when to use molasses.

Some say to use throught the whole flower cycle.some say to use only during flush.I personally use it with my nutrients untill 2 weeks b4 harvest then just distelled water. i use 2 tablespoons molasses with my dose of humboldt nutrients 100% organic bloom and big up powder 2(table spoons ) mix with 2 gal. water and feed once a week. when do you use molasses

Im giving my foxfarm fed plants a 4 week final flush and I'll use molasses right up till harvest. Basically you can use it whenever you flush.

I thought you only flushed if using chemical fertilizer? Why are you organic growers also flushing? Can't molasses be used as an organic fertilizer all through the life cycle including veg?

Liquid molasses, dry molasses powder, brown sugar, corn syrup - source of fast consuming sugars for feeding and breeding the aerobic bacteria in compost teas. Most microherd populations love the high carbon content in sugar products. Sugars are best dissolved and broken down by microbes in compost tea that has brewed at least 1-3 days, before applying to the soil. If too much sugar is added on soil straight as a topdressing, it may cause a temporary nitrogen deficiency in the soil as the microherd populations grow too fast. Molasses also contains sulfur which acts as a mild natural fungicide also. Molasses is also a great natural deodorizer for fishy teas. NOTE: Recent studies have shown that unsulfured molasses or dry molasses powder is best for faster aerobic microbial growth in tea brewing. For a more fungal tea don't add too much simple sugar or molasses to your aerobic teas. Use more complex sugars, starches and carbohydrates like in seaweed, rotten fruit, soy sauce, or other fungal foods.

itsgrowinglikeaweed said:

I thought you only flushed if using chemical fertilizer? Why are you organic growers also flushing? Can't molasses be used as an organic fertilizer all through the life cycle including veg?

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Foxfarm is chem. I use the granular ferts up to 30-37 days then flush with water and molasses. But Im slowly switching my chem nutes for organic ones. I started out on the foxfarm but never saw any jaw dropping results like thier lables made me think. I was a newb back then and just wanted somethin basic to start out with until I read some books on growing and decided organic is the way to go. I cracked 2 white berry seeds for mothers and im in the process of a sea of green style organic garden. Im not making my own soil and teas yet but all that will come in time. I even want to buy some bunnies to feed and use thier manure as compost tea.

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big up powder is organic based not 100 percent as with most products out there that is why you flush

When I started using molasses my plant went from growing .5" today to an inch a day. I've been using a 2tbl per gallon and watering 1 quart per watering everyother day.

heres some pics of the results using the two humboldt nutrients products and molasses in conjunction. buds as thick as my fist and hard as rocks.1.th seeds heavy duty fruity day 55 (just about there) 2+3. somas nyc diesel day 27 4.la confindential day 40

2 more pics these are island sweet skunk day 55 make that 1 more pic

Cool. I have some humboldt countys gravity flower hardner I think I'll use at the end. You have any experience with this product? I wonder if its any good?