table sugar for a nute?

ctemp1

ctemp1

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can i put table sugar into my water and let it dissolve and feed it to my flowering plants? has anyone even done this and had good results? anyone help! thank
 
JohnnyPotSeed1969

JohnnyPotSeed1969

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Honestly, I don't know where you guys come up with this stuff. No, this is not okay, especially in a hydro setup. You run the risk of inviting pathogens and other pests into your grow space.

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diddystyles72

diddystyles72

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ctemp1 said:
can i put table sugar into my water and let it dissolve and feed it to my flowering plants? has anyone even done this and had good results? anyone help! thank
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yo I've read that feeding with mollasess at the end of flowering to make your buds taste sweeter but not adding sugar to it what are you adding the sugar for? I do'nt think it will help in the growing of the plant other than adding sweetness to your buds at the end like I said
 
GlassFreak

GlassFreak

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yea you are thinking about mollasess, table sugar is not the right thing, people say this because they dont know for sure. but no dont do it, i tried once, didnt do shit. got stuff sticky...
 
lampshade

lampshade

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Ok sugar will work. The only reason molasses works is because it provides CARBON chains to the bacteria and fungi in the soil. the bacteria eat carbon chains and release the N or P or k into the soil so its available to the plant. Sugar just helps them multiply by giving them a guaranteed source of food. The fungi are like middle men. They bind to the root and help pass nutrient from the soil to the plant. Again they feed on carbon chains. Adding table sugar will help them multiply. But if you have adequate nutes, then you don't need them. Also sugar water is a Hypo tonic solution. Meaning that it will have less water per volume than your plants, which will cause them to wilt at first application, and then they will balance and reach homeostasis. I definitely wouldn't use them in hydro, i did this once and the fungi surrounding the roots multiplied so much that i could see strings off white slime running off my roots.
 
diddystyles72

diddystyles72

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lampshade said:
Ok sugar will work. The only reason molasses works is because it provides CARBON chains to the bacteria and fungi in the soil. the bacteria eat carbon chains and release the N or P or k into the soil so its available to the plant. Sugar just helps them multiply by giving them a guaranteed source of food. The fungi are like middle men. They bind to the root and help pass nutrient from the soil to the plant. Again they feed on carbon chains. Adding table sugar will help them multiply. But if you have adequate nutes, then you don't need them. Also sugar water is a Hypo tonic solution. Meaning that it will have less water per volume than your plants, which will cause them to wilt at first application, and then they will balance and reach homeostasis. I definitely wouldn't use them in hydro, i did this once and the fungi surrounding the roots multiplied so much that i could see strings off white slime running off my roots.
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yo lampshade how long you been growing your a green wizard lol how can I keep in touch with you your a good friend to have
 
lampshade

lampshade

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Im actually only 21 but ive been growing for 5 years. Just friend me, im a turf grass major in college and was a Agriculture major in highschool, So to me its a passion. Im new here but ill be around, friend me if you would like.
 
lampshade

lampshade

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I should also add that plants can uptake carbs (polysaccharides, or sugars) through their roots. But only in tiny tiny amounts, it goes through the Potassium channels in the roots(like salt does), But plants prefer to get there sugar (c6h12o6) from water(h2o) and carbon dioxide (co2). See how all the elements are there for sugar; carbon oxygen and hydrogen.
 
diddystyles72

diddystyles72

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lampshade said:
Im actually only 21 but ive been growing for 5 years. Just friend me, im a turf grass major in college and was a Agriculture major in highschool, So to me its a passion. Im new here but ill be around, friend me if you would like.
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do you use soil or hydro?
 
lampshade

lampshade

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ok one more thing, plants can take up carbs through their leaves, quite well actually. If you give a plant too much sugar it will actually stop foliage growth and make the plant extremely dense until the flowers use up the sugar.
 
diddystyles72

diddystyles72

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lampshade said:
Both, but i prefer soil any day. If your commercial though, you need to go hydro. (only one point of adjustment versus 100 pots to water)
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I grow for myself no more than 6 at a time if that it was getting to cost so much here where I'm at for good smoke I had to grow my own but thats a good point what is a good hydro set up for a noob
 
lampshade

lampshade

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diddystyles72 said:
I grow for myself no more than 6 at a time if that it was getting to cost so much here where I'm at for good smoke I had to grow my own but thats a good point what is a good hydro set up for a noob
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Definitely DWC, get some 5 gal buckets and a GOOD airpump (that way if you upgrade you will be fine). they make net baskets that snap onto the top of 5 gal buckets. Id use hydroton for the medium.
 
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