Sweeteners?
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This is what Jorge has to say about it
Dear AKrider,
Sugar is one of the main 'secret' ingredients in many fertilizers. I have a lot of experience with molasses, fructose and refined and raw sugar, but little experience with Kool-Aid. I've seen Kool-Aid used and haven't been impressed with the results. Plants will suck up all the sugar they can when it's applied to the soil at irrigation time.
We did an experiment about 10 years ago and found that buds swell about 20% when sugar is added to irrigation water during the last four weeks of flowering. The sugar could also be enhanced with other flavors, but the flavors don't always come through as a notable taste when the weed is smoked.
Determining the dose of sugar is very easy: Add enough to a container of room-temperature water so that the solution is saturated. This will be about one tablespoon per quart of water. Remember, roots can only absorb so much sugar. Over-applying sugar won't make buds swell any more, and it'll also attract ants and other curious critters. This is why some growers apply only one tablespoon per gallon of water. If plants take a lot of water because they're in a windy location outdoors, cut the dosage by as much as 90%. As you can see, you'll need to play with the dosage a little, depending upon the growing situation of each plant.
Dear AKrider,
Sugar is one of the main 'secret' ingredients in many fertilizers. I have a lot of experience with molasses, fructose and refined and raw sugar, but little experience with Kool-Aid. I've seen Kool-Aid used and haven't been impressed with the results. Plants will suck up all the sugar they can when it's applied to the soil at irrigation time.
We did an experiment about 10 years ago and found that buds swell about 20% when sugar is added to irrigation water during the last four weeks of flowering. The sugar could also be enhanced with other flavors, but the flavors don't always come through as a notable taste when the weed is smoked.
Determining the dose of sugar is very easy: Add enough to a container of room-temperature water so that the solution is saturated. This will be about one tablespoon per quart of water. Remember, roots can only absorb so much sugar. Over-applying sugar won't make buds swell any more, and it'll also attract ants and other curious critters. This is why some growers apply only one tablespoon per gallon of water. If plants take a lot of water because they're in a windy location outdoors, cut the dosage by as much as 90%. As you can see, you'll need to play with the dosage a little, depending upon the growing situation of each plant.
woodydude
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Molasses can be used throughout a plants life cycle in soil or coco. This is not to feed the plant but to feed the bacteria that live in the soil/coco. These bacteria cheleat nutrients in the soil into forms of nutrition the plant can easily absorb. As Jorge says, in the last 4 weeks of flower, the plant can use the sugars for bud growth.
After first time I used it during flower, I was checking the trichs and got some crystals on my hands, knowing these were laden with thc and being tight, I licked my fingers, yummmeeeee. I was surprised how sweet they were.
Advice has to be, in soil/coco, use molasses with plain water (not on a feed watering) throughout the grow in a water, water, feed schedule, increasing dosage in the last 4 weeks.
JMO W
After first time I used it during flower, I was checking the trichs and got some crystals on my hands, knowing these were laden with thc and being tight, I licked my fingers, yummmeeeee. I was surprised how sweet they were.
Advice has to be, in soil/coco, use molasses with plain water (not on a feed watering) throughout the grow in a water, water, feed schedule, increasing dosage in the last 4 weeks.
JMO W