been hearing a lot about using molasses during flowering to help pack on some some extra meat on those bones, but what is the earliest you use molasses? The way I have heard people talk, it kinda sounds like something you could do from the very early on, but is it just a unusable ingredient for the plant in earlier life?

I would like a little better understanding on #1 how to use it most effectively and #2 how the plant utilizes the molasses in different stages of life. Any help is mucho gracias!

From my limited understanding molasses is equivilent to the carbo loading products sold in the hydro stores. They help add bud mass during flowering, feed the good bacteria, add benefitial micronutes.

I use beir rabbit blackstrap molasses as both a carb suppliment and a cal-mag suppliment. Plus its like 2 bucks a huge ass bottle in the supermarket. I add 1 TBS with each gallon of water that goes into a 5 gal bucket every other day. Stuff seems fine. I add it, shake, and let sit for a while before adding organic nutes to the water.

Most of the fertilizer sales stuff on HTG says to use these carb products throughout the cycle but I only use it in the final half of flowering.

thanks, I keep hearing about 'blackstrap molasses' but I have never seen it in stores, at least here in so cal, could it be called something different or is it the same as regular molasses? I have also hear of sulfured and unsulfured, is this the same?

LOL... how many different types of molasses can there be? Can Maple Surup be used is it the same?

Yeah, it's all the same (un-sulphered) and I've seen nothing about using Maple Syrup . . . if you can, I'm sure it'd have to be pure, and that's expensive (for syrup) . . . I think "Grandma's" is the most available U.S. molasses.

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I have a question, if you use maple syrup instead of sweet would that add any flavor? I've never tried it but Mr. Fishy had a good point. And I love maple syrup. Flavoring Bubba Kush with it might be pretty tasty.

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I tried using black strap molasis in my hydro system and it did not work out well and I would not recomend it. Stuff started growing in my water after the intoduction of the molasis. I believe I used about 1 tbs per gallon. I didn't see any difference while I was giving it a shot. If I remember correctly I gave it a shot for about 3-4 weeks.

Yeah, I've seen several posts re:molasses and hydro . . . I think it's a soil thing mainly?

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Yes pretty much a soil thing, the sugars in molasses grime up/clog the sprayers/etc in hydro and bacteria and mold start forming a few days after any sugar sits in water for long periods of time.

I add Gma's at 1/2 tspn per 1/2gallon, and have read that up to 2tblspn in 1gallon max....depending on situation.

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I use in my hydro and it kicks ass,nothing ever gets cloged.I use 1tbl spoon and 2 teaspoons for a 5 gallon bucket. pack that suger on,just dont pack to much you will topple the plant.

You don't have any problems with stuff starting to grow or just smell. My water went staight funky... I blame that for damaged caused to my roots at that time. I had the same type of thing happening when I added staight sugar cane too. I did use a lot more molasis then you say you use.