Sweeteners?

Wizard.of.Dank said:

IMO molasses is a pretty big sugar chain for the microbes to break down, there is actaully alot of residule left in the soil that the microbes cant digest, if you guys really enjoy using molasses it should be used in a compost tea where it is more easily broken down, and used over a long period of time in the tea to feed the microbes.

using a sucrose and glucose are more easily broken down by the microbes and ready to be used by the plant, dextrose is too big for the microbes to digest in a small amount of time.

ive switched from using molasses, everyone in my area thinks its the way to go, i personally hate it, i think it coats the roots and soil in a thick black tar, it makes the soil smell. i think if you spend some time researching you can find something much better and soluble than molasses

check out nectar for the gods sweetner, its a great start for organic sweetners thats already broken down and ready for the plant to uptake it

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grannybonger said:

brand new idea, Sucanat, buy in at the grocers, got a ton of vitamins too. (artificial sweetener)

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yankeetransplant said:

Sucanat is anything but artificial....in fact it translate to and stands for sugar cane NATURAL.....is is also know as rapadura (sp?)....it is cane that is pressed and the juices stirred until dry..in south america, u can get it in cakes....it is also the base sweetener that is used to make molasses....it is not cooked, spun dry to crystalize, bleached or anything like that.....that is why it maintains all it nutrients and vitamins....it is granular when u buy it, not crystalized (and brown)....buy some powder citric acid in brewers supply store....mix 1oz of both into a quart of warm water to dissolve it good and u have a quart of great sweetener for your plants....this mix is ideal for hydro....molasses is for soil.....coconut sugar works as well and also contains good stuff for your plants....its made from the sap of the coconut flowers in much the same way and is brown and granular....u can make about 4 gallons for less than $10....

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Biologically Incorrect said:

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Just a few of my ladies using molasses Just built new grow room will show off soon enough!

Peace out

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dungeontrees said:

We're any of those grown in a DWC set up or jus all soil?

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Mmcary82 said:

Sweeteners do not make your buds taste or smell like candy. It’s fake news. If you wanna use molasses or buy a 40 dollar jug of snake oil just remember there is no magic pixie dust. It’s basically food for microbes. You will live and learn my friends.

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