Molasses lowers PH

Butthead08

Butthead08

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Hello RIU,

Anyone use molasses and notice how much it lowers PH. Just added it to my nute solution and im having a hard time telling what the PH level is. Im using just a regular PH kit from the fish store, and since the molasses made the solution so dark its kinda hard to read. Any tips on other ways to get a better reading, i dont have the cash for an electronic PH meter. Also... from 6 to 8 weeks how much bigger can i expect the buds to swell? Is this the time that they will start to put on size?

Thanks a lot RIU!
 
timsatx1

timsatx1

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ive never noticed mollasses lowering ph. i use it throught the entire grow with no problems. depending onb strain you will see noticalble difference in size of buds in the last few weeks.
 
Butthead08

Butthead08

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hey mygto were using plantation black strap unsulphured molasses. gave it a go yesterday when the lights came on. hope it works out.
 
justiceman

justiceman

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DANKxGROWER said:
if you want, you could use baking soda as an alternative for lowering your Ph. Use lil by
lil
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If im not mistaked baking soda contains sodium bicarbonate and it can be used to raise PH however since it's straight salt I would be careful as to not cause a toxic salt build up.
 
TCurtiss

TCurtiss

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You guys know some of us do work for a living and some of us cannot look at growing forums during the 9-5

I would like to maybe if you write a note for my boss so i can get the ok

I will answer more of your questions
 
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nero's

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ya, i used brer rabbit and it drop the ph a shit load, ph of tap was 7.2, table spoon or two it dropped the ph down to 5.4, was blown away, i had just received my ph meter off ebay for 25 shipped (milwaukee). but when i make alfalfa/kelp/blackstrap tea its around 6.2-6.5, been right on dot. i think, first grow, going 100% organic next grow.
 
Butthead08

Butthead08

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ya im just gonna have to bite the bullet and buy an electronic one. tcurtis no ones saying you gotta sit around and answer posts all day... but it gets a little frustrating seeing all these views and no responses ! oh well a little update for you guys... we used the molasses mixed with the regular solution of pure blend pro and it seems to of worked great. imarriedmarry im gonna check out your thread to see if i can help at all. cya guys i still love RIU!
 
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DANKxGROWER

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justiceman said:
If im not mistaked baking soda contains sodium bicarbonate and it can be used to raise PH however since it's straight salt I would be careful as to not cause a toxic salt build up.
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ahaha opps my bad, must've gotten it mixed up with lemon down an soda up or whatever way ahaha thanks for the catch justice ;)
 
samstevens1

samstevens1

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How's everyone doin, quick quest how much molasses do you add to a gallon of water? have about 3 weeks left till harvest and want to get that going.Thanks in advance
 
madcatter

madcatter

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About a tablespoon per gallon... I just sampled some of my grow that was done with heavy molasses and it turned out very smooth, and very mellow tasting... but still kicks like a mule...:fire: chronic was the strain....:leaf:
 
samstevens1

samstevens1

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Thanks for everything watering today so this info was vital,I'm an organic grower using soil based on subcool's super soil is molasses too much for this type of grow?
 
samstevens1

samstevens1

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its all bagseed for me but I've come across a sativa/hybrid and I'm waiting to see especially how it affects that, did it make it fruity or during that last weeks of your flowering affect leaf color. All feedback is immensly appreciated.
 
Butthead08

Butthead08

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i dont know about using it with subcools soil... but we used it along with the other nutrients and hasn't shown any signs of stress. let me know how it goes gl!
 
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