Molasses use.... will it attract extra bugs??

potorlando

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I'm hesitant to use molasses on my soil plants mainly because I feel it may attract extra bugs. Can anyone with experience chime in on wether pest control is more of a challenge when using molasses? I've ordered sweet (which gets here next week) for my DWC (which I'm using for Veg) as I don't want to clog the airstones, but I'd like to try Molasses on my soil as long as bugs won't be more of a problem.
 

Doctor Cannabis

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I have never ever had a bug or pest problem (except for my cats that like to chew on my yummy cannabis leaves :twisted:) and I always use molasses to get better and stronger yealds.

I did have some ants in the kitchen, but they never seemed to pick up any interest in my grow cabinet. I wouldn't worry about it. If you ask me, there is only one golden rule in pest control: keep a clean room, wherever you grow your stuff, be it tent/grow room/cabinet. Never wear the shoes you wore outside and don't leave a mess or any food.
 

potorlando

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Right on... gonna give it a shot. But down here there isn't molasses, so I'm gonna try with another sweet plant extract... I'll let everyone know how it goes.
 

Doctor Cannabis

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If you can't find molasses, go with treacle, practically the same thing, only less concentrated. If you're going to use a different sweet plant extract, make sure it has some minerals in it, cause those are responsible for that nice bud aroma and size.
 

Walter34

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I'm hesitant to use molasses on my soil plants mainly because I feel it may attract extra bugs. Can anyone with experience chime in on wether pest control is more of a challenge when using molasses? I've ordered sweet (which gets here next week) for my DWC (which I'm using for Veg) as I don't want to clog the airstones, but I'd like to try Molasses on my soil as long as bugs won't be more of a problem.
Didn't have any issues growing in pro mix until using molasses in flowering stage with my feedings. 1 tsp per gal. Coincidence maybe. Inside controlled environment. Tiny black flies and some other type that seem to move quick in the soil. I hung yellow sticky fly traps and treated the soil with a safe organic powder made for tomatoes and other garden veggies. ( don't over do it). Helps if you jump on it fast. Jury's out for me if molasses is worth the risk. Since my fresh air intake comes from an inside system with a filter I find it hard to believe that bugs came from outside. Rather the eggs were in the organic pro mix and the molasses helped hatch them. I would hang yellow sticky traps in your grow tent because some are so small you won't see until there stuck on it
 

RonnieB2

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Let me know how they respond? I use sweet sticky from Humboldt but have heard really good things about black strap molasses dissolved in a gallon of warm water
 

MICHI-CAN

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I'm hesitant to use molasses on my soil plants mainly because I feel it may attract extra bugs. Can anyone with experience chime in on wether pest control is more of a challenge when using molasses? I've ordered sweet (which gets here next week) for my DWC (which I'm using for Veg) as I don't want to clog the airstones, but I'd like to try Molasses on my soil as long as bugs won't be more of a problem.
You will have no issues indoors. I would run 1Tsp/3gals. water though. It goes A long ways. Outdoors I would avoid. Use something like Boogie Black. No bugs. Happy mycos.
 

RonnieB2

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And? Again, why do you plan on running sugar in your system?
I read it feeds the microbes. I haven't started it yet. That's why im here. Ive only known outside growing since 1986. Im a total newbie at indoors. The plan was Mammoth p, and then use the sweet sticky during flower to feed the microscopic critters to help the roots absorb as much nutes as possible. This is a no go for coco?
 

MICHI-CAN

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I read it feeds the microbes. I haven't started it yet. That's why im here. Ive only known outside growing since 1986. Im a total newbie at indoors. The plan was Mammoth p, and then use the sweet sticky during flower to feed the microscopic critters to help the roots absorb as much nutes as possible. This is a no go for coco?
Coco/soil good. Coco/perlite bad. Once monthly is adequate with soil indoors.
 
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