melungeonman
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If you know anyone that works in a restraunt, Have them order it from sysco foods or nicolas Un sulfered molassas that I use is $2.35 per gal.
thats what everyone thinks good marketers way to make you spend money but giving proper feedings, giving plants its humixes , fulvixes and other acids is what its all aboutView attachment 2185437 "phos." Use bat guano, To blast your buds at the end of bloom with p-k try bloombastic all by itself, for tight, hard, heavy buds. Just try to keep your regiment simple. All the bottled this and that is really just a good marketers way of makeing you spend money. Everything found in thiose bottles can be found in basic amendments, without all the overdose, underdose, ph problems etc. Not to mention the salt build-up, the flushing at end of bloom all that crap. Simple Organic amendments man! Don't believe it check my photo album, those are not starved sad girls. peace
i use it for all my growth (soil) for about the past 10yrs and personally I think that if you add it right up to harvest it sweetens - it definitely changes flavour and adds bulk . P and K are are in molasses and its these that make the plant metabolise carbs/sugars, so the more P, K and carbs/sugar you add the more your plant will metabolise until all your plants taste the same - in plant roots simple sugars which bind to K+ will enter via the roots and leaves. Sugar on its own without K will not do anything to a plant. If you foliar feed a plant too much sugar like molasses it will slow photosynthesis and turn white - i have heard of people using using corn syrup, honey and maple syrup to much the same effect without strong flavours at higher concentrations ... i only use a tablespoon per 4 litresPlants do not use sugars from the soil. They make their own sugars during photosythesis. And to say you can add a sweet flavor to buds using molasses is too funny.....
Whats so Funny? Why do we final Flush, I'm assuming to clean our plant and buds from extra nutes, to make our babies as sweet and tasteful as possible. How did the nutes get into the leaves and buds?Plants do not use sugars from the soil. They make their own sugars during photosythesis. And to say you can add a sweet flavor to buds using molasses is too funny.....
the only thing I ever flushed was my toilet after a shit and my buds smell and taste unbelievable. i have been using sweet raw, but will be trying strapped by botanicare. he is also correct about sugars and soil. the sugars feed the soil, the soil feeds the plantWhats so Funny? Why do we final Flush, I'm assuming to clean our plant and buds from extra nutes, to make our babies as sweet and tasteful as possible. How did the nutes get into the leaves and buds?
Ever put a white caranation in red ink and end up with a peppermint caranation, otherwise know as the straw effect (I made that up). But it seems to me if you final flush for a couple of days, then let her dry out a little and then sweeten the crap out of her, some of the dang plant is going to draw up sugar. Now wether or not that would be good for the smoke , I have know Ideal. But I do know sometimes when you put a sweet Swisher Sweet in your mouth and taste sweetness in the tobacco its kinda kool. Crazy I know....But food for thought.
You cannot flush anything from a plant. You can flush a turd from a toilet though. Flavor buds with additives, still funny as fuck. Horticulture and botany folks, not forum BS, thats what grows tasty buds....Whats so Funny? Why do we final Flush, I'm assuming to clean our plant and buds from extra nutes, to make our babies as sweet and tasteful as possible. How did the nutes get into the leaves and buds?
Ever put a white caranation in red ink and end up with a peppermint caranation, otherwise know as the straw effect (I made that up). But it seems to me if you final flush for a couple of days, then let her dry out a little and then sweeten the crap out of her, some of the dang plant is going to draw up sugar. Now wether or not that would be good for the smoke , I have know Ideal. But I do know sometimes when you put a sweet Swisher Sweet in your mouth and taste sweetness in the tobacco its kinda kool. Crazy I know....But food for thought.
I use molasses, 1 tbp per gallon in Veg and 2 TBP in Flower, great addition to my nutes, Foxfarm. Some do not use in Veg but I do with 2 tbs of Brown Cane and/orSucanat. Always use sucanat if you want sweet leaf. Flush without sugar for 5 days before Harvest, Smoke!im guessing by my pics my baby is far enough along to add molasses.View attachment 2185072View attachment 2185073 would this kind of molasses work out just fine http://www.ebay.com/itm/Grandmas-Original-Molasses-12-oz-/370261797906?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item563552ac12? oh yeah right now my ph is about 6.9 7 ish what can i do to lower it just a lil bit????? HElp
order the Wholesome Foods, not Grandma's. I have a jar of Grandmas for sale. . . LOLI use molasses, 1 tbp per gallon in Veg and 2 TBP in Flower, great addition to my nutes, Foxfarm. Some do not use in Veg but I do with 2 tbs of Brown Cane and/orSucanat. Always use sucanat if you want sweet leaf. Flush without sugar for 5 days before Harvest, Smoke!
