Adding Molasses/Sugar to Increase Yield?

**MrIntricate** · 10-03-2007, 09:43 AM

Dear Friends,
What is your opinion on adding molasses to your resevoir during the last 2 weeks of flowering to increase bud density? Have you tried it? If so, with what results?

**email468** · 10-04-2007, 01:34 PM

I am no expert so please wait until some of the more experience growers weigh in with their comments but i'll bump you with this comment.

i heard you should not use molasses in a hydro system mostly because of clogging (other growers say molasses is a myth and not necessary - genetics is the key).

Again, I am repeating what i've heard and read on this site - not speaking from experience so please take this advice lightly but thought you could use the bump.

**wafflehouselover** · 10-04-2007, 05:20 PM

plants turn co2 and some other thing i forgot into sugar which is what your adding. So why give the plant something that they make on their own?

**Smoke2Live420** · 10-04-2007, 05:26 PM

duddddddddde. you cant put sugar or molasses in your hydroponic...R u crazy?

**potroast** · 10-05-2007, 12:32 AM

Well, I've used molasses in my reservoir many times, with no problems. It does raise the pH though. And I use ebb&flow, so no sprayers to clog.

The product I've used is part of a 3-part nutrient line made by B'Cuzz. The bottle called Flavor is primarily sugar beet molasses.

HTH

**wafflehouselover** · 10-05-2007, 12:56 AM

its like feeding your plant thc to help it, would you feed your plant thc in a soluble form to increase its yield or whatever it is? If that is possible new strains with higher thc percentage would set standards.