When do i add Sugar to my plant food

Fahn2k

Fahn2k

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ededdeddy6975 said:
Does anyone really know about growing weed on here???
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Adding Molasses to your soil feeds the microbes in the soil. It doesnt necessarily do anything to the plant. I wouldn't use Sugar, Molasses is the go to product instead. half the people swear by it and the other half swear against it. I wouldn't recommend it for a hydro setup. I use a teaspoon per week in my grow while others have said they only use it once or twice a month. Don't go to a hydro store looking for a carb booster, instead to to a grocery store and pick up Molasses for under $3.
 
Jjgrow420

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DaFreak said:
I swear to god, there are like 10 people who for the past 20 years just go around pot boards and keep asking the same questions. Traffic goals?
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Ya I mean it's all good to ask. I'm just not biting on those simple questions anymore. Easy to find the answer on whether you should put sugar in your nutes.
You'll just see a stupid remark or absurd pic from me.
 
curious2garden

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ededdeddy6975 said:
Does anyone really know about growing weed on here???
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xtsho said:
There are many cannabis related websites spewing cannabis broscience like molasses sweetens and fattens the buds. That is all bullshit from some stoners and has no science to back it up.

Here's an article written by Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott who has a Ph.D. in Horticulture from Oregon State University.

“Molasses raises the sugar content of plants.” This bold statement has no basis in reality."

gardenprofessors.com

Molasses malarkey

Yesterday I received this link from a Facebook friend who said “when I read this I thought of you.” More likely she was thinking of (enjoying?) the mental agony I suffered as I waded t…
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"Now you dump a lot of molasses on the garden. Instantly, microbes sense the extra food and they start to multiply. Bacteria can divide (ie double the population) every 20 minutes. The population explodes very quickly. All those bacteria need to eat, and they quickly consume the molasses you added. As the food source runs out there is a massive famine and most of the bacteria die.

What has the molasses accomplished?"

www.gardenmyths.com

Does Molasses Improve Soil and Plant Growth?

Should you add molasses to your garden and compost pile? Does it feed the microbes and is it necessary? Is it good for yo0ur plants?
www.gardenmyths.com www.gardenmyths.com
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Fahn2k

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As you can see there are a lot of opinions, most are negative. Hydro, don't use it. Outdoors, don't use it. Indoors with soil or COCO give it a try. It's less than $4 so why not. I use it, can I tell a difference hell no, can I see a benefit? Hell no. Would I go without it? Well my plants came out excellent so no I wouldn't do without...It's only $4, and it won't kill your plants. It may attract bugs, so don't go overboard with it

Your plants produce carbs that exit the roots during the dark period anyway. Your plant doesnt uptake carbs. The Carbs feed microbes that then break down stuff in the soil making it easier for the roots to absorb.
 
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Zephyrs

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ededdeddy6975 said:
Adding sugar.. is it good?
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Yes it's good if your in soil. Use only Un-sulphered molasses!!. Cannabis doesn't need the sulfur from regular sugars. Molasses only gives energy to the micro organisms that transfer hard nutrients into bioavailable energy for the roots, therefore the plant above it! Does anyone ROUND HERE Know anything bout growin weed :bigjoint: "the last sentence was directed at smartass comments from other members, NOT THE original poster of the thread" :peace:
 
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