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Leafy2
10-21-2007, 05:29 PM
After loads of traipsing around I managed to get hold of some molasses- I'm into week 5 of flowering and fancy adding some to the plants' feed but unfortunately I can't remember the dosage (in soil). Can anyone enlighten me? Thanx

Charles U Farley
10-21-2007, 05:51 PM
Hey Leafy,

I use a teaspoon per gallon.I mix it throughly first and then add my nutrient solution from one of my res.(depending on flowering/veg./seedling).I use molasses all the way through but dont put it in the res as it ends up mucking things up a bit.So what I do is put enough water in the bottom of my gallon containers that I feed with and mix up the molasses with it.As I am topping off my res.over the course of the week I will add 2 tsp of mollasses once or twice depending on what phase the girls are in.Im a big believer in using mollasses and am sold on it.

When I am doing my flushing which for me is the dilution methods over a week to a week and half I used RO water,ph'd,with a tsp of mollasses.Taste and smoke are wonderfull (from my perspective).

Hope this helps.

Mr. Clandestine
10-21-2007, 06:10 PM
Charles is right. One TBSP of molasses per gallon is usually plenty enough to get those beneficial microorganisms working into a frenzy in your soil. Did you know that molasses can also be used in conjunction with orange oil to control most common indoor pests? Check out this article (http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=32180) for all you'll ever need to know about using molasses as a soil conditioner/sweetener.

Charles U Farley
10-21-2007, 06:25 PM
Hey thanks for the link to the article Mr.Clandestine.I didnt know...and as Im battling little *#@!ing beasties right now I will check the information out.Thanks

Mr. Clandestine
10-21-2007, 06:40 PM
Hey thanks for the link to the article Mr.Clandestine.I didnt know...and as Im battling little *#@!ing beasties right now I will check the information out.Thanks

You're certainly welcome. I hope it helps alleviate your pest problem...I know just how much of a pain in the ass said beasties can be!

Peace,
Mr. C

Charles U Farley
10-21-2007, 06:53 PM
Hey Mr.Clandestine,

Very interesting article which I read months and months ago and forgot that there was infomation in there about pest control.I will print it out and look at it much more carefully,by the way I think your avitar kicks ass,very funny stuff.

Mr. Clandestine
10-21-2007, 09:00 PM
Hey Mr.Clandestine,

Very interesting article which I read months and months ago and forgot that there was infomation in there about pest control.I will print it out and look at it much more carefully,by the way I think your avatar kicks ass,very funny stuff.

It's a great article...very informative. I've been supplementing with molasses for quite some time, and have never been disappointed with the results.

And, let me also say, I share a deep mutual respect for your avatar!