When should i stop feeding molasses?

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Wetdog

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FWIW, I've used molasses for over 10 years, starting out with regular feedings throughout the grow cycle. But, with observation over the years I've used less and less.

Now, I only use a fairly heavy dose in the water used to moisten a fresh mix to give the 'crobes a boost during the cook and get well established.

I use no more during the grow, since the micro herd is well established and they do all the heavy lifting.

Wet
 
ganga gurl420

ganga gurl420

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I think ppl are missing the point that molasses contains a lot more then just sugars. When you grow organically you are feeding the soil and the soil feeds the plants.
When I water in molasses it contains small amounts of potassium and calcium magnesium etc etc.. I use it for way more then just the sugars.

But hey what do I know anyways lol
 
Poontanger

Poontanger

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LinguaPeel said:
Oh FOR FUCKS SAKE. How about you brainless sheep assed idiots show me your reasoning for saying such dumb idiotic shit. And don't post some retarded weed forum bullshit, you kids make me really wonder if weed does in fact kill brain cells in most people. YOU'RE FUCKING EMBRASSING and the sole reasons I can never take these stupid forums seriously.

Listen all you dumb fucks, I can tell what sweetener you use. Because Cannabis OBVIOUSLY absorbs monosaccharides. Anyone with a brain can tell. With that said I NEVER use molasses because I don't want generic faggo weed. I don't feed a single sugar in the pot. Feed microbes in a separate jar, and once the sugar source is fully consumed, feed it to your plant. I'm not sure what these "feed da microbes da sugarz" hipster faggots even think the purpose is? There is a purpose, why not figure it the fuck out and actually learn how to do things in a way that makes sense and doesn't turn your weed into Mole Ass Haze?
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So you think molasses has no benefit whatsoever
 
Kassiopeija

Kassiopeija

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ganga gurl420 said:
I think ppl are missing the point that molasses contains a lot more then just sugars. When you grow organically you are feeding the soil and the soil feeds the plants.
When I water in molasses it contains small amounts of potassium and calcium magnesium etc etc.. I use it for way more then just the sugars.

But hey what do I know anyways lol
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Yes indeed derivatives/syroups from sugar beet usually are rich in potassium, magnesium, iron & folic acid.

"Plant roots are able to absorb sugars from the rhizosphere but also release sugars and other metabolites that are critical for growth and environmental signaling. Reabsorption of released sugar molecules could help reduce the loss of photosynthetically fixed carbon through the roots. Although biochemical analyses have revealed monosaccharide uptake mechanisms in roots, the transporters that are involved in this process have not yet been fully characterized. In the present study we demonstrate that Arabidopsis STP1 and STP13 play important roles in roots during the absorption of monosaccharides from the rhizosphere. Among 14 STP transporter genes, we found that STP1 had the highest transcript level and that STP1 was a major contributor for monosaccharide uptake under normal conditions. In contrast, STP13 was found to be induced by abiotic stress, with low expression under normal conditions. We analyzed the role of STP13 in roots under high salinity conditions where membranes of the epidermal cells were damaged, and we detected an increase in the amount of STP13-dependent glucose uptake. Furthermore, the amount of glucose efflux from stp13 mutants was higher than that from wild type plants under high salinity conditions. These results indicate that STP13 can reabsorb the monosaccharides that are released by damaged cells under high salinity conditions. Overall, our data indicate that sugar uptake capacity in Arabidopsis roots changes in response to environmental stresses and that this activity is dependent on the expression pattern of sugar transporters."

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Monosaccharide absorption activity of Arabidopsis roots depends on expression profiles of transporter genes under high salinity conditions - PubMed

Plant roots are able to absorb sugars from the rhizosphere but also release sugars and other metabolites that are critical for growth and environmental signaling. Reabsorption of released sugar molecules could help reduce the loss of photosynthetically fixed carbon through the roots. Although...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Unfortunately I have no clue how these "sugar transporters" do function, and in what quantity they are able to draw stuff in.
But I will find out.
 
Shape Shifter

Shape Shifter

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Thundercat said:
It is feeding the microbial life in the soil helping the plant to grow healthy and ideally reach its full potential.
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Let's see what science has to say about that.



Using sugar in the feed produced a trivial increase in microbe population (<2%) and a trivial increase in yield (<2%). Brown sugar contains molasess and sucrose. It did worse than dextrose, the simplest sugar.
 
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