Sugar as an additive...?

[StanDarsh]

I had heard that adding a little sugar when watering over the last few weeks of flowering would help produce larger buds. Anyone else heard this or done this before? If so, what was your experience? Thx

StanDarsh Reviewed by StanDarsh on 06-03-2007. Sugar as an additive...? I had heard that adding a little sugar when watering over the last few weeks of flowering would help produce larger buds. Anyone else heard this or done this before? If so, what was your experience? Thx Rating: 5

[twoguysupnorth]

yes there are several posts about this on this sight. as far as refined sugar i guess it helps a little but better sugars are available. molasses are cheap and have far more benifits, at least the experts think so. kinda like the difference between white bread and whole wheat. btw i have only just tried this, so i wont have any personal results untill these babies are finished.

[StanDarsh]

yes there are several posts about this on this sight. as far as refined sugar i guess it helps a little but better sugars are available. molasses are cheap and have far more benifits, at least the experts think so. kinda like the difference between white bread and whole wheat. btw i have only just tried this, so i wont have any personal results untill these babies are finished.

Hello Two Guys - please let me know your circumstances - qty of plants, what strain, lighting, etc. I have a small closet 6' x 2' x 2'. It's a Rubbermaid plastic shed that I have in my garage. Three NL in five gal containers under a 400W HPS. I have been adding samll amts of sugar over the last 3-4 waterings, and cannot say I see a big difference.

When are yours going to be done?

[KL4D4]

I added Molasses to my last plant I'd recommend it.

[twoguysupnorth]

hey stan? this is my first indoor attempt. ive grown these outdoors several(4) times and there definately seems to be two types that come out every time. i dont know the name, one is sweet,crystally and smells like perfume and a great daytime buzz because you can still function. the other is harsh, smells like lemons, not so crystally but it knocks you for a good one. its like putting on yellow sunglasses and turning your headphones up. i mean it makes your eyeballs buzz,any ideas on what they are? i did try to combine the 2, even though they were from the same bag of seeds. we wont know the results till this yr. i do let mine seed. right now i have 2 for outdoors and 1 clone(guarented)sp , i had 4 indoors under a 150 hps, 2 were male so i killed them but saved the pollen. they are about a wk and a half into flowering. i would generally enjoy outdoor better because they are the best looking, and you let them do their thing but its hard to find the perfect spot. i would also like to try northern lights, we got some baby buds off a friend a few yrs ago and we cried from laughing so hard. i read bluebears thing on molasses plus a lot of yrs reading high times, i dont think it can hurt. mine so far havnt gotten to the state of big old thick buds, but we will see the difference this yr hopefully.

[StanDarsh]

hey stan? this is my first indoor attempt. ive grown these outdoors several(4) times and there definately seems to be two types that come out every time. i dont know the name, one is sweet,crystally and smells like perfume and a great daytime buzz because you can still function. the other is harsh, smells like lemons, not so crystally but it knocks you for a good one. its like putting on yellow sunglasses and turning your headphones up. i mean it makes your eyeballs buzz,any ideas on what they are? i did try to combine the 2, even though they were from the same bag of seeds. we wont know the results till this yr. i do let mine seed. right now i have 2 for outdoors and 1 clone(guarented)sp , i had 4 indoors under a 150 hps, 2 were male so i killed them but saved the pollen. they are about a wk and a half into flowering. i would generally enjoy outdoor better because they are the best looking, and you let them do their thing but its hard to find the perfect spot. i would also like to try northern lights, we got some baby buds off a friend a few yrs ago and we cried from laughing so hard. i read bluebears thing on molasses plus a lot of yrs reading high times, i dont think it can hurt. mine so far havnt gotten to the state of big old thick buds, but we will see the difference this yr hopefully.

Can't say that I can help you with diagnosing the strain - sounds rippin', though. Good luck on your grow. I have two outdoor plants itchin to get in my closet as soon as flowering on my NLs is done. The two outsiders are a generic sativa, which I know for a fact is killer, as I have grown them before from the same bag of seeds.

[surreys princess]

just wanted to get a word in here...

it is blackstrap molasses you use, different than regular molasses...you can also use sugar beet molasses...

it is a nice additive......

[.:Karma:. o.O]

twoguysupnorth sounds like your talking about a strain from an indica and strain from a sativa because the symptoms of an indica are the knock you off your ass high and the sativa is the plant that has a mellow high and smells sweeter...i dont know if im 100% correct on that tho im just learning about the indica sativa mixes and everything soo any more info would be great...

[Bree1978]

twoguysupnorth sounds like your talking about a strain from an indica and strain from a sativa because the symptoms of an indica are the knock you off your ass high and the sativa is the plant that has a mellow high and smells sweeter...i dont know if im 100% correct on that tho im just learning about the indica sativa mixes and everything soo any more info would be great...

