Black Strap Molasses...is it really necessary?

I was just wondering what kinda benefits there are to using black strap molasses in a soil grow and if you really need it or not...

I'm growing Think Different from Dutch Passion Seeds and so far she's looking fab so I'm not trying to f*8k anything up...HELP

Its popular with allot of soil growers, what it does in a nutshell is example: you are run down jsut need a little boost to get you thru the rest of whatever you are doing so you grab a coke/pepsi/mtdew whatever kind drink it it gives you kinda quick energy and keeps you going. it does that for the plant plus it will make the colas taste a little better. i suggest if you have several plants in flower try on just 1 at 1/2 strenght. liek when testing out a tea mix for your plants. i will say this those i know who have used it also flush a few days after also then feed then tea/black strap flush i would do allot of research and maybe wait till you have a clone that you really dont care about before doing a new experiment, i read one of ours at RIU lost 5 plants listening to another who was supposed to be good at it. so im saying test it on a plant your dotn care as much about.

I used it when I was running soil. 1 tablespoon per gallon worked out wonderfully in flower. I do not suggest using it if start growing in Coco or any form of hydro. With coco it will clog up your roots and give you a calcium deficiency. At least from my experience. Live and learn.

I read somewhere that one grower paid ~$150 for some super nutes @ the hydro store, took em home and when mixing it up she had a whiff, smelled familiar so she dipped her finger in for a taste, found out it was just BSM and water. Read the nutritional contents of the nuts in comparison to BSM, same shit. She paid a ridiculous amount for it when she could have paid $4 for a huge supply.

The benefit of blackstrap molasses extends beyond carb loading, it has calcium, magnesium, potassium, b vitamins, and many trace minerals. All that being said, blackstrap molasses is not so much for feeding the plant its self as it is for feeding the bacteria and fungi in the soil, which in turn help to feed the plant. But be careful that if you use it you use blackstrap molasses (unsulfured), as molasses is sold in several varieties according to which part of the extraction process it comes from. Most molasses is from the first or second stages, as molasses from these stages is much lighter and sweeter, and generally more palatable for people. Blackstrap molasses is from the final step, when as much extraction as possible has occurred, it is much thicker and very strong, almost bitter, tasting (I happen to love it, I eat a couple spoonfuls a day as a dietary supplement). Generally speaking blackstrap molasses will be a bit more expensive than the other varieties, but it is really the only one that is majorly beneficial and is worth the extra.

everything you need to know

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

Thanks! This is super helpful.

mine love it, even in veg.