Adding sugar during flowering

Powertech

Powertech

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I tried molasses on a few grows, and I tried it on only some plants in some grows. Only thing I noticed it did was make the herb taste like crap. Had almost a bitterness to it, just bad bad bad. What do you know, next grow, clones from the actual plants that tasted like shit came out great, and more clones in the flower tent now.

Tasted so bad I gave away almost 2 lbs so far (I don't sell, but if I have extra I will share, sharing is caring). People with nothing somehow think it's great.
 
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PadawanWarrior

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drsaltzman said:
If you add sugar to food it sweetens it.
If you add it to drinks it does the same.
Adding it to a plant?
C’mon … how does that work?
Think about it for a second.
You eat sugar. Does your sweat taste different? Does your hair smell different?
It’s not a thing.
Any improvement in growth is purely coincidental. Or you’re dialed in.

I’ve never done a micro grow but I too would say you have a while to go.
And reduce the N. More P/K.

I might have to try it someday.
The micro grow.
Not the sugar.
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What we eat actually can affect how we smell and taste. I don't know if I should post the link though, lol.
 
Powertech

Powertech

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drsaltzman said:
If you add sugar to food it sweetens it.
If you add it to drinks it does the same.
Adding it to a plant?
C’mon … how does that work?
Think about it for a second.
You eat sugar. Does your sweat taste different? Does your hair smell different?
It’s not a thing.
Any improvement in growth is purely coincidental. Or you’re dialed in.

I’ve never done a micro grow but I too would say you have a while to go.
And reduce the N. More P/K.

I might have to try it someday.
The micro grow.
Not the sugar.
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I'm on team no molasses, but, I like to poke the bear sometimes.

What Does Your Sweat Taste Like? | ACTIVE
 
PadawanWarrior

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Powertech said:
Also, it can change what your semen tastes like, my wife is much happier when I have eaten lots of fruit
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That's what I was gonna say. Sweets are good. A girl in high school told me about that. It goes the other way too. No garlic or onions please hunny, lol.

That girl in high school said asparagus was the worst.
 
Hollatchaboy

Hollatchaboy

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drsaltzman said:
If you add sugar to food it sweetens it.
If you add it to drinks it does the same.
Adding it to a plant?
C’mon … how does that work?
Think about it for a second.
You eat sugar. Does your sweat taste different? Does your hair smell different?
It’s not a thing.
Any improvement in growth is purely coincidental. Or you’re dialed in.

I’ve never done a micro grow but I too would say you have a while to go.
And reduce the N. More P/K.

I might have to try it someday.
The micro grow.
Not the sugar.
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Maybe, but I'll bet it makes your turds sweeter. Lol
Herb & Suds said:
Ok
My bad
No science behind this “one time at band camp”
But hey everybody try dumping sugar in your plants
Cause…

uhm
Ok
I will attempt this amazing revelation (although I have been afforded no proof in science) on my 123,456 plant so probably by the weekend
Any other tidbits of knowledge I should impart to said plant ?
And what are your thoughts on stressing my plant in flower when I add sugar?
Oh one more thing
Your feelings aren’t evidence kid :lol:
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To think I should've been feeding with sugars instead of salts. :wall:
 
drsaltzman

drsaltzman

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I don’t know man.
Processed sugar is a carb when used by the body, not a sweetener.
But yeah, I guess some foods do impart their aromas to our bodies. Garlic. Asparagus. Onion.
I’ve never smelt like sugar though and I pretty much eat it every day in some form.
The only thing sugar is gonna sweeten in the soil though … is the soil.
If you eat it.
 
Powertech

Powertech

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drsaltzman said:
I don’t know man.
Processed sugar is a carb when used by the body, not a sweetener.
But yeah, I guess some foods do impart their aromas to our bodies. Garlic. Asparagus. Onion.
I’ve never smelt like sugar though and I pretty much eat it every day in some form.
The only thing sugar is gonna sweeten in the soil though … is the soil.
If you eat it.
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All that candy I eat, I'm just carb loading
 
PioneerValleyOG

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Mr Big Bloom said:
Good afternoon folks.
So I have been doing micro grows for quite some time, The one thing that has always caught my attention and curiosity was sugar!
I starting growing marjuana in British Columbia 10 years ago, I am not living in alberta basically experimenting with indoor micro grows during the winter. I have read so many different articles on molasses, Table sugars & Brown sugars. Sooo I had to start doing my own research.
I want to inform everybody on here of what I decided to do .
I spent 4 months growing 2 plants under 2 simple full spectrum noma led bulbs with desk lamps. I waited until week 6 of flowering and I have to say my plants were not looking very great. I mixed 2 table spoons of sugar with 1 liter of water and shook the hell out of it. Then I dumped it right into my soil and the results were absolutely astounding. Basically I wanted to see what I could grow using minimal lighting and sugar and it blew my mind. I'm at week 7 and about ready to harvest. The first picture is week 6 before sugar and week 7 is the other pictures.View attachment 5018481View attachment 5018482View attachment 5018483View attachment 5018484.View attachment 5018482
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Ummmm yea. Astounding.
 
PadawanWarrior

PadawanWarrior

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lusidghost said:
I think the theory is it feeds the microbes which ultimately pushes up the brix, making it sweeter.
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The microbes don't raise the Brix levels. It's about the sugar content. This is the stuff I use when I use it. It's 72% Brix, which means the sugar content in the molasses is 72% of the solution. If I'm understanding correctly.

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High Brix in the soil isn't the same as high Brix in the plants. The molasses doesn't do the sweetening. It feeds the microbes that feed the plants. Growing healthy plants that aren't starving is what makes sweeter bud. I don't think there's any special extra shit you'd need to add as long as it has enough of everything it wants. I'm no botanist though.
 
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