Fermented Sugar Beet Mollasses?

rothbardian

Active Member
I picked up this bottle of Miracle Grow Organic Choice Concentrate. It says that it is made from fermented sugar beet molasses?



Do any of you know anything about this stuff? Should it be used the same way that molasses are used to add weight during flowering?


It says it is 8-0-0. Are molasses typically nitrogen?






 

cruzer101

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I would read the directions. Its probably best to use in flower but a small amount during the whole grow may be better.
 

Marywhanna

Active Member
im using the same exact stuff, i dont see it helping the plants yet, ive only been using a very very light mixture with seltzer water since my plants are still small, but i hear its good for em but you will need some other micro nutrients added into the mixture
 

tyke1973

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Mallassess is sugar in it's purest form,but with addedtives make your own sugar suyrup put about 25 ml of sugar in boiling water and let it simmer till you are left with a thick liquid.you may need to add a little more granulated sugar till it has totaly dissapated.then add this mix to your normal bloom feed.after feeding the mix wash the sugar mix through the soil.this is not nessassery but it has a tendency to attract insects so wash it through about 20 mins after feeding it,the plant will have drawn most of it in by then and if there is any left it won't be on the top of the soil.i only use sugar feeds till about may in the uk if the sugar mix is used in summer you get plagued by insects
 

Chiefcake

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View attachment 1472504Did anybody get any results out of this noise? I'm using it with my Sunshine 4 soiless mix. I have a strong plant, but i'm not sure it's because of this... I am concerned about the stickyness of the stuff, I don't want to clog up my mix. Otherwise, the nitrogen should help, and it's not heavily acidic.
 
This is just one ingredient out of many you can use. It depends on the maturity level of your plant(s).
In essence, It is a source of nitrogen in the organic form. Like using a calcium/magnesium additive, it will help "green-up" your plant and boost growth, but only in spurts. You see this form of molasses is best used after your plant is up and running, not when it's a seedling. Look at this molasses as a "pick-me-up" for your plant. And when you see those leaves turning yellow your experiencing a magnesium deficiency of sorts and/or a nitrogen deficiency. To gain back green leaves you can use this fermented sugar beet molasses to bolster your leaves back to green and spike added growth as well. I use this product as a filler in-between my regular feedings and during flowering I make up my own Phosphorous boost by making a tea out of organic bone meal (adding boiling water to bone meal makes a great tea of 2-14-0 ratio). My grow is out of doors, not hot-house, or in doors. In door grow is a total different beast, you have to be extra careful not to burn your plants. I know this is a lot of jargon to capture, but simply put look at this type of molasses as a great in-between organic feed for your plants -- they love it.
 
Fermented molasses vs. unsulfured sugar molasses
Fermented molasses is mostly used in feed production and is not consumed by humans. sugar molasses is consumed by humans and may also be added to your plants during flower for the benefit of creating more trichomes or more sugary-trichomes. Of course this mostly depends on the strain of weed you're growing, There is no substitute for great genes, that goes for weed as well.
 

ANC

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Molasses feed the soil organisms when the plant stop exuding as many carbs and other food through its root zone in late flowering.
As always when you add an artificial food source the increase in microbial activity lasts only as long as the food.
 
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