Bud Candy or Molasses?

[Puffin The Herb]

Ok im heading out shortly to buy either one of these and was wondering who could point me in the right direction as there seems to be a big price difference between them?

yesterday was the end of the 2nd flowering week and im growing in 20L air pot planters which are in a closet indoors....growing in all mix soil/perlite

So what would be the best product for my babies to kick on

 

[NoobgrowerLbc]

Bud candy if you are a chemical grower, molasses if you are organic

 

[Puffin The Herb]

Well im using BioSevia so Bud Candy it shall be then....by the way does going organic route produce better results?

 

[NoobgrowerLbc]

if you wanna use molasses it only works with organics, your nutrients need to be organic based like guanos and fish emulsion and stuff. You can aerate it with molasses fOr 48 hours and feed or top dress your guanos or what ever you are using and water it with molasses. If you are using chemical nutrients molasses wont work becuase it feeds soil bateria and fungi to help ypur plants grow well

 

[NoobgrowerLbc]

If you are using teas and you got a good soil mix with a healthy bateria and fungi colony with skill you can do better than chemicals, the yield will be nearly the same but the taste and smell and frost will stand out. Your buds will be real high quality stuff.

 

[Puffin The Herb]

thank you sir....is it correct to stop using the bud candy 2 weeks from harvest? and at any stage would switching to the the big bud bloom booster be of any benefit in the later stages of flowering?

 

[Puffin The Herb]

If you are using teas and you got a good soil mix with a healthy bateria and fungi colony with skill you can do better than chemicals, the yield will be nearly the same but the taste and smell and frost will stand out. Your buds will be real high quality stuff.

Its my 1st grow so its just a basic all mix soil and perlite mix 50/50.....ill change that on my next grow and was looking at using either worm or mole castings and use organic feeds only...trial and error sir....if i improve on each grow ill be happy with that

 

[NoobgrowerLbc]

Sorry cant really help you thier, i have no experience in chemical gardening but to be safe i would just not feed anything during the last 2 weeks.

 

[resinousflowers]

well when you use and synthetic nutrients you should always start the flushing process a few weeks before harvest.

 

[NoobgrowerLbc]

If you wanna go organic you can just buy kellogs patio plus from homedepot for 5$ and mix it with a cup of seabird guano that you can buy for 14$ for 2 pounds and make teas with molasses and guano. Biggest benefit is you wont need to ph when your brewing tea. Hard to burn your plants with organic. I water the tea every day and never burn my plant and my ladies love it and perks up.

 

[jerry zinfadel]

i use bud candy it works great, i think natural molasses is great but bugs could be a possibility. if you do go to the store MAKE SURE YOU GET THE BUD CANDY WITH THE CARTOON BOY ON IT LICKING COTTON CANDY AND NOT THE LABEL THAT LOOKS PINK WITH BUBBLES. The newer label that is blue and pink is what you want those are the newer bottles. You'll know you have a fresh bottle.

 

[T Ray]

Bud candy if you are a chemical grower, molasses if you are organic

That is a misconception of Bud Candy as it is 100% organic my friend. From the AN site http://www.advancednutrients.com/hydroponics/products/bud_candy/bud_candy_faq_nutrient_facts.php

" IS BUD CANDY AN ALL-ORGANIC FORMULA, AND WILL IT WORK GOOD IF I AM USING SYNTHETIC NUTRIENTS?
Yes, Bud Candy is 100% organic so it fits perfectly with an organic program. It also powers your flowers when you are using synthetic nutrients."

So I would say it applies to both organic and synthetic nutes. Personally I like both Bud Candy and Sucanat to feed my micro's. To each his own,

 

[jerry zinfadel]

That is a misconception of Bud Candy as it is 100% organic my friend. From the AN site http://www.advancednutrients.com/hydroponics/products/bud_candy/bud_candy_faq_nutrient_facts.php



So I would say it applies to both organic and synthetic nutes. Personally I like both Bud Candy and Sucanat to feed my micro's. To each his own,

Totally agreed T Ray. Good point.

 

[Puffin The Herb]

Ok so ive got my Bud Candy and it came in at £40 for 1 litre

Now in the morning when im watering do i just add the 2ml of Bud Candy to the litre of water along with the 1ml of bloom or seperate litres of water?

 

[jerry zinfadel]

Should be okay to use with your bloom, it is an additive after all.

 

[canefan]

Not to be argumentative or anything but those of you saying that molasses can only be useful in organics are off the mark. While I agree totally that in organics it is much more beneficial because of its relationship with the soil and microbes but it goes much further than this. Plants have the ability to uptake sugars through their root system and from foliar feeding, this also applies to the other trace elements in molasses. I know there is mass confusion on this topic but there are countless research articles and studies available which show this.
Happy Growing to all

 

[ROBSTERB]

Not to be argumentative or anything but those of you saying that molasses can only be useful in organics are off the mark. While I agree totally that in organics it is much more beneficial because of its relationship with the soil and microbes but it goes much further than this. Plants have the ability to uptake sugars through their root system and from foliar feeding, this also applies to the other trace elements in molasses. I know there is mass confusion on this topic but there are countless research articles and studies available which show this.
Happy Growing to all

stop being argumentative lol joke