Epsom Salts/ Molasses

machinegreenkelly · Sep 9, 2015

Has anyone used Epsom Salts 1tbsp/1gal. and Unsulphered Molasses 1tbsp/1gal. together? I wanted to mix both in a 32 gallon trash can. Thanks!

greasemonkeymann · Sep 9, 2015

machinegreenkelly said:
Has anyone used Epsom Salts 1tbsp/1gal. and Unsulphered Molasses 1tbsp/1gal. together? I wanted to mix both in a 32 gallon trash can. Thanks!

I've used both separately.
why do you want to mix them?
careful using BSM as a nutrient

machinegreenkelly · Sep 10, 2015

greasemonkeymann said:
I've used both separately.
why do you want to mix them?
careful using BSM as a nutrient

Just for ease of application. Could you elaborate more on using BSM? Is it easy to over dose with?

greasemonkeymann · Sep 10, 2015

machinegreenkelly said:
Just for ease of application. Could you elaborate more on using BSM? Is it easy to over dose with?

YES.
potassium or something in it that does it.
I messed around with BSM as a source of minerals and potassium for a couple runs and ran into toxicity issue with about two weeks left (on a long sativa).
Being a diagnostician, I systematically eliminated each (new) thing until the problem went away, the issue was too much BSM, as to what exactly in it, I can't say, but an educated guess would be too much potassium.
I used on tablespoon per gallon of water, once a week. and that proved to be too much.
BUT I do use well water, so it's possible it was something other than the potassium.
All I know is the problem went away when I stopped using it.
in my opinion BSM should only be used as a source of food for microbial populations. Like AACT and such.
Epsom is a good thing to use, albeit sparingly, all depends on the quality and hardness of your water though, also your soil mix.

machinegreenkelly · Sep 11, 2015

greasemonkeymann said:
YES.
potassium or something in it that does it.
I messed around with BSM as a source of minerals and potassium for a couple runs and ran into toxicity issue with about two weeks left (on a long sativa).
Being a diagnostician, I systematically eliminated each (new) thing until the problem went away, the issue was too much BSM, as to what exactly in it, I can't say, but an educated guess would be too much potassium.
I used on tablespoon per gallon of water, once a week. and that proved to be too much.
BUT I do use well water, so it's possible it was something other than the potassium.
All I know is the problem went away when I stopped using it.
in my opinion BSM should only be used as a source of food for microbial populations. Like AACT and such.
Epsom is a good thing to use, albeit sparingly, all depends on the quality and hardness of your water though, also your soil mix.

Very informative. Thank you for the help. I may try and use a small dose in my bloom AACT mix.

greasemonkeymann · Sep 11, 2015

machinegreenkelly said:
Very informative. Thank you for the help. I may try and use a small dose in my bloom AACT mix.

Bloom?
It's best to keep the nutrients out of a AACT
Well, it's more effective if you don't is what I mean.
Nutrient teas are for nutrients, and a AACT is best with just compost or EWC.

Pattahabi · Sep 12, 2015

Imo molasses has the ability to breed both good and bad micro-organisms. You want to make sure you are using it properly. I kind of agree with Grease that I don't like it as an add to water and pour kind of amendment. I only use it as a food source for microbes. I'm really not a fan of epsom salts. I find my soil is never lacking in salt content. I know, everyone is going to scream magnesium, but I think there are better sources of a nutrient that is needed in such very small amounts. I think Mg hungry strains is a bunch of bs.

Just my 2¢,

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