watering with brown sugar

I know, I know, i should be using unsulfered blackstrap molasses! but im using brown sugar 1 tbsp. to a gal. of water every 3rd watering. any ill effects using it in veg? and how much is too much and with what kind of effects?

1 spoonful per gallon, I'm using Brer Rabbit as it's all I could find but works good, about every third watering. That's the most I would use because you don't want your soil getting nasty. I started using it like 6 weeks in from seed and will give it to them as long as I don't see any ill effects through harvest. I like to think of it as giving them a little candy to make them happy. =)

im not sure, it would definitely be a carbo boost, but as you mentinoed I dont think it has as many trace minerals and nutrients as black strap.

Some of us may have some idea how sugar and molasses are interrelated. Basically, molasses is the by-product of the sugar refining industry. In most parts of the world cane is the primary source of both the sugar and the resultant molasses, but in some areas sugar beet is used for the process instead. A batch of cane juice will be boiled in stages to promote the crystallization of the sugar; typically until the third boil consequently yields the thickest, darkest syrup with the maximum concentration of minerals and lowest sugar content.

Brown sugar also comes in various forms; it is essentially sugar with differing amounts of molasses. Natural brown sugar, sometimes referred to as 'raw sugar' is what results from the first crystallization of cane juice. It has a high sugar content, but also contains some minerals due to the molasses present within the crystals. Even natural brown sugar comes in different grades, of which 'Muscovado' is the absolute least refined. Turbinado is a grade of natural brown sugar that has been spun in a centrifuge to remove water and impurities. Most other forms of 'brown sugar' are made by mixing fully refined sugar with molasses.

In conclusion, blackstrap molasses is the best bet for a carbohydrate supplement with a good mineral content; even the most natural brown sugar is only partially molasses and has much less minerals.
You can compare for yourself here, just make sure you set each serving size to the same sample (ie: 100 grams) and also remember that actual mineral contents vary.
Molasses: http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/sweets/5573/2
Brown sugar: http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/sweets/5591/2

If you're ever particularly curious about something (such as the nutrient content of x), remember that you're on the internet!

nullis nails it yet again. he does have a point about the internet, but we all know its easier to just post and wait... and between nullis and a few other pros here you will surely get the right answer. get some molasses bro, its cheap. it also mixes with room temp water better than brown sugar. the brown sugar won't hurt, unless you over do it. But honestly, nullis and i and many others have grown killer herbs without added carb sources. it has to do with what is in your media and what nutes you use.
so: what media? what nutes?
peace.

yea i know it could be grown without adding molasses or brown sugar i was just trying to give it a little something extra, and also experiment some since its only bag seed. im using a mix of mushroom compost as the base medium with perlite and sand mixed in.i mixed in blood meal and bone meal and some type of potassium fert from root tone. cant call it an organic grow because ive been using superthrive along with an amino acid supplement and something called stress zyme which is supposed to contain live bacteria. both are for fish aquariums (shame on me) oh and i also gave a few half strength feedings of fish emulsion but i havent need too much of that.

thanks a lot nullis that was very informative +rep