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    Quote Originally Posted by funkydawg View Post
    Molasses? Tell me more?
    I wiped the floor with him when i was running my 1kw hps, gave him some and he rang me up telling me it's the best he has ever had lol

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    I find it gives a slightly sweeter smoke and produces more crystals,and like Blue says calcium,magnesium,potassium,and iron,I use molasses and epsom salts throughout the grow now and stopped using calmag.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Farmer Geddon View Post
    Once upon a time, autos were crap. As were feminised seeds and led lights. That was then, this is now.
    This is so true, and I'm with it I'll ride the wave of progression
    Quote Originally Posted by Blue61 View Post
    Molasses is used to feed the microbes in soil but it also contains calcium, magnesium, iron and potassium.
    Good to know. No need for calmag then with a little extra too boot
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    I find it gives a slightly sweeter smoke and produces more crystals,and like Blue says calcium,magnesium,potassium,and iron,I use molasses and epsom salts throughout the grow now and stopped using calmag.
    Can it be used with coco?

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    Quote Originally Posted by funkydawg View Post
    This is so true, and I'm with it I'll ride the wave of progressionGood to know. No need for calmag then with a little extra too bootCan it be used with coco?

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    I've been using it with coco for years bud,I add 1/4 tspn epsom and 1/4 unsulphured molasses per gallon,I used to use black treacle,now fancy molasses.

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    Quote Originally Posted by scoot View Post
    I've been using it with coco for years bud,I add 1/4 tspn epsom and 1/4 unsulphured molasses per gallon,I used to use black treacle,now fancy molasses.
    Good to know pal thank you

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    I have found Buddhas Tree works well for me nowadays in Coco mate. I use either their base AB or canna AB

    Flower burst for end of veg and early flower.

    PK 9/18 for main flower.

    This seems to give me the 3 distinct stages of NPK that you mention at top.

    Standard PK like the 13/14 types are very bad if used early but you always seem to lack something if running just AB until mid/late flower.

    Lots of sulphur in Buddhas Tree seems to do the magic when it comes to flavours and frost.

    EC figures are plant and size specific but usually im around 0.8-1.0 in veg, 0.9-1.2 in early flower and 1.1-1.4 at peak flower. My background is 0.5 but I do mix my nutrients into RO before adding to my water just to ensure they are nicely dissolved so base could drop to 0.4.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gardro View Post
    I have found Buddhas Tree works well for me nowadays in Coco mate. I use either their base AB or canna AB

    Flower burst for end of veg and early flower.

    PK 9/18 for main flower.

    This seems to give me the 3 distinct stages of NPK that you mention at top.

    Standard PK like the 13/14 types are very bad if used early but you always seem to lack something if running just AB until mid/late flower.

    Lots of sulphur in Buddhas Tree seems to do the magic when it comes to flavours and frost.

    EC figures are plant and size specific but usually im around 0.8-1.0 in veg, 0.9-1.2 in early flower and 1.1-1.4 at peak flower. My background is 0.5 but I do mix my nutrients into RO before adding to my water just to ensure they are nicely dissolved so base could drop to 0.4.
    Perfect thank you gardro!

    Seeds have just cracked so I'm going to get everything in order in the nutrient department and see how we go...

    Cheers

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