^^ I suggest you read the entire thread, you will be glad you did....
Molasses for stickier buds?
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Steve McStoferson
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I haven't seen much of a difference giving it to them in the first few weeks of bloom, or when you flip the switch. I have noticed the last few weeks of bloom are the most important times for it, just my personal observation.
QueenTokelove said:
Plantation BLACKSTRAP is the best brand for plant food purposes. Grandma's has three times as much Sodium as Plantation does. Half the potassium and a third the calcium. Sodium is very harmful to roots, so you don't want to be adding a high sodium compound to your soil! The lower sodium in Plantation allows for a larger dose of the syrup than the more common brands like Grandmas, B Rabbit and such. Tastes better too!
Been using Molasses for years as a pre harvest flush for our food crops as well as the Cannabis. Plantation or nothing for me.
Most health food stores carry Plantation brand Blackstrap. I recently learned that Whole Foods carries their entire line. Harder to find at chain stores and big box stores though.
Unsulphured of course! Costs about 4 bucks per bottle.
1 TBSP per gallon.
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Grandma's Molasses has 15mg of sodium per tbsp
Plantation has 10mg of sodium per tbsp
Hardly enough difference to warrant almost double the price......
Plantation has 10mg of sodium per tbsp
Hardly enough difference to warrant almost double the price......
Boondox
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Could this be done with honey as well?Maybe a half,half mixture 3 weeks before picking?
miwa
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thc increases in the dark........decreases in the light
Hardly worth 2 bucks more per 15 oz bottle to feed to plants that you spend 16 weeks of your life taking care of? LOL!
Whatever dude. I'll post the following label photos for those who might be interested in using the best brand for plants. They can compare these numbers to the other brands and decide if this stuff is worth 1-2 bucks more per 15 oz bottle. :icon_roll
Always a good idea to check the additional contents of anything you add to your feeding schedule. Not all Molasses are created equal. Some are far better formulated for plant food than other brands, but you are obviously the foremost expert on this subject, so I will bow to your superior knowledge and experience.
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Looks like the difference is that yours has 50% more sodium. Or... One could feed 1½ tbsp. of Plantation and only add as much sodium as 1 tbsp of Grandma's.
Whether or not that is significant in terms of the amounts of sodium involved in relation to the plants, I cannot say. But purely in terms of the amounts of sodium per serving, I would call a 50% difference significant.
Could this be done with honey as well?Maybe a half,half mixture 3 weeks before picking?
No, no, no....honey is for the bbq spare ribs!
Hardly worth 2 bucks more per 15 oz bottle to feed to plants that you spend 16 weeks of your life taking care of? LOL!
Actually, it's double the price of Grandma's! If you are growin' 40-50 plants, supplement/nutrient costs can be significant.
You say it's the best brand. The real question is whether or not you are credible....
but you are obviously the foremost expert on this subject, so I will bow to your superior knowledge and experience.
There's something we can agree upon!!
I would assume that we are all speaking in this context.....:icon_roll
Hydrogrown
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How much of each are you using and how are the girls turning out? I got some agave that I could definitely use. Got any pictures?
FrankFoster
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I had someone suggest that on the last few days right before the flush, high fructose corn syrup at 3 tblspn per gall will really sugar you up.
I like Hawaiian Tropic Juice Personally (last 2 days). I've seen just a bit of sugar used in the full 8-16 weeks in 12/12. but in my experience you get PH trouble adding too much sugars because when they break down its acid and its also able to ferment in soil.
But I always buy that juice, if fact i am drinking the orange passion now. cheers.
I like Hawaiian Tropic Juice Personally (last 2 days). I've seen just a bit of sugar used in the full 8-16 weeks in 12/12. but in my experience you get PH trouble adding too much sugars because when they break down its acid and its also able to ferment in soil.
But I always buy that juice, if fact i am drinking the orange passion now. cheers.
KushMeister
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I think this has been stated here already but is worth repeating. The general consensus on using molasses is it's important to use only unsulphured molasses.
KushMeister
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I gave my girls a shot of molasses in veg and they seemed to like it. I figure it's about feeding the good root microorganisms, mycorrhiza, right from the start.
The girls are in flower now and I am continuing with molasses when I water between nute waterings.
Jubes
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I bought grandmas molasses the other day and I mix a shot glass is 2 tbsp per gallon
Conradino23
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I've been using Mascobado organic sugar, which is unrefined sugar + molasses + bagasse with great results. Sodium content: 0,26 mg per 100 g.
Conradino23
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Check it out: Bagasse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
