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Sugar in feed water (every feed?)

Grow4Releaf
Grow4Releafstarted grow question 2 years ago
So the person I got clones off told me to add maple sugar to my feed water. 1-tbls a gallon . Never heard this before and he didn't explain why. Does anyone do this ? N IF SO, what's the purpose of the sugar (said regular sugar would be fine also) do it every watering ?
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Green_Wizard
Green_Wizardanswered grow question 2 years ago
Mycorrhizae is a type of fungus that collects around the roots of a cannabis plant. It consumes nutrients and the byproducts that it releases are actually easier for the plant to uptake. The idea of adding sugar to the water, is that the myco fungus will actually consume the sugars, allowing it to spread through the soil. As a result, your plant is able to better keep up nutrients. Sort of like how you add yeast (fungus) to any sugary liquid, and the fungus will consume the sugars and create alcohol as a byproduct. But instead of alcohol, the byproduct is nutrients for the plant in this case. Normally people use black strap molasses but any sugar could theoretically work. I would caution against overly refined sugar as it may have anti-binding agents or other things that may not be great for soil health. I would also advise against honey, since it is an antimicrobial substance naturally.
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Lewd101
Lewd101answered grow question 2 years ago
It's got alot of good carbs for the bacteria in the soil to consume the excrete feeding the plant nutrients it craves in the later stages of flower.
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Grow4Releaf
Grow4Releafanswered grow question 2 years ago
They way mine is going (so far I'm happy with my first attempt) the buds are already showing decent amounts of resin , I don't think I'll be adding sugar to the water unless I had a bigger response to the question. It seems if he does it,it works for his set up. Not really a route I'm going with thus current grow. Possibly trying more on my second grow (seedlings are started) definitely topping with a lst route next grow..
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GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannieanswered grow question 2 years ago
No clue... some people use molasses to increase sulfur and feed microbes in their soil... others thing it adds a sweetness to the bud.. it sounds to me as if adding maple sugar is an expense I'd do without, personally! Good luck!
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