Black strap molasses!

zack66

zack66

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Wow those are some quick results. I've used it and not really sure if it's really ever made a difference. Lot's of people swear by it. Me, not so sure. Good luck though!
 
jondamon

jondamon

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I'd just like to point out that molasses does very little to actually feed the plant. Sure some of the micro nutrients it contains gets absorbed by the plant but most of what it DOES feed is contained in your soil. More to the point the rhizosphere of the plant. Contained in this rhizosphere are good bacteria and fungi. These bacteria feed on sugars and decaying roots that are excreted by the plant. By feeding molasses you are actually supplying these bacteria and fungi with an additional food source.

The fungi then in turn help to convert any decaying roots into useable nutrients for the plants.

Its called a symbiotic relationship.



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bobtokes

bobtokes

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jondamon said:
I'd just like to point out that molasses does very little to actually feed the plant. Sure some of the micro nutrients it contains gets absorbed by the plant but most of what it DOES feed is contained in your soil. More to the point the rhizosphere of the plant. Contained in this rhizosphere are good bacteria and fungi. These bacteria feed on sugars and decaying roots that are excreted by the plant. By feeding molasses you are actually supplying these bacteria and fungi with an additional food source.

The fungi then in turn help to convert any decaying roots into useable nutrients for the plants.

Its called a symbiotic relationship.



J
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great post
 
jondamon

jondamon

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Also to add to my point too much molasses has been known to cause a problem with Nitrogen being uptaken by the plant.



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imchucky666

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I didn't start using until about 3 weeks after the first flowers showed, but I used 1 tsp/ gallon every water, in addition to nutes.
 
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