Honey instead of molasses

I use 1 TSP. molasses to a gallon and use it every watering during flowering. Ive seen a noticeable difference. My buds are more dense and I swear they taste a little bit sweeter.

My molasses is for the bacteria, it gets added to EWC tea. Besides, roots can't exactly take in a whole sugar molecule unless something else (bacteria) chops it down first.

When using molasses through the flowering cycle do you continue to use the same amount of flowering nutes??.

molases is made from boiled down surgar can or sugar beats and this is the only thing in the world that makes surcrose dont get it mixed up with fructose and glucose. so this is the best organic way actually the only organic way to go

honey doesn't have all of the micro nutrients that molasses does.

Yeah Molasses is the way, PLUS Honey is a bit more costly than molasses, if you DID use honey, the only one worth using is RAW, un heathed, and unfiltered, other wise there isnt anything much of use.

So why bother?

I think honey is useless in gardening especially if you're "organic" growing. It's nature's antibiotic/anti-fungus. It'll the kill bacteria and anything else in the soil if not most just like peroxide. Awhile ago, I've sampled runoff from honey/water drenched soil it and looked under the microscope. Things stopped moving compared to regular soil runoff sample.

Very informative thread. Thanks folks.

BW

stick with advanced nutrients man thye are great you can see what they put in their product beside what ya use that you dont know whats in it ..... stay high brutha

I used a diluted molasses to fertilize ironwoods and willows. It worked great on smaller hardwoods. I think that alot of what is already in fertilizer can easily be provided by molasses. just look at the label

I use molasses all through out veg and flower. During veg i only use about 1/2 tablespoon per gallon to feed the microbes and increase my nutrient uptake. The added potassium and iron are a bonus.
During flower i raise it to 1 tablespoon per gallon. During the final 4 weeks of flower i only feed nutes once and then water with only molasses and high phosphorus guano. The buds get nice and plump and smell increases.
I would not bother with honey though. Its costly and will only feed the microbes sugar. Molasses will do that and also add micronutrients.

Pool said:

Fatness, possibly. Smell/taste, yes.

Many growers who don't have the knowledge of these types of sites, and research and discussion on cultivation, use many odd methods. One big one is honey. Alot have told me their, or their friends, secret to growing is once flushed, water once with 1 tblsp honey / 1 gallon water. Old time trick.

Honey will work well yes, but blackstrap molasses definitely takes the cake, and is one of the true "secrets" of growing.

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A grower in tennessee told me he used pure milk to water his plants, it was the best sativa i've ever smoked.
Have you guys ever heard of this?

About the honey, I don't think I'd do it. Honey has natural antiseptic properties, which can't be good for microbial life. I'd just stick with what works, good ol molasses.

I used Honey ES from HN . and we use it starting week 3 flower untill flush time. seems to work really well.

now for those who have never heard of it and want to say dont use honey or whatever....... I do not use actual honey.. but, what i use is called 'Humboldt Honey Es" by humboldt nutrients; a molasses or carb product called honey or honey es for extra strength.