So are you saying that molasses is a good thing or bad thing? Molasses isn't for plants directly; it's for the bacteria that break compounds down to a molecular level that can be taken up by roots.
Are you also trying to say that a grower's #1 tool is their brain? Well, duh! But you know what? A smart person realizes that they don't know everything and analyzing what the can't understand won't help. You know what will help? Getting good help! Doing some reading, not the junk on the web, but the good stuff, the stuff that's compiled by Ph.D.'s and that sorta folk. The number 1 tool is to realize that just because people are here talking about this plant doesn't mean the info is good. What if a grower analyzes as you say, their own grow. What will they gain? How about this... learn how to do things properly and get it right the first time, then just repeat that process. After all, this is what nature does. People are able to grow in third world countries because nature works for them too. I suspect that the more the average person tried to "observe and analyze," the greater the likelihood they will screw things up. That's the way things used to be here. There were people here that were good at observing and analyzing. The only problem was... their conclusions were all wrong. Rather than let nature do its thing, there was advice to flush, feed, flush, feed, change this or that. By the time a thread was finished the poor grower didn't know what to do. So hopefully it's easy to see that sometimes the best thing is to sit back and let a process run its course. There's the #1 tool (or if you asked Shovelhandle he'd say that his #1 tool is an appendage. After all, he's not Shovelhandle for nothing).
polishpollack Reviewed by polishpollack on . The #1 tool every cultivatior needs in his arsenal! Through all my trials and errors I've definitely come across a lot of information, a lot of it very useful some not so much. I've never had the best green thumb, the most resources or the most knowledge. One thing I keep seeing though is newbies and novice growers that just love to ask tons of closed ended questions, looking for simple, straightforward answers. Then you have growers that want to know what nutrient regiment you have, what soil, lights, & water you use thinking that if they Rating: 5