Molasses throughout grow cycle?

Can you use Unsulphered Blackstrap molasses throughout grow cycle during vegetative phase, or is it most optimal strictly during bloom phase?

You can use it whenever Some use it all the way even to finish, some stop it last week or two... good luck

Good stuff. Much appreciation my friend!

boil the water then add the blackstrap. Much easier

No need to boil any water though.
Just let your faucet get it's hottest, Fill your jug up about an inch with hot water and pour the Molasses in. Shake it up and you're good to go. Then just add whatever as normal.
I used to use it through the whole grow, but for the last few plants I've been using just in flower all the way to the end.

Just put a little water in a small sauce pan, add the molasses and give it a little heat. It won't take much. Once it dissolves and mixes, add it to a gal of h2o and you're good.

Some use it the whole grow, the majority of users only use it during bloom and stop the last few weeks. Whatever makes you happy really..........

Don't you guys have HOT water at your kitchen sink? Why does everyone need to heat it on the stove? What a pain in the ass.

Good advice guys! I'm just going to dissolve it with the hot water from my water cooler..

i stir it in a little water right out of the res in a beer cup with the actual TBSP i used to measure it with, ya'll makin' things complicated

beginning to end, except last week, what molasses is mainly doing is feeding your microherd plus some extra goodies (some NPK's and calcium and of course sugar which is why many only use during flower because some say sugars increase bud weight), if you use every watering then toning it down a bit is cool, like 5ml per gal

I like to use it at the beginning and end of bloom. Even if you use chem nutes, it helps break down salt build up before the flush.

I don't get why people need to dissolve their molasses in hot\warm water or anything at all. I just add mine straight into the gallon jug of water, say it is a tablespoon to the gallon of water, then I put the cap on and shake it up... molasses mixes right in.

If I am doing it in a tea or something, I just put my desired amount of molasses into my Sunleaves shot glass, then add in a small volume of water, then cover with the palm of my hand and shake it up. If I am using more molasses than the shot glass will handle I put it into a small beaker, add in some water, cover with my hand and shake it up.

blueJ said:

i stir it in a little water right out of the res in a beer cup with the actual TBSP i used to measure it with, ya'll makin' things complicated

beginning to end, except last week, what molasses is mainly doing is feeding your microherd plus some extra goodies (some NPK's and calcium and of course sugar which is why many only use during flower because some say sugars increase bud weight), if you use every watering then toning it down a bit is cool, like 5ml per gal

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Cool bud! Good sheeyat! Been reading up on the beny's of compost teas, and feeding the microherd, so I'm absolutely bout it! Organics is the way to go!

Use it thought the whole growth cycle. If you use it in a tea there is no need to use hot water,the bacteria & microbs in the tea will break it down.Molasses and sugars feed the beneficial bacteria and microbs in the soil and supercharge root growth so it is highly beneficial to use for the life of the plant not just at the end.

Carmarelo said:

Can you use Unsulphered Blackstrap molasses throughout grow cycle during vegetative phase, or is it most optimal strictly during bloom phase?

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I only use molasses 2 tsp/gal of water from week 8 or third week of flowering until I am ready to flush.

Becareful mixing the molasses with a pH Buffer, I occasionally use lemon juice and done lemon juice and molasses and within minutes my plants were drooped so bad I had to flush them immediately.. I was glad I checked on them for whatever reason because they looked horrible. The flush fixed them back up though.

if you use the brair rabbit brand it has a shit load of cal/mag in it aswell. i go 1tbs per gallon every other week of flowering.

What he said lol
Brer Rabbit black strap molasses is $4 at your grocery store. 25% Mag and 20% Cal
I use 1 tbs with every watering during flower.