap contains more calcium and magnesium than your standard 'dose' of molasses.
 
unohu69

unohu69

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Im just wondering if You use regular molasses from the grocery store, or if you guys are referring to a specific kind?
 
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