CFLs and Molasses
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essdizzle68
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Yes, the explanation was that the microbes living in the soil eat the molasses...their excrement fertilizes the soil thus thickening the foliage. The stems seemed to be almost a half-inch thick
essdizzle68
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idk the wattage he is using, the only thing I know for sure is that 5000k and 6500k were used for veg, and 2700K & 5000k for the flowering stage.
essdizzle68
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after seeing this grow, I will never use HPS or MH lights.
essdizzle68
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yeah the key is keeping them 2-3 inches away from plants at all times. I'm moving to a state where its legal and I can't wait to try!
essdizzle68
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Not sure where the spamming is coming from, but not from my end. In order to counteract the acidity of the molasses, Jman305, I understand that his mixture does not consist purely of molasses. Rain water is boiled, one tsp of molasses and egg shells are added to mixture. The egg shells bring the ph down to between 6.3 and 6.4. Try it for yourself and see.
CHeezyRyder
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fucken mollasses..... i did a cfl grow and only used it the last 4 weeks def smell the sweetness in the buds but the bugs noticably multiplied...
CHeezyRyder
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anyone have any good incestcides or even home made tricks i can do up until harv get these little black bugs out of my soil..
technical dan
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tobbaco tea with dish soap can work for bugs but it didnt do much for me but I dont think i cooked it long enough. You could try neem or rosemary extract.
dkmf1
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1/4" of sand on top of soil will work.
essdizzle68
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My friend had a similar problem with insects but said that he alleviated them by #1 keeping his grow area clean. This included alllowing no foreign material (even clothing worn outside) into the grow. Coupled with sterlized medium, no bugs were present ANYWHERE during the following molasses grows. I thought the idea was radical until I saw the results.,,I mean I've seen HPS and MH light grows with same-size plants of grows that utilized molasses and CFLs.
essdizzle68
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Flowering started the day I took those pics so, less than a week into flower. They range in 14"-24" Indica and Sativa. I'm visiting the grow in another two weeks and will take pics of the progress.
CHeezyRyder
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def would have worked well and yeah i was feeeding no more than a tbsp per gal and sometimes watering that down if it was too thick looking
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