Molasses ~ When & Why ?

[Gold123]

grandmas also has
ROBUST unsulphured molasses
sodium:20mg
potassium:200mg
sugars:13g
calcium:6%
magnesium:8%
iorn:8%

a little better then the regular grandmas

still not the blackstrap
analogy: Schwag or Kush
molasses or blackstrap mollasses
Fiat or Ferrari

 

[YoungBud]

Owns.

 

[wdcf]

Do you guys use organic blackstrap? or just the regular blackstrap? I know 'organic' is supposed to be better, but I think the nutrition facts look more appealing on the one that is not organic...

 

[Gold123]

Your plants won't know the difference

 

[Babbabud]

I think this is what your looking for

I think this is what your looking for

 

[darookie2000]

I got the organic one because it didn't have any sodium.

http://www.wholesomesweeteners.com/...de_Certified_Organic_Blackstrap_Molasses.html

NUTRITIONAL FACTS
(Typical analysis*)
Serving Size: measure: 1 Tablespoon (22g)
Servings per package: 32
Calories per serving: 60
Calories from fat: 0
Total fat (g): 0
Saturated fat (g): 0
Cholesterol (mg): 0
Sodium (mg): 0
Potassium: 730mg
Calcium: 115mg
Total carbohydrate (g):14g
Dietary fiber (g): 0
Sugars (g): 10g
Proteins (g): 0
Iron: 15% RDV
Vitamin B6: 10% RDV
Magnesium: 8% RDV

Ingredients: Organic Molasses

Product of Paraguay.

 

[darookie2000]

yes, you can foliar feed w/ molasses. can foliar the entire plant; here, in imagination, is done up until week 6...

ideally, want to spray underside of leaves. also, foliar feed should be @ ph 7.0+. can use couple drops of unscented baby oil for surfacant.


that is blackstrap molasses...in fact, that is the best food grade blackstrap molasses on shelves, @ 730mg k, 115mg ca, b1, etc per tbsp.

wholesome sweeteners organic blackstrap molasses...
is the stuff you want...

yes, but dont post pics of garden... have plants that only get molasses & myco - no traditional npk ferts... same vigor as reg ferted plants. more aromatic, cleaner taste, fuller terrior, more filling tomatoes... dont really measure y.eld...

other molasses options...:
http://www.organic-gardening-shop.com/agorganics/Product_Details.aspx?ProductID=116

there are several different brands. usually only ~10-12 coins per gallon...
food grade, hort, or animal grade can be foliar & media applied...

enjoy your garden!

Woohoo, I guessed right! Lol, I was standing there for like 20 minutes looking at the nutrient profiles on them, and when I saw that it had cal and mag and all the good stuff I was looking for, plus it had no pesticides or anything, I decided it couldn't do too much damage

 

[Gold123]

Owns.

Still not Blackstrap, why not get the better product.

 

[YoungBud]

it has 10% cal, 15% iron, 20% mag.. This is the Best one on the shelf at the store i go to..

 

[darookie2000]

it has 10% cal, 15% iron, 20% mag.. This is the Best one on the shelf of the store i go to..

I know a bunch of people that recommend brer rabbit. I haven't personally used it, though.

 

[Gold123]

I know a bunch of people that recommend brer rabbit. I haven't personally used it, though.

Ya, brer rabbit blackstrap

 

[Gold123]

it has 10% cal, 15% iron, 20% mag.. This is the Best one on the shelf of the store i go to..

do a google search for health food stores in your zip code, call them you'll find BS Molasses

 

[darookie2000]

Ya, brer rabbit blackstrap

http://www.bgfoods.com/brand_brerrabbit.asp Ahh, got it, the purple bottle.

 

[Gold123]

here is another label
Plantation Blackstrap Molasses

 

[wdcf]

So you guys actually use it every watering? I was using it once a week

I do use liquid karma frequently though that is supposed to have carbs in it

 

[Expat]

I use molasses in every tea I bubble up.
Take a handful of compost, a handful of worm castings, a bit of this and some of that as well as molasses.
Put it all in a five gallon bucket with four gallons of water. Use an airstone and pump to bubble for 24 hours. Cut by half to water, more to foliate feed.
See for http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=60687&highlight=tea more details

 

[Dreamscape]

After going through EVERY PAGE of this thread there still has NOT been a complete consensus on which Blackstrap is best.

Brer Rabbit is most popular but not clearly defined as BEST.

Where-as the Wholesome Sweeteners isn't nearly as popular but was called "the best" by one ICmag member = mistress.

When these two are compared the first and most obvious thing is the difference in potassium (k) with Brer Rabbit coming in at less than half of the Wholesome Sweetener and also the Wholesome Sweetener contains 0% sodium.

brer rabbit molasses, full flavor:
potassium 290 mg 8%
calcium 10%
magnesium 20%
iron 15%
sodium 25 mg 1%
total carbohydrates 15 g 5%
sugars 11 g

wholesome sweeteners organic molasses: [organic and fair trade cert.]
potassium 730 mg 20%
calcium 115 mg 10%
magnesium 8%
iron 15%
vitamin b6 10%
sodium 0%
total carbohydrates 14 g 4%
sugars 10 g


SO ... which is BEST and why ??

 

[hoosierdaddy]

You are comparing full flavor, and not blackstrap. Try looking at the Brer Rabbit Blackstrap.

 

[FatBlunt420]

i added molasses to my coco grow about aweek ago. im seeing them fill in faster. they got their first dose at about day 45, and im at day 58 right now.
thread helped. thanks guys.

 

[prop215]

I used grandmas mollasses on my last grow for a few bubbelicious plants and to be honest, I wasnt impressed.. It may be my imagination, but I thought it gave them a funny smell/taste and didnt improve yield at all. And it raises your PH like crazy.