Molasses: The Organic Miracle Additive....

midgradeindasouth

I do think you should flush reguarly also.
Very important.
Salts will build up in soil and the plants will not be able to take up the nutes.

BloodShotI'z

How about instead of flushing just making sure you give plain water between those feedings?

Flushing scares me now after that Mg deficiency I had. Almost made me drop new beans and start over.

But speaking of the Mg deficiency...this is what made me take a look at mollases....and it worked when I tried it.

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midgradeindasouth

I should say the plant needs to be harty before you start flushing it.

Yeah I water my plants about once a week and every 5-6 days I feed them.

When I flush i just do it when I am going to usually water them.

The bigger they get the faster they drink and eat. LOL

GeckoPunk

HeHe, like I said... WAY back... First grow

Oh yeah, you know how it's a couple of teaspoons to a gallon...

...Think about what 2 TABLEspoons would do in a soil medium when mixed with only a bottle of Poland Springs... LoL! Yeah, I got a little too overzealous with the feeding, thinking "Oooh, more's better"

I've definitely matured in my growing techniques over the yrs...

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GeckoPunk

It was only after one feeding too...

I'm glad it was, otherwise, I wouldn't have known what was causing it.

Yeah, the molasses I had used extra sugars, starches, preservatives, and a bunch of just crap ingredients that were used to improve the taste for human consumption, not canna-plants...

Meh, to err is human, to forgive... DEVINE! :love1:

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GeckoPunk

Now I've been using "Golding Farms" All natural and unsulphured Molasses... She's got 4% Calcium, 8% Iron, NO FAT (WHOO-HOO, LoL), and a couple trace minerals, but nothing too special...

Had a bottle of Blackstrap for last year and the yr b4, but then the bottle got all ~*~Barf~*~ on me, so I just chucked it... I don't use nearly the amt. I used b4. It's mainly bloom nutes from AN for me... So far, they've been keepin' my ladies beefy, bold, and brazen.

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BloodShotI'z

"She's got 4% Calcium, 8% Iron" ...Dont forget that 2% Mangesium. Thats what drew me to it. Its a double edged sword. Carbs PLUS the nutrients.

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wb456

The question on my mind this morning was of molasses and why, when, how much and what kind were all answered in this thread. Great team work.

Good Job

MediNorCal

you guys said the % of stuff in your molasses and that got me thinking so I pulled out mine to read it's

Calcium 10% Iron 15% and Magnesium 20%, is this better or worse? I remember looking at a couple different ones, and this had the same(or just about) serving size/ calories Sugar Carbohydrates etc but most of them had diff % of iron calcium and Mag, from like 2% mag and 8% Cal to like 25% and 20%, yet the same carbohydrate grams ( 16 in one and 15 in the other...)

so does anyone know what would be better to use?

I looked it up online here they are

Here is one

Serving Size: 1Tbsp. (15 ml). Servings per Container: About 24. Amount Per Serving: Calories - 60;
Percentage Daily Values; Fat - 0g, 0%; Sodium - 25mg. 1%; Potassium - 240 mg. 7%; Total Carbohydrates - 14g, 5%; Sugars - 10g, Protein - 0g, Calcium - 20%; Iron 25%; Magnesium 25%; Not a significant source of calories from fat, sat. fat, cholesterol, fiber, Vitamin A, and Vitamin C.

and here is the other that i use

Serving Size: 1Tbsp. (15ml). Servings per Container: About 24. Amount Per Serving: Calories - 60;
Percentage Daily Values; Fat - 0g, 0%; Sodium - 25mg. 1%; Potassium - 290 mg. 8%; Total Carbohydrates - 15g, 5%; Sugars - 11g; Protein - 0g - 0%; Calcium - 10%; Iron 15%; Magnesium 20%; Not a significant source of calories from fat, sat. fat, cholesterol, fiber, Vitamin A, and Vitamin C.


which one would be better? I'd think the one with higher % since then you could use less and not have problems with the soil being too sticky/mold?

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