IA. and to the original poster, I've had bagseed like that. Different strains in the same bag, quite common I've heard.

:jointsmile: Bree

[xcrispi]

Eds' got a article in last months Hightimes about
sweet sticky ganja goodness and what forms of sugars are readily avalible and which are suposed to work best , check it out .
Peace
Crispi :jointsmile:





>Iâ??ve got a sweet tooth for sugary, candy-flavored ganja. In fact, sugar is
>not only the cannabis plantâ??s source of energy for growth; itâ??s also the
>primary factor that determines how good your favorite herb will taste when
>you smoke it. In my many years of horticultural experimentation, Iâ??ve tried
>many different sugar supplements to augment my plantsâ?? health and flavor,
>and I want to share a few of my favorites. Some of this information will be
>a refresher course for seasoned growers, but Iâ??d like to start at the
>beginning for the introductory grower and briefly explain the importance of
>sugar to plants. Plants make their own sugars (carbohydrates) through
>photosynthesis. Plants combine light energy (from the sun or a
>high-intensity discharge lamp) with water and CO2 from the atmosphere (or a
>CO2 tank or burner), and the result is sugar. This sugar is the essential
>source of energy thatâ??s utilized for all cellular division and the
>formation of plant structures (i.e., huge, dank buds). Now, you canâ??t grow
>a plant in the dark by watering it with sugar, but under otherwise good
>growing conditions, you can supplement your nutrient solution with extra
>sugars to boost the natural levels created by photosynthesis and make your
>plants more vigorous and productive. The real icing on the cake, though,
>comes from the fact that a little extra sugar will improve not only the
>yield of your garden but also the flavor of your favorite herb.
>For serious growers and/or gadget collectors, you can even measure the
>amount of sugar (on this scale, we call it â??brix,â?� pronounced bree) in your
>plant with a device called a refractometer. Donâ??t shy away from the fancy
>name if youâ??re afraid of complicated devices; this tool is super-easy to
>operate. Using a sap extractor (or a pair of pliers), you can squeeze a
>drop of juice out of a leaf and then place it on the refractometerâ??s
>viewing plate. Look through the lens and you will see an obvious line
>running across a column of numbers. Brix readings above 12 indicate good
>plant health and a strong immune system. With a device like this, youâ??ll
>impress your friends (â??Ooohâ?¦a refracto-what?â?�) and also be able to detect
>when a change in your feeding program or environment affects your crop as
>the readings go up or down. Frequent checks of brix content in leaf tissue
>will tell you whether your plants are on course or falling behind. Peaceful
>Valley Farm Supply sells refractometers for $100, and you can find them
>online at groworganic.com.
>Until about seven or eight years ago, using sugar as a plant supplement was
>a little-known trick more often employed by grandmothers on their
>houseplants than ganja growers on their herb. But now the hydroponics
>market is full of sugar (carbohydrate) supplements. In the beginning, there
>were several glucose-based products, such as Carbo Load, Carbo Max, Karbo
>Boost, etc. These are very cost-effective products as far as plant
>supplements go, but theyâ??re not as cheap as raw glucose itself (usually
>sold as dextrose or corn sugarâ??itâ??s really the same thing), available at
>brewery-supply outlets and online for just over $1 per poundâ??less than $1 a
>pound if you buy in bulk. While glucose is readily available to plants as a
>form of supplemental carbohydrates, itâ??s just one form of a simple sugar
>and lacks the rich flavor found in other, darker kinds of sugar. It can
>also be difficult to dissolve: If you dump a large amount into water all at
>once, it has a tendency to form into a gelatinous wad of goo (of which even
>a small amount can wreak havoc in a hydro garden with small drippers or
>emitters). To avoid this, dissolve the amount necessary for your reservoir
>into a beaker of warm water first and pour off the dissolved liquid. Leave
>any undissolved materials at the bottom of the beaker and add more water
>until fully dissolved. The use of these products will indeed boost brix
>levels, but it doesnâ??t do much for flavor enhancement, which is what this
>article is all about.
>My all-time-favorite source of supplemental sugar isnâ??t sold by a
>plant-nutrient company. Itâ??s Sucanatâ??a form of dark raw sugar sold as a
>sweetener for foods in natural-food stores everywhere. But Sucanat is a
>great sweetener for your sinsemilla, too. Made by Wholesome Sweeteners,
>Sucanat is short for â??Sugar Cane Natural,â?� a dried cane extract available
>for under $3 per pound. Sucanat is darker than most organic sugars and has
>a more molasses-like consistency to it because it hasnâ??t been separated or
>refined. It will increase the brix content in plants, but the darker sugar
>has more vitamins and minerals and a rich caramel aroma as well. Sucanat
>dissolves readily in hot water and doesnâ??t seem to turn into goo .