how the hell do you use mollasas
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honda5150
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hey there Johnny. Ok, dilute 1 tbsp per gallon of water. I get a cup of warm/ hot water then put the molasses in there first because it helps dilute it down, then pour into water. ( molasses doesnt stir well in cold water) and you are good to go. Do not use too much molasses because you will get bugs, too sweet. Stick to 1 tbslpn per gallon./.. happy growing bud...
ok but do i use it through the whole grow or last three weeks before harvest
420God
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You can use it through the whole grow.
sm315
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The idea is that it is providing sugars for the bacteria in the soil, you can use it through your whole grow to promote better nitrogen fixation, etc.
oh ok thanks for the info guys i also have fox farm bat guano should i apply to the top of the soil or mix it with water
sm315
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Mix with soil, you can make a tea with it as well for every other watering(ish) through the veg stage for more nitrogen.
honda5150
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I would go with sm315's to mix in the soil, you can make the tea as well but i heard you have to make that and let it sit for a week or so first, dont know why, maybe because it has to breakdown everything that is added. I know that if added to the soil its kind of a slow release, which means everytime you water it will slowly get more & more.
On your next grow i would pre make the soil and mix everything before you put in pots, including bat guano etc. , that is what i am going to do on my 2nd go around. check my journal on my sig...
On your next grow i would pre make the soil and mix everything before you put in pots, including bat guano etc. , that is what i am going to do on my 2nd go around. check my journal on my sig...
sm315
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The nitrogen from the guano is in a form unusable to the plants(ammonia), it must be converted by bacteria into the usable form, and this takes time, and a bit of moisture.
honda5150
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420God
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And it might be so it doesn't hurt to add it, even if it is a placebo. Can't knock it till you tried it.Use it for baking, as it was intended.It doesn't do anything, unless something with your feeding/medium, is lacking.
jawbrodt
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Actually, I've used it a few times, myself. It's a great supply of trace nutes, but, as far as fattening/sweetening the buds go,....mostly BS. The sugars contained in it, take more than 3 weeks to break down and become useable to plants, so the practice of using it at the end of flowering, is either complete placebo, or, supplying trace nutes that were unknowingly lacking. The sugars do nothing, at that point.
420God
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You're right but the sugars are ready to be used by the micro-organisms in the soil. Molasses is for the soil, not the plant.
420God
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I'm not much for arguing, here some reading- http://boards.cannabis.com/organic-growing/81681-molasses-sweet-organic-goodness.html
Spanishfly
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Best thing to do with molasses is add some to your Xmas cake mix.
I have fed it to my plants, found no noticeable difference whatever with plants that didn´t get molasses. Waste of time and money.
I have read about feeding the soil, but find it to be just useless hokum.
I have fed it to my plants, found no noticeable difference whatever with plants that didn´t get molasses. Waste of time and money.
I have read about feeding the soil, but find it to be just useless hokum.
420God
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That may be true for people with dead grow mediums and have to feed their plants on a regular basis. Compost and other living soils need food for the micro-organisms to thrive, but what the hell do I know, I make compost for a living.
