using molasses

midget · #1 04-17-2007, 11:32 AM

I just got some from the health food store and want to start using it... how much and how often should I use it and should I use it with my fert? I am using fox farm tiger bloom... also should it only be used during the budding period?

northerntights · #2 04-17-2007, 03:34 PM

You can use molasses during the vegetative stage and the bloom phase, but at lesser doses. I have been using about a tablespoon per gallon in the middle of my bloom phase and trichromes have taken off. Make sure you have unsulphured molasses, otherwise you could cause some toxicity issues. I just bought Botanicare's Sweet according to High Times, when used with molasses it is supposed to give amazing results, but it's not altogether necessary. Hoped this helps!

midget · #3 04-18-2007, 11:20 AM

so i am a little confused... do you only add it once or twice during the bloom cycle? or with every watering... I may have given my plants a little to much I did three table spoons per gallon... one plant looks like I burned it or something the others are fine... but I have noticed a lot of trechs... ooooh the learning curve...

northerntights · #4 04-18-2007, 04:00 PM

Oh you can add it every week or every other week (along with your fertilizers) If it looks a bit burned you can do a flush, 3 tablespoons is a bit much, I would stick with one for now. You might want to wait two weeks before reapplying, just to make sure your plants have time to take up the molasses. But it sounds like you should be fine for now.

gardenandcats · #5 04-19-2007, 07:37 AM

The Molasses you can buy in most grocery stores. called "Grandmas" is stated as unsulphurd

videoman40 · #6 04-19-2007, 07:40 AM

That's the stuff I use.....love it!
The yellow label.
Peace

gardenandcats · #7 04-19-2007, 08:20 AM

Yup the yellow label is the right kind!

mainegho · #8 04-19-2007, 08:55 AM

Damn I am glad I stumbled upon this post, I have never heard of this. So it makes the resin glands more umm what would I say intense, denser? Also would this work with an outside grow in a burlap sac, I am just guessing here but I would say yes?

I have always wondered how they hell do people find this stuff out for the first time. Leave it to stoners and we can solve all the problems of the world. I was just recently amazed at clear rolling papers. Wild man, like plastic but no taste and made out of 100% plant matter. Who but stoners

northerntights · #9 04-19-2007, 10:10 AM

Haha of course, we are a crafty bunch! And yes molasses will work in an outdoor grow just as well as an indoor grow. Peace

Blazin24/7 · #10 04-19-2007, 10:53 AM

I use Grannies to, Grandma's is the best I won't change Video hit it on head with that one.......Yes the YELLOW label....I add it to my nutes 2 tablespoons to a gallon of water....with my nutes.....then the last 2 waters I use only molassass and then on the very last water I do a straight water flush..... I use the same process as you would without molass. but during the last 2 waters I only use straight water for the VERY last one....and I do my flush then..... I will harvest when my soil is drier, I will add a bit of flavoring about an hour b4 I harvest the plant then sucks all that good flavor of what ever I added to it...... because I let it dry right out......OH this would be a great time to add some food coloring too if you wanted to try it...then for the double whammy like FDD did .... when you harvest you can soak the stalk for about a day and let it soak up the food coloring that way aslo on top of feeding to the dried up plant with the flavorings you want to add.....Sorry so many Ideas...I get long winded.....I appologize for running your thread....just some ideas I thought we cool I am trying all these ideas with my grow...... I will keep posted on the end products......

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Originally Posted by videoman40

That's the stuff I use.....love it!
The yellow label.
Peace