New to RIU; about 2 years into my personal growing hobby. Found my first example of guttation today!

_eidolon

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Howdy, first post, might as well do it with something pretty.

I've been mostly using r/microgrowery, google, and my good friend's knowledge and expertise, but I'm not getting enough feedback or conversation on this new passion so I figured I'd stop lurking and branch out :) Maybe even find some new friends locally (legal state - CA)

I hope to start my first grow journal as soon as my new gear arrives - have Mandarin Cookies R2 and a slew of Brothers Grimm packs on the way. This guttation example is on a week9 Killer Purps girl.

Hope I picked the right forum for this - guttation is something I never even heard except rarely, but now that I know what it is and why it happens, I think that's kinda advanced, yea?
 

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LinguaPeel

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Are you feeding molasses or any other synthetic rhizodeposits? Guttitation happens when non-Cannabis sugars are absorbed by the root. Typically the root metabolizes the exogenous sugars before they make it to shoot tissues but that's in a perfectly working healthy organic plant that isn't overfed redundant inputs.

The solution? Well, contaminating their buds with foreign substances that artificially make it heavier, stickier, frostier and "sweeter" isnt something most people are willing to give up when they haven't grasped the importance of an authentically legitimate, natural, untainted end product.

What I'm getting at is, if you use Sweet, a connoisseur will know. If you used Floranectar, a connoisseur will know. If you used Sucanat, I'll know.

If you ever wondered why so much weed is blandly "sweet" smelling with a bad flavor, now you have an idea.. Growers routinely substitute Cannabis exudates with sugarcane exudates at the root zone. And there bud is no longer tart and skunky.
 

_eidolon

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Are you feeding molasses or any other synthetic rhizodeposits? Guttitation happens when non-Cannabis sugars are absorbed by the root. Typically the root metabolizes the exogenous sugars before they make it to shoot tissues but that's in a perfectly working healthy organic plant that isn't overfed redundant inputs.

The solution? Well, contaminating their buds with foreign substances that artificially make it heavier, stickier, frostier and "sweeter" isnt something most people are willing to give up when they haven't grasped the importance of an authentically legitimate, natural, untainted end product.

What I'm getting at is, if you use Sweet, a connoisseur will know. If you used Floranectar, a connoisseur will know. If you used Sucanat, I'll know.

If you ever wondered why so much weed is blandly "sweet" smelling with a bad flavor, now you have an idea.. Growers routinely substitute Cannabis exudates with sugarcane exudates at the root zone. And there bud is no longer tart and skunky.
Hey, sorry for the late reply, and thank you for the information.

Yes, I'm using Recharge which has 'a form of unsulfured blackstrap molasses'. I've been using it for many many cycles now and until this specific strain/plant I have never noticed any guttation. It certainly led me down a nice rabbit hole of information and learning, though!

Could you clue me in on some better ways to feed my rhizosphere? I've been reading up on permaculture and no trill practices but I'm not at all prepared financially or situationally to go that route yet. I'm currently using organic soil from EB Stone and amending it with oyster shell, dolomite lime, and azomite (in trace amounts for all 3.)
 
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_eidolon

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Has a more in depth awnser on post 3. Those Mandarin cookies sounds dank.
Thanks for the link. Lots of reading to do! I popped two of the Mandarin Cookies seeds; they're currently both working on their 2nd sets of leaves. I'm trying reaaaaally hard to not overparent them but already I've been keeping the soil too moist. It's been wonky humidity here lately and I'm overcompensating.

bonus pic

 
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