Molasses

Hey hey, Long time no post
Been experimenting with a few things but wanted to throw up a post about molasses, I've noticed an improvement on bud density and possible sitckier buds (which could be down to a new brand of bulb and getting more experienced)
My Recipe:
2 tablespoons of sulphate free molasses (some molasses' are extracted using sulphates)
mixed with warm water to disolve
added to 5 litres of aired out tab water

I give this to the plants during veg & flower 1 in 3 cycles, either the water after feed with veg & the water without nutes with flowering plants. I'm growing with synthetic nutes (canna) so I'm there's no bacterial benefit but the carbs and sugars have a positive effect.

Anyone any other tips or advice on working with molasses or similar?

pic below for people expecting mole asses

I use this 1 tablespoon per 1-2 gallons of water every other watering
Seems to have good results

Also try Honey Carb by humbolt... Beautiful lush green leaves and a fuck ton of new bud spots. I only use organic and bio-synthetic.... Advanced nutrients btw
A small taste in veg but full fledged in bloom is how i use the molasses

I just fed my plants their first taste of molasses. They'll get one more in veg and two or three during flowering. Used it last run as well from week 4 to harvest and I like the results. The plants liked the molasses as well.

A piece of advice when it comes to using molasses. Use it to feed the bacterial and fungi in an areated tea ..i.e. A handful of worm casting soil, some guano powder or liquid in a gallon of water with air stones. Don't use it with water and pour it directly on the soil. Your bacterial population in the soil will stop doing their job of feeding the roots and feed directly on the molasses. Been there before. It will seem to be the answer but before long you'll get yellowing of the leaves and stems with the plants failing to thrive. Let the tea you brew consume the molasses first and then you'll be golden

Craig1969SS said:

A piece of advice when it comes to using molasses. Use it to feed the bacterial and fungi in an areated tea ..i.e. A handful of worm casting soil, some guano powder or liquid in a gallon of water with air stones. Don't use it with water and pour it directly on the soil. Your bacterial population in the soil will stop doing their job of feeding the roots and feed directly on the molasses. Been there before. It will seem to be the answer but before long you'll get yellowing of the leaves and stems with the plants failing to thrive. Let the tea you brew consume the molasses first and then you'll be golden

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hmmm interesting

@Craig1969SS thanks, if someone (like me) is using nutes likely to nuke the bacteria, is there the same need to make the tea? I was using it for carbs & sugars for the plant accepting that I essentially don't have bacteria to be feeding or have I firmly grasped the wrong end of the stick with molasses

Craig1969SS said:

A piece of advice when it comes to using molasses. Use it to feed the bacterial and fungi in an areated tea ..i.e. A handful of worm casting soil, some guano powder or liquid in a gallon of water with air stones. Don't use it with water and pour it directly on the soil. Your bacterial population in the soil will stop doing their job of feeding the roots and feed directly on the molasses. Been there before. It will seem to be the answer but before long you'll get yellowing of the leaves and stems with the plants failing to thrive. Let the tea you brew consume the molasses first and then you'll be golden

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Any picture examples of this? Very interesting.

Fluff Up said:

@Craig1969SS thanks, if someone (like me) is using nutes likely to nuke the bacteria, is there the same need to make the tea? I was using it for carbs & sugars for the plant accepting that I essentially don't have bacteria to be feeding or have I firmly grasped the wrong end of the stick with molasses

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Nothing wrong with adding it to or along with synthetics after you brew it. I see your whit is sharp and you get it. This is a set of 4 blueberry plants in straight botanicare coco 2 gallon fabric pots.I feed a 1 part nutrient called floranova bloom at 7-800 ppm. I add 60cc/ 4 tablespoons of brewed tea ( budswel/worm casting/ guano/molasses/kelp) water 2 gallons for 4 plants, lots of runoff twice a day, more on my days off. Is there bio going on? These are 5 weeks. The closer I get the more I cut the floranova and finish with the molasses blend. That's the plan any way

Well I got a bubbler pump and tubing shortly after the last post, now about half way through flowering Afghan Kush which I had in the last grow and I'm noticing a difference, less yellowing and less rapid yellowing so I guess bacteria have a larger part to play with synthetic nutes than I gave them credit for.
I took the lazy route and punched holes in the end of some tubing and just stick that in a 5 litre bottle seems to fizz up the water nicely without the cost of the stone
my next step is to compare this to some AN bud candy and/or carbo-load to see if they're really worth it
Thanks for the advice peoples