Dank Raptor
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4 weeks away you should still give her Nitrogen as needed. Alfalfa and fish hydrolysate are also good nitrogen sources.
I just found a source of info to back up the idea that too much carbon (sugar/molasses) does indeed cause nitrogen defencies. This is because microbes will draw nitrogen from the soil in order to make use of the extra carbon. This has to do with the carbon/nitrogen ratios that are involved in composting.
source:http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/compost/fundamentals/needs_carbon_nitrogen.htm
In the soil, using organic matter with excess carbon can create problems. To complete the nitrogen cycle and continue decomposition, the microbial cells will draw any available soil nitrogen in the proper proportion to make use of available carbon. This is known as "robbing" the soil of nitrogen, and delays availability of nitrogen as a fertilizer for growing plants until some later season when it is no longer being used in the life-cycles of soil bacteria.
I just found a source of info to back up the idea that too much carbon (sugar/molasses) does indeed cause nitrogen defencies. This is because microbes will draw nitrogen from the soil in order to make use of the extra carbon. This has to do with the carbon/nitrogen ratios that are involved in composting.
source:http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/compost/fundamentals/needs_carbon_nitrogen.htm
In the soil, using organic matter with excess carbon can create problems. To complete the nitrogen cycle and continue decomposition, the microbial cells will draw any available soil nitrogen in the proper proportion to make use of available carbon. This is known as "robbing" the soil of nitrogen, and delays availability of nitrogen as a fertilizer for growing plants until some later season when it is no longer being used in the life-cycles of soil bacteria.