feeding plants sugar?
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Urhighness88
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Brown sugar from what I have read and
in to the water it should dissolve I use molasses best thing I used so far you can get 2 1/2 gallons for like 25-30 bucks.
in to the water it should dissolve I use molasses best thing I used so far you can get 2 1/2 gallons for like 25-30 bucks.
Garden Boss
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2.5 gallons for $30 (smaller bottles avail). Awesome food for your microbes. I have heard bad things about using sugar. I brew my molasses 24 hrs ahead of using to raise Ph to perfect 
Molasses is the shit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-uUtSCMMyQ
Urhighness88
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Exactly what I gotView attachment 2788736 2.5 gallons for $30 (smaller bottles avail). Awesome food for your microbes. I have heard bad things about using sugar. I brew my molasses 24 hrs ahead of using to raise Ph to perfect
garlictrain
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" How to get your buds STICKY ICKY![/h]
Hey everyone!
If you don't already know, whether you run synthetics or organics, it is very important to provide a source of carbohydrates, vitamins and amino acids in the form of sugars! My uncle Clem used to use plain white sugar water but these days there are so many better options! Basically by providing sugars you are feeding the micro herd colony of beneficial bacteria and fungi allowing maximum uptake by the plants which translate to enhancing the essential oils and trichcome production. In synthetics where there is very often times an absence of micro herd, the pre formulated "sweetners" are considered "stable" will still be absorbed by the plant as the rhizome is being literally penetrated by the nutrient as opposed to relying on beneficial bacteria to breakdown and make the nutrient readily available. The exception in this case would be if you DO run "water soluble" beneficial microbes (orca, mykos wp, etc). Here are just a few that I like to run, sometimes in conjunction with one another, sometimes as a stand alone.
$25-$30 5gal feed grade 79.5% BRIX
5ml/gal use every watering, 4tbsp/5gal if brewing teas
Earth Juice HI BRIX 2.5gal $25-$30 3%potash listed 0-0-3
5-10ml/gal use every watering, 4tbsp/5gal if brewing teas
Botanicare Sweet RAW 2.5 gal $130 "Major ingredients comprise sulphates of magnesium and iron"-SWEET MSDS
4-8ml/gal depending on stage of growth. I realize this is way under what they recommend but we've all learned that what a nutrient company recommends, is not always the way to go. Commercially when using in conjunction with synthetics I've seen no more "finishing potential" from 4-8ml/gal to their recommend 10-20ml/gal.
GH FloraNectar Sugarcane Natural Sweetener 6gal $230
0-0-1, Derived from Magnesium and Potassium sulphate. Additionally listed ingredients Cane Sugar, Malt Extract, Molasses.
I use as directed at 5-10ml/gal bumping up to 10ml/gal in "finish" or "flush".
There you have it! Running any of these products with any baseline nutes make you're girls frostier and contain more oils. Thereby giving you a true representation of whatever genetics you're working with. Plus they smell good too! Joking of course as the "flavor" of the sweeteners are purely for consumer satisfaction, sniff sniff, o fuck yea my girls are gonna love this candy cane pineapple blueberry dream flavor! "
If you don't already know, whether you run synthetics or organics, it is very important to provide a source of carbohydrates, vitamins and amino acids in the form of sugars! My uncle Clem used to use plain white sugar water but these days there are so many better options! Basically by providing sugars you are feeding the micro herd colony of beneficial bacteria and fungi allowing maximum uptake by the plants which translate to enhancing the essential oils and trichcome production. In synthetics where there is very often times an absence of micro herd, the pre formulated "sweetners" are considered "stable" will still be absorbed by the plant as the rhizome is being literally penetrated by the nutrient as opposed to relying on beneficial bacteria to breakdown and make the nutrient readily available. The exception in this case would be if you DO run "water soluble" beneficial microbes (orca, mykos wp, etc). Here are just a few that I like to run, sometimes in conjunction with one another, sometimes as a stand alone.
$25-$30 5gal feed grade 79.5% BRIX
5ml/gal use every watering, 4tbsp/5gal if brewing teas
Earth Juice HI BRIX 2.5gal $25-$30 3%potash listed 0-0-3
5-10ml/gal use every watering, 4tbsp/5gal if brewing teas
Botanicare Sweet RAW 2.5 gal $130 "Major ingredients comprise sulphates of magnesium and iron"-SWEET MSDS
4-8ml/gal depending on stage of growth. I realize this is way under what they recommend but we've all learned that what a nutrient company recommends, is not always the way to go. Commercially when using in conjunction with synthetics I've seen no more "finishing potential" from 4-8ml/gal to their recommend 10-20ml/gal.
GH FloraNectar Sugarcane Natural Sweetener 6gal $230
0-0-1, Derived from Magnesium and Potassium sulphate. Additionally listed ingredients Cane Sugar, Malt Extract, Molasses.
I use as directed at 5-10ml/gal bumping up to 10ml/gal in "finish" or "flush".
