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Originally Posted by Calcutta
i have heard the molasses thing as a bit of a joke but has anyone here actually boiled the roots in pot full of water and sugar b4 the plant was left to dry??
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Contrary to the negative comments about molassess given in this thread its useage can be benificial & is based around semi factual evidence,the evidence i speak of is more of a common sense issue based on what nutrients & micro nutrients plants use in each specific growth cycle.
The reason i say "semi factual" is that there is so very little real scientific information regarding the growing of mj that what little is out there is steep in myth & snake oil.
Black Strap Molasses is very rich in Potassium with Potassium being the K in the NPK rating of your plants fertilizer or nutrients,Potasium is also a major nutrient that plants need,there is no doubt that mj needs Potassium to thrive.
There is also much reason to believe that the sugars in the Molasses are taken in by the plant,ive witnessed this 1st hand in my grows,nothing scientific mind you but simple visual comparisons,buds that were fed Black Strap Molasses were laid side by side with buds that were not fed Molasses under black light,the buds that were fed molasses had a different tint to their overall color,allmost a smokey dusk color or a resin color like honey oil that was not visable under normal lighting,the non treated buds did not exibit this,there is no doubt in my mind that the plants do take in the Molasses & distribute it to the buds.
Weather it made any difference in overall weight i cant say,in order to determine that it would take alot more work than im prepared to do,as for the taste difference i think i taste a hint of extra sweetness to the buds fed Molasses but that could very well be a placebo being that i know which bud is which.
The use of Molasses durring flowering stage is a pretty common thing & is widely used,i just picked up 2 more bottles last week for my grows,after what i saw in my own grow rooms i will always use Molasses durring budding.
Something to keep in mind,using Molasses durring budding in soil grows is along the same lines as using carbo load or some bud enhancer liquids reccomended for hydroponic grows,same principal different delievery method.