Using Molasses

BMXfetish

Active Member
I never used it but I read not to use in flower,or you will get leafy nugs.
Leafy nugs ??
.... my nugs are the total opposite of leafy !!
(except if I'm growing a pure' White Widow which I haven't done in 5+ years.... they can get a little leafy)
Because their service & reliablity is very good I've tried every strain from Nirvana.... with Super Skunk & Papaya being my favorite

I think you for your time to respond to my question about why NO SuperThrive during flowering :clap:

Anyone else ??
 

Indagrow

Well-Known Member
Leafy nugs ??
.... my nugs are the total opposite of leafy !!
(except if I'm growing a pure' White Widow which I haven't done in 5+ years.... they can get a little leafy)
Because their service & reliablity is very good I've tried every strain from Nirvana.... with Super Skunk & Papaya being my favorite

I think you for your time to respond to my question about why NO SuperThrive during flowering :clap:

Anyone else ??
I've been told it extends the flowering period meaning it will take longer for your plants to reach maturity in budding
 

BMXfetish

Active Member
Hmmmmm.... ST delays or interferes with flowering ??

WITH ST use from seed to final flush I've got lotsa' pistils at 10 days, with ripe nugs at 60 days @ 0.9GPW (and hairy' buds, very little leaf' with my favorite SuperSkunk or Papaya)

I'LL STOP USING ST DURING FLOWERING WITH THE NEW BATCH.... and I'll see the difference first hand
I can't imagine flowering starting or finishing any quicker than they do now... but I'll give it a try

Thanks for the link :peace:
 

mariapastor

Well-Known Member
^^^^^^^^^^^On the bottle it says; potassium, iron, magnesium, ect. so how doesn't this feed your plants?
I was gonna say. Well this thread just covered what I was lookIng for. Be sure to add the 6 percent to your feeding schedule. Or what ever the bottle says it does feed your plant so be carefull to take consideration on the amount of POTAssium. You may want to consider supplements that have both seaweed and molasses as a vegging nute and bloom, to kill two birds with one stone. That's why I use roots organics trinity veg and bloom. I use it with fish em, and stop the fish Nd continue with with the trinity by itself for flowering. The simpler the better. Takes the guesswork out of the equation.
 

zagnut

Member
Hello, all,

This is my first post. I came in search of info on molasses; I have not used it yet. I've learned some useful things. Nutrients, boosters and DWC are my primary areas of interest right now. I don't want to be governed by marketing hype, so my first avenues of research are always into cheap, anecdotally effective products.

I'm also researching the home distillation of Carribean-style rum. Molasses is the key ingredient in rum. The problem with molasses, as everyone who has used it knows, is that it is basically glue. That's why the only thing growers can think to do with it is dump it in the dirt, where it will eventually break down if you don't use too much of it.

Distillers boil molasses and cane sugar fermented in big pots. Because they don't want the hassle of constantly cleaning stuck brown crud from the inside of the pots, they first clarify the molasses.

It seems they use a multi-step process, probably aimed at getting more usable product back, but basic clarifying can be done on a stovetop.

Take your molasses, and 2 times by volume water and heat it on the stove. Get it good and mixed. Turn off the heat and let it settle undisturbed for some hours. What you have will be a clear layer on top, and a brown layer on the bottom. Siphon off the top, throw away the bottom (not down the drain).

This product should be much easier to work with and may be better suited to hydroponics and DWC. I dunno yet. Will probably try and see. Just putting it out there in case somebody wants to go first.
 

ZkayAvenger

New Member
I tend to use molasses on fresh waterings. For me that means every third watering. 2 nute solutions 1 fresh water "flush" I don't do it as a flush really but more as a precaution. I use 1 to 1-1/2 tbsp per gallon at which I use to water per 5 gallon container. I fluctuate between 1 to 1-1/2 depending on how the plant responds. You should know your strain. I don't personally use it on veg but I don't see an issue if you do, maybe I'll try that on my next crop.
 

twistedwords

Well-Known Member
This thread is wrong.

This is not what molasses does in soil at all. Plants do not take up sugars and trap them, where on earth did you get this from? Molasses feeds microbial life in your soil and the microbial life will then break down the crap in your soil and there poop is N P K and micro nutrients that your plant then absorbs. All the molasses does is feed the microbial life. The mis information on the internet is profound. This site will teach you about molasses.

http://www.thesoilguy.com/SG/Molasses
 

TonightYou

Well-Known Member
would molasses be good for compost piles?
Not sure its the best idea but I'm sure it would work.

I'd be hesitant because it could attract insects/animals , and I'd think maybe a water solution poured in it could. Thing is if there is a compost pile you already have or should tons of food for the bacterium and fungi. Not really necessary ya know?
 

Richie Bud

Active Member
I just started using molasses last week and now I have nute lockout. I have been reading and the interwebs say that molasses feeds the microbes that crap out food for the roots.
I flushed and added some big bloom and ph down to make a 6.5 mixture and just added that.
This is my 3rd grow and 1st time using molasses.
I am in my 4th week of flowering
its very unlikely that molasses caused nutrients lock out as one of the benefits of using it it removes nutrient salt build up from the roots the salts cause lock out
 
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