There you have it! Running any of these products with any baseline nutes make you're girls frostier and contain more oils. Thereby giving you a true representation of whatever genetics you're working with. Plus they smell good too! Joking of course as the "flavor" of the sweeteners are purely for consumer satisfaction, sniff sniff, o fuck yea my girls are gonna love this candy cane pineapple blueberry dream flavor! "
thanks garlictrain! but serious question.. isn't brown sugar, sugar with molasses added to it? i don't mind spending the money, but if i don't need to why should I?? i appreciate the information and iam not going to disregard it. is the jug stuff formulated for plants? or is just watered down molasses syrup?" How to get your buds STICKY ICKY!
Hey everyone!
If you don't already know, whether you run synthetics or organics, it is very important to provide a source of carbohydrates, vitamins and amino acids in the form of sugars! My uncle Clem used to use plain white sugar water but these days there are so many better options! Basically by providing sugars you are feeding the micro herd colony of beneficial bacteria and fungi allowing maximum uptake by the plants which translate to enhancing the essential oils and trichcome production. In synthetics where there is very often times an absence of micro herd, the pre formulated "sweetners" are considered "stable" will still be absorbed by the plant as the rhizome is being literally penetrated by the nutrient as opposed to relying on beneficial bacteria to breakdown and make the nutrient readily available. The exception in this case would be if you DO run "water soluble" beneficial microbes (orca, mykos wp, etc). Here are just a few that I like to run, sometimes in conjunction with one another, sometimes as a stand alone.
$25-$30 5gal feed grade 79.5% BRIX
5ml/gal use every watering, 4tbsp/5gal if brewing teas
Earth Juice HI BRIX 2.5gal $25-$30 3%potash listed 0-0-3
5-10ml/gal use every watering, 4tbsp/5gal if brewing teas
Botanicare Sweet RAW 2.5 gal $130 "Major ingredients comprise sulphates of magnesium and iron"-SWEET MSDS
4-8ml/gal depending on stage of growth. I realize this is way under what they recommend but we've all learned that what a nutrient company recommends, is not always the way to go. Commercially when using in conjunction with synthetics I've seen no more "finishing potential" from 4-8ml/gal to their recommend 10-20ml/gal.
GH FloraNectar Sugarcane Natural Sweetener 6gal $230
0-0-1, Derived from Magnesium and Potassium sulphate. Additionally listed ingredients Cane Sugar, Malt Extract, Molasses.
I use as directed at 5-10ml/gal bumping up to 10ml/gal in "finish" or "flush".
There you have it! Running any of these products with any baseline nutes make you're girls frostier and contain more oils. Thereby giving you a true representation of whatever genetics you're working with. Plus they smell good too! Joking of course as the "flavor" of the sweeteners are purely for consumer satisfaction, sniff sniff, o fuck yea my girls are gonna love this candy cane pineapple blueberry dream flavor! "
racerboy71
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from what i know, plants can't absorb complex carbohydrates via the root zone.. they must first be broken down in the soil via the micro's for anything more than simple glucose to be absorbed by the root zone... it's the carbon's in the sugar that is good for the plants, but like i said, no plant can simply suck up sugar via the roots unless it's broken down into it's base components..
just found this on a biology website..
copy and paste job on my part..
ZolarV, nope it does not work that way, sorry.
Generally plants are not dependent on external C sources too much (with exception) however all plants tend to lose carbohydrates (and other compounds) by exudation through the root. They have mechanisms to recapture some of it (in competition with microorganisms, of course). As far as I am aware that is limited to low MW sugars, though. Protocorms will definitely take up e.g. glucose, trehalose or mannitol (some commonly used C sources) but I doubt it will be able to utilize anything more complex than that (unless bacteria are around to digest it, but then they will feed, too).
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just found this on a biology website..
copy and paste job on my part..
ZolarV, nope it does not work that way, sorry.
Generally plants are not dependent on external C sources too much (with exception) however all plants tend to lose carbohydrates (and other compounds) by exudation through the root. They have mechanisms to recapture some of it (in competition with microorganisms, of course). As far as I am aware that is limited to low MW sugars, though. Protocorms will definitely take up e.g. glucose, trehalose or mannitol (some commonly used C sources) but I doubt it will be able to utilize anything more complex than that (unless bacteria are around to digest it, but then they will feed, too).
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socaljoe
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If anything it's probably watered down so they can sell you less for more.
Cowboykush
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Will sorghum work as well as molasses?
spoke to my buddy @ the nursery and he said they will both do the job. whether one or the other is better, he has no idea. but the plants will benefit regardless. (he thinks im growing tomatoes cucumbers and peppers. which iam) and im glad i didn't feed them white sugar water. because it will attract ants, fruit flies and what not lol. but thanks for all the feedback guys! i appreciate it! i would love to post pics, but me in my yard takin pics of stealth plants don't seem to smart @ the moment lol
That is EXACTLY what it is. Get grandma's unsulfured molasses at your grocery store.
socaljoe
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This is what I picked up. http://www.kelp4less.com/shop/molasses/
Using coupon code k4lfly5 you get 5% off. Pure molasses, not paying for water.