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anyone ever used honey instead of or with molasses?I ask because i ran outta molasses and dont know when ill make it to the store to get more so i was gonna try some honey.Let me know what you guys and girls think:wondering
I wouldn't use honey...it's antibacterial.
I wouldn't use honey...it's antibacterial. Egyptians used to use honey to dress wounds to stop infection. Corn Syrup or molasses is the best way to go.
I wasn't trying to step on your toes KC. I don't think many people know honey is antibacterial. Heres a lil reading on Honeys' antibacterial properties:).i would say this is a very good argument against, well damn.
I wasn't trying to step on your toes KC. I don't think many people know honey is antibacterial. Heres a lil reading on Honeys' antibacterial properties:).
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Hey guys thanks for all the advice.I didnt no honey was antibacterial.i was just going to try it until i got some more molasses but i think ill just use some brown sugar for now.But im glad i brung this up.I would like to state however i did put a teaspoon of honey in a tea i made once along with some molasses and other things and it still foamed up indicating micro activity and didnt seem to effect the plants.this time i was gonna use 1 tablespoon since i ran outta molasses.Since reading all your opinions ive decided to make 2 diff batches of tea.One wit brownsugar and one wit honey.ill use the honey on one plant only and let you guys know the diff
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I have the same opinion of you BombBP...:cool0041:
I use honey and cinnamon to make some mixture for bandage when i do some injuries to my plants and that works pretty good but if you want to put it in your water for systemic use , I'm not sure that's a good idea 'cuz if honey is antibacterial maybe he could destroy the micro-life in your soil (Maybe not with the efficacity of silica which is anti-fungus & antibacterial) like trichodermas , mycrorizes , benefical bacterials who produces the enzymes ,ect...
Not sure about that...Others opinions ?
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I'm not going to quit using it, I agree it cost a bit more but I like how everythings going in the garden and I like the mild flavor it imparts to the herb. Molasses seemed to give everything a bit of earthy flavor I noticed. There's all kinds of sugars. All I'm really trying to do is feed my bacteria so it would be ironic to find out I'm killing it, lol. From what I've seen I'm not but I'm gonna do a little more research. There seems to be a lot of observations but not a lot of science and its mostly aimed toward human wounds.A number of potential causes of the antimicrobial activity of honey have been postulated including, (1) high osmolarity, (2) acidity, (3) hydrogen peroxide, (4) and unidentified substances from certain floral sources. This study sought to further elucidate potential sources of the antimicrobial activity of honey. The antimicrobial activities of treefoil honey and a honey analogue (a sugar solution containing 46.5% fructose, 34% glucose, 1.5% sucrose, and 18% water) at different concentrations (i.e., different levels of dilution) towards 21 types of bacteria and 2 tyes of fungi were examined. Honey and the honey analogue demonstrated similar bacteriostatic activity when undiluted; however, honey demonstrated significantly greater bacteriostatic activity than the honey analogue when diluted (p < 0.05). Honey exhibited greater bactericidal activity than the honey analogue at all concentrations (p < 0.05) indicating the presence of other contributory causes of the antibacterial activities of honey. Only the honey demonstrated antifungal activity. Evaluation of the potential antimicrobial compounds in honey identified flavonoids, particularly caffeic acid and ferulic acid as the most likely contributors.