I Ph down with brown Organic Apple Cidar Vinegar. . .I use molasses, 1 tbp per gallon in Veg and 2 TBP in Flower, great addition to my nutes, Foxfarm. Some do not use in Veg but I do with 2 tbs of Brown Cane and/orSucanat. Always use sucanat if you want sweet leaf. Flush without sugar for 5 days before Harvest, Smoke!
I rarely use molasses in my garden, but when i do, i use sulphured molasses. many plants need sulphur, but soil amendments, potting mixes and most fertilizers dont ave any. unless the concentration is dangerously high (smelling like burnt matches) then sulphur wont be a problem for your soil, or it's organisms. I preferr Brer Rabbit, its what my grandmother always got. it tastes better than the others to me, but youll only be tasting the molasses on pancakes or sometimes waffles, not weed.View attachment 2185422UN-Sulfured Molassas helps to encorage micro- organisms to thrive in your soil micros love sugars. micros in your soil help to break down those nutes that are NOT readily available to the plant roots. A teaspoon in a couple gal every couple of weeks will get the job done. sulfred molassas will not be healthy to your plants. NO sugar or micros grow in the sulfur. So many people out there talking and suggesting things they have no clue about. Also when you mix your molassas tea make sure you let your water sit over night to dissapate the clorine/ free clorimines from the water. Bleach also kills micro orginizms. I use Un-Sulfured molassas every time I feed, I make a nute tea from guano and worm castings,and molassas. I let it bubble with a fish pump and air stone for a few days, then feed directly, also you can strain "tea" and dillute by a 1/4 for folliar feeding but learn to do this before you attempt this. Try it out on a leaf or two first to avoid burning. If your just getting started let me suggest Greg Green's "The Cannabis Grow bible".
This is what the Growers Book says.......and then again there is always the Placebo effect.
Yet another topic often debated by many Cannabis growers, is whether or not adding ingredients like Molasses, Honey, or Sugar Water increase a plants health, and quality of the buds it produces.
In the following article, we are going to go over the different uses growers claim sugar based products have in the Marijuana grow room, and how you can use it to grow better Cannabis.
What Does Sugar Do for Marijuana Plants?
There are 4 primary reasons most growers report using sugars in their Cannabis grows.
- It sweetens the flavor of your smoke
One of the most touted reasons to use sugar in your cannabis grows is to increase the flavors of your buds. This is something we have experienced firsthand in some of the grows we have been a part of in the past. However many other growers suggest that sugar does not improve the flavor of smoke at all, and that this is just a myth.- It helps to bulk up the buds
Another benefit claimed to be a myth by some growers, and to be fact by others, reportedly adding sugar to your Cannabis grows will increase the size of your buds. We have experienced some of our biggest buds while use sugar in our nutrient programs. However without a proper scientific control we can’t give you any exact numbers yet.- It helps to harden the buds
Some growers suggest that by using sugar you can actually increase the hardness of the Marijuana buds. While not as widely accepted, this may be a case of strain specific results, and not as easily duplicated.- It feeds enzymes and other beneficial bacterium's in the grow media
One of the only benefits not debated is the usefulness of sugar in soils or mediums that have an active living root system filled with Mycorrhizae. Sugars and carbohydrates help to feed the colonies of bacteria to keep them healthy, a byproduct of which is healthy plants.- What Do Mycorrhizae Eat?
Mycorrhizae feed on carbohydrates and sugars, like glucose and sucrose. Most plants naturally create the carbohydrates to feed their fungal friends.
However, it is important to note, that the Cannabis plant diverts sugars from feeding the Mycorrhizae in its roots to building buds. It’s at this time that there is a potential for your Mycorrhizae to die from starvation.
Adding sugar during flowering prevents Mycorrhizae starvation, keeping your plants happy.