Thanks! Recently began running a mid-late flower bulking formula of mine. This stuff works great in hydro if you've ever been slimed by molasses or organics. On top of that, plants in soil don't really require much else and will produce strong and vibrant growth with this food supplement alone. For some reason, it seems to absolutely eradicate pH fluctuation issues I incur late flower in DWC. I'll do a quick rundown as to what I go through to make this.
Dsmoke's 'home-made' super-tea concentrate for bulking and resin production.
Ingredients:
- Unsulfured Molasses [5$] - 1 Cup
- Advance Nutrients Mother Earth Super Tea (Bloom Formula) [25$ for 1 liter] - 2 Cups
- Humic Acid Derivative (5-7%) [Flavorful or Liquid Karma ~20$] - 1/4 Cup
- Water - 2 Cups
- Total cost: 55$ for roughly 5 batches = 11$ per home-made bottle = Cents per feeding = Growing the dankest organic flowers at a sensible cost.
Preparation:
- Grab a sturdy jug larger than one liter. The one I use is two liters.
- Pour 2 cups Mother Earth Super Tea, and 1/4 cup Humic Acid Derivative (Liquid Karma or Humbdoldt's Flavorful) in to your container.
- Bring two cups of water to a boil in a pot over the stove.
- Once the water is boiling, move pot off of the hot coils, and stir in 1 cup Unsulfured Molasses.
- Stir the thinned molasses until completely mixed and allow a few minutes to cool.
- Mix thinned molasses in to container and mix thoroughly.
- Store somewhere dark and cool.
Molasses Tea Super-Food Concentrate Application rates:
- Soil: Mix 1-2 TBS (15-30ml) per gallon and feed alone. Don't PH if using tap water from 7-7.5
- Hydro: Mix 1 TBS (15ml) per gallon in to nutrient solution and run as needed.
- Shake well - In soil, alternate with feedings of plain water - Completely organic. Safe for all stages of plant growth
This should make a very very light tea when applied at the directed rates. Will not bubble in hydro. Absorbs well in soil and is taken up by the rootzone easily.
This is a pretty great way to feed your plants a good heap of molasses without gunking up your system. No more slime in hydro, and all the great sugary organic goodness. The MEST is a great food source as well, and works as a great buffer for the molasses. This makes a really good standalone food supplement for flower in soil. I haven't tried running it standalone in hydro but I have no doubt your plants will show no signs of deficiency provided you're running tap water or a cal/mag with RO. The Humic Acid will help stabilize the pH and will send your root-zone in to a feeding frenzy.
Check back here in a week to see the results of this stuff mid flower.
Edit: Note- My feeding rates are very light. If your plants are very hungry, and you wish to up the dose, feel free to do so. This stuff is not hot, and there's no reason you will not experience great results.
