Soilscience
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I have been reading about the use of molasses, especially during the final weeks. I believe that it works for a different reason than is commonly believed. When sugars are added to soil they shift the carbon/nitrogen balance. Sugar is a readily available carbon source for the soil microbes. The microbes that feed on the sugar will also use a quantity of soluble nitrogen which will depress nitrogen availability to your plants temporarily. This could mimic a flush in a hydro system. I currently have a couple of very high Nitrogen plants that are showing no signs of letting up going into week 9. (They are deep green and starting a bit of foxtail. Lights and genetics are same as past grow, temperature is lower. But soil is way richer. Borderline burning midflower, nothing added, just crazy rich compost.) So I have started them on sugar. Let's see what happens. Each plant is on half liter water per day. First 2 days 8g/liter of water. 3rd day, today, I increased to 15g/liter. (About the same as 2T/gal and 4T/gal). What I am looking for is lighter green color... Any thoughts?
