Applying Molasses

Hayduke said:

What you have is just good brown sugar...you must be in Europe? The treacle is very close to molasses...if you are in europe...it is probably the closest to Molasses...it is more refined.

Look in the syrup isle at the store...next to the corn syrup.

Sugar is pretty much sugar, the molasses adds some micros and has a NPK value...though the published values vary.

Plants do not uptake sugar molecules...but it feeds the soil organisms.

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yeah im in the uk molasses is a bit unheard of here. lol corn syrup even less so

just found this on google about treacle/molasses

Treacle & Molasses



Many people are confused by the difference between molasses and treacle. For all intents and purposes, they are the same.
When producing white sugar, a refinery is looking to obtain as much sucrose as possible from the base raw sugar. When the maximum amount of sucrose is extracted from the sugar juice the remaining liquid is very dark and contains trace minerals as well as invert sugars and physical impurities. Unlike sugar beet the roots of sugar cane can grow down 15 feet, which enables the cane to receive minerals and trace elements that have been stripped from the topsoil. The colour is formed during extraction of the sugar juice from the crushed cane. This juice contains the natural raw flavour and aroma of molasses.
Products that require a smoother flavour are blended with refiners syrup. For example black treacle is a mixture of 50% refiners syrup and 50% molasses. Higher quality molasses also goes into the production of refiners syrups for colouring and flavour.
http://www.ragus.co.uk/products/treacle-molasses/

ginjawarrior said:

yeah im in the uk molasses is a bit unheard of here. lol corn syrup even less so

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As is Treacle here...I once tried finding it for an oatmeal stout recipe...I used a little molasses instead

I thought molasses was just for vegging? I added some blackstrap molasses tea to my babies, and they seemed to like it....a lot.

Only problem was, a few days later, I accidentally over-watered. The water that spilled into the safety tray was dark stinky fluid, and was a mess to clean up.

I plan to use it right into flowering.

Anyone else use it for vegging?

brainwarp said:

I thought molasses was just for vegging? I added some blackstrap molasses tea to my babies, and they seemed to like it....a lot.

Only problem was, a few days later, I accidentally over-watered. The water that spilled into the safety tray was dark stinky fluid, and was a mess to clean up.

I plan to use it right into flowering.

Anyone else use it for vegging?

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sometimes...it is only good for the microbeasties...feed them, they feed the plant...one reason why many do not use in Hydro!

I think people use too much though...If you use a tablespoon per gallon...and apply this a few times...this ends up being ALOT of sugar, and way more than could be eaten by the good guys...

I currently use 1 teaspoon per gallon, and not every plain watering, like every 2nd or third plain watering, which ends up only being 3-4 times during a grow.

If you mix the beasties, sugar source and water and bubble [dont do!]...the pH goes WAY acidic...I believe this to be basically fermentation as the bacteria's waste is acidic (like alcohol) In the presence of an excess sugar food source...I can imagine a similar situation in the medium.