Kool-Aid Flavored Bud!?

[texas grass]

instead of a kool-aide use a mollasses, a product like sweet or floranectar which helps bring out the natural sweetness/flavor in the buds

texas grass Reviewed by texas grass on 11-12-2007. Kool-Aid Flavored Bud!? I understand you can treat your Plant to kool-aid when it is in a flowering stage, and so far I've heard 3 methods, I've never done any but i was wondering if the kool-aid trick is worth a try. So far I've heard of three methods that are: 1-When your plant is finish flowering and goes into harvest you can soak the stem in kool-aid water(NO SUGAR) for a few days until the buds suck up the flavor.... 2-With a spray bottle, simply dose the spray bottle with a tablespoon of kool-aid mix and Rating: 5

[Subjekt]

MOLLASSES YOU SAY? I NEVER REALLY USED MOLLASSES AND I HEARD OF IT A FEW TIMES. BUT HOW DO YOU USE MOLLASSES?

[klondike_bar]

its like a fert to my knowledge. (not the impossible-to-get-out-of-the-jar crappy tasting ass)

[Mic-Mechanic]

According to Jorge Cervantes book

Sugar (I believe the best form is molasses, but honey or sugar works) increases bud density. They had two photos of bud side to side, grown in the same room/conditions one with sugar one witout. There was a very visible difference


Now my horrid understand of plant bio is: Plants use sugar in forming of certain plant matters, and that supplemental sugar will help it form nice dense buds.

Apparently you had 1/2-2 tsp of sugar/honey/molasses to the water.

[Mr. Clandestine]

well i appreciate that response, and how does the honey work? Did your buds come out sweet?

My pleasure.

The honey works very well. I actually use molasses most of the time, primarily because it's cheaper, and I've never experienced any negative results. Not sure about honey, but molasses also contains several trace nutrients (iron magnesium, etc.), and the plants seem to tolerate it very well. I have also seen pictures of buds that were watered with added molasses and buds that weren't - exact same buds, yet the one treated with molasses was definitely larger.

It doesn't really add as much of a sweet taste, in my opinion, as it enhances the aroma and pungency of the final product. Maybe it does make the bud slightly sweeter...it's hard for me to tell because I never water without it now!

Again, if it's not dangerous to those who will eventually consume it - and if you're not afraid to possibly goof something up & diminish your yield - there's nothing wrong with a little experimentation. We'd never learn anything new if we didn't try new things!

[Gundari]

Feeding a plant molasses is just like feeding a person an energy bar. Plants need sugars and carbs and all that good stuff to do what they need to do (grow), and molasses is nothing but a thick sugary solution, so basically by mixing some in with your water you're basically giving your plant an energy bar. Also molasses works at a chelating agent (makes alot of nutrients more readily available to your plant for use) i've always used it so i have nothing to compare against but molasses is GREAT for your plants.

[stinkyattic]

Flavoring your product by feeding your plant a fluid containing the 'flavor' you want is like one of the silliest myths in growing.
Those complex organic molecules that give things their flavors are not absorbed by the plants' roots as such.
The roots can absorb SIMPLE SUGARS!
You can water your plants with molasses but they don't taste like molasses per se, they make their OWN organic/aromatic compounds... tasting like fruit or diesel or earthy or whatever that particular strain likes to produce naturally. The plant's terpene expression lies in its GENETICS, rather than its diet.
It's like when a bee drinks nectar, it is processed and changed into honey with its own distinctive flavor.

[Hennessy1414]

My pleasure.

The honey works very well. I actually use molasses most of the time, primarily because it's cheaper, and I've never experienced any negative results. Not sure about honey, but molasses also contains several trace nutrients (iron magnesium, etc.), and the plants seem to tolerate it very well. I have also seen pictures of buds that were watered with added molasses and buds that weren't - exact same buds, yet the one treated with molasses was definitely larger.

It doesn't really add as much of a sweet taste, in my opinion, as it enhances the aroma and pungency of the final product. Maybe it does make the bud slightly sweeter...it's hard for me to tell because I never water without it now!

Again, if it's not dangerous to those who will eventually consume it - and if you're not afraid to possibly goof something up & diminish your yield - there's nothing wrong with a little experimentation. We'd never learn anything new if we didn't try new things!

how much per gallon of water? :rastasmoke:

[gainesvillegreen]

About a tablespoon per gallon. Some use more, some less...

[Mr. Clandestine]

how much per gallon of water? :rastasmoke:

Like Gainesville said, the general consensus is to use one tablespoon per gallon - but some people like to use more, as it's pretty tough to overfeed with it. Though, probably still possible...so use with some moderation. It helps to mix it with a cup of piping hot water, then add it to the room temperature water you plan on feeding with.

Have fun! :jointsmile: