NOT!
I have tried molasses back when when I was a rookie. BC works way way better. This stuff does something to help unlock the plants ability to absorb nutes. Seriously... I was totally suprised by the results.
Although, I will bet that one persons results will differ from another. My nute regimen is totally dif from yours and someone elses. Adding BC to one formula may do wonders (like with mine) but adding it to someone else's (so-so) nute formula might do nothing or even harm.
You have to keep good notes... an accurate journal and dont make a bunch of changes all at the same time. If you do, then you won't really know which item did what. Make only one change at a time per crop. It takes a lot of time an patience to really find out what works and what doesn't.
If I can remember... I will post pics when my next harvest comes thru. I wll show the dif between using BC and not using BC. (in about 5 weeks)
Happy trails.
Gotta say, you covered everything I was going to say.
I think a lot of people who are using molasses are a little too tree-huggy for me, I have to say. I totally get wanting to use all natural things, but really, where would you find molasses just hanging out in nature? Oh, you don't.
LOL
I mean, we have all of this awesome technology and scientific research, why the heck not take advantage of it?
Nute companies like Advanced Nutrients really take the time to study their products, looking at how the plants react to certain chemicals, how they don't respond to others, etc.
Bud Candy, for my money, is one of the best products from Advanced Nutrients. The change in the taste of the smoke is amazing and you really do get more at the end of your grow. That's what matters to me.
In the old days of growing (yup, it's been that long), I used molasses too. I was broke and I just wanted to use something that I could find at a store that wouldn't give me crap for buying stuff for growing. It served its purpose - but it also made a mess of my hydro setup and caused many more pest problems than I ever thought were possible.
Long story short (too late), you need to use stuff made for MJ. And since Advanced Nutrients makes their products specifically for MMJ, seems like they're the best choice - in my opinion.