Molasses?

misshestermoffitt

misshestermoffitt

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This thread made my brain hurt. :eyesmoke:

I would like to try molasses. I would like to know when to start using it. When you first start 12/12 or not until later when buds appear? :confused:

I think it must work. The bud pics on here that always make my eyes pop out and my mouth water are also the people that say they use molasses. I'm thinking the two things are related. :twisted:
 
nickfury510

nickfury510

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i start molases right when i switch to 12/12....1 tsp per gallon once a week and i slowly bulk up to 1 1/2tsp per gallon 3x a week by the time i harvest.....aside from the sugars its packed with potassium and from what i understand its really hard to over do it with mollases....but it is possible....it can also be given up to the final day of harvest
 
ta2drvn

ta2drvn

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misshestermoffitt said:
This thread made my brain hurt. :eyesmoke:

I would like to try molasses. I would like to know when to start using it. When you first start 12/12 or not until later when buds appear? :confused:

I think it must work. The bud pics on here that always make my eyes pop out and my mouth water are also the people that say they use molasses. I'm thinking the two things are related. :twisted:
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LOL

I kinda look at molasses like marijuana, some people say MJ works for many medical conditions and some say it's BS and it's a dangerous drug...

Some people say molasses is great for flowering in several ways like trace minerals, sugars for the microb's in the soil (can be used in hydro but probably better products out there that won't be as much work cleaning out the potential mess and molasses can ferment in res.) that help keep the roots healthy to providing sugars that can be uploaded and help increase bud size; you know kinda like how MJ has many medicinal uses, molasses is kinda like that only for growing AND.... some people call it BS!?!


Don't' see any harm in trying it.
 
FlandersFlash

FlandersFlash

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I am doing an outdoor grow. One girl in the ground and 4 in 5 gallon buckets. All of them have nice buds except for the one in the ground.
I am in the norteast, nights are already getting cooler. SHould I start to add mollasses now, do we know it really will help and not hurt the girls?/
 
Kludge

Kludge

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The only thing it will hurt is a hydro system. I'm still not sure if actually does anything. I used it on my first grow and am not using it on my second and I don't see any difference. I'm into my 5th staggard grow now.

If anything my second grow is doing better than my first but that's probably just because I'm learning to grow and am getting better with each grow.

So, not very scientific but there ya go.

Oh, and don't use it during veg, but I think someone already said that. It will block nitrogen. I noticed this when I saw my new vegging plants start turning yellow on the edges of their leaves. I stopped the molasses and the leaves recovered (or I pulled them off, can't remember).
 
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born2killspam

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Bulk store here in canada sells it for 91 cents/kg, in either fancy or blackstrap format (use blackstrap for this)..
We have a discussion on this in the advanced forum.. Its funny, it doesn't really do too much for the plant directly, aside from its organic uptakable nutrients, but it helps microorganisms that the plant depends on especially late in flowering..
 
Seamaiden

Seamaiden

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I have not used it as a foliar spray, but I am using it plenty in my organic teas, and no issues with attracting bugs. What DOES attract bugs, "meat bees" (I call 'em baby hornets, hubby calls 'em baby yellow jackets) is my seaweed extract. That shit like candy to them, they smell it and I get swarmed by them, FAST. There's gotta be something in it, because they go fucking nutz for the stuff.
 
ta2drvn

ta2drvn

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ClarkNewbury said:
Anyone ever use molasses during veg? I wanna try it.
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Based on what has been posted and what I have looked up, don't see a reason it would HURT during veg vs. flower. It has some trace minerals and would help feed the micro-organisms in your soil. Probably better things out there for veg time, but I don't see it doing harm under normal conditions.
 
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born2killspam

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During veg time the plant is still quite capable of doing most of the work that the micro-organisms would do.. Late in life they tend to dump alot out of their roots for some reason, and that leaves them lacking proper balance internally, so they rely more on the helpers.. Count me in the boat that believes it causes no harm early, but less benefit will arise from the practise early..
 
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techhead420

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ta2drvn said:
Guess you found one huh? 0.60% not a lot but it is a little more than nothing, so they CAN take up sugars, just not very good at it and not very much at a time

here is another excerpt:

"While plant roots have been shown many times to actively take up simple sugars from an external solution"




IF he responds again who is taking bets on the odds of this guy actually admitting his mistake?

I got my money on NO, with a parlay that he will try to come up with some more rude comments and call everyone (me included) Einstein's.....maybe he thinks posting this informative link is the equivalent?

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Man, I'm more than happy to admit mistakes, why the fuck do you think I posted that study? I'm more interested in finding the truth than being wrong.

0.6%. That's it. And BTW, there's still no study showing any actual benefit to adding carbos when one considers the nutrient lock up and lower oxygen levels.
 
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