This ^^^ sulfur is important for development of terps and flavonoids. Potassium sulfate is ideal in the fact the last half of flower has the highest demands for both sulfur and potassiumIt all depends what's in it.
Most sweetners use sulfates for the sweetening. I have had good results using a product called "Candy Man" by Zen Products. It's actually potassium sulfate (.0 - .0 - 4.0) so both the potassium and the sulfate are utilized by the plant. I've seen sweetners that use magnesium sulfate too. I don't buy those. Instead I use epsom salts. Its much cheaper.
Some of the "sweetners" on the market contain pgr's and those are what I would stay away from.
NopeThanks for all your information also don't some use molasses for a sweetner ?
Let me explain a bit on this now i have some time.Thanks for all your information also don't some use molasses for a sweetner ?
Yup potassium sulfateI dont know if it was just the Bud Candy but when I used the whole AN line that bud was super terpy!
Personally i would let the plant’s feed the microbes instead if adding sugarsI use raw cane sugar in bloom. Not 100% sure if it does anything. But it could make a small difference. Cheap to use. Doesn't hurt anything.
There is some evidence of sugar increasing yield in corn.Personally i would let the plant’s feed the microbes instead if adding sugars
Smoking and eating are different… ever burn sugar? Not so sweet and infact very harsh. This is part of the drying and curing where you want to slow it down to facilitate the breakdown of sugars and starrcges and you end up with a smoother product.There is some evidence of sugar increasing yield in corn.
https://www.agriculture.com/crops/corn/first-year-data-shows-103-bua-advtage_136-ar52420
Sucrose produced the best yield. However, they determined it was not practical to use in a large agricultural setting because it settles out in the highly concentrated nute tanks.
So they studied sugars that would be compatible with high EC nute tanks. Dextrose was the best, but less effective than sucrose. All the sugars they tested increased yield compared to using none.
https://www.beckshybrids.com/pfrese...017-Multi-Location-Corn-Sugar-Study-In-Furrow
It has also been shown that plant roots can uptake sugar which can produce a slightly sweeter end product. A lot of weed people don't want to believe that. But it's true. There is a dispensary near me that sells Ice Cream Cake that is literally like smoking cake frosting because it's so sweet. Not sure how they get it that sweet. My sugar addition appears to add a little sweetness which enhances flavor a bit. But I wouldn't call my weed sweet like that dipos ICC.
Anyway, I will continue to use raw cane sugar in bloom.
Old skool trick I learned is to take a teaspoon or 2 of molasses to a gallon of water! Sweeten them right up!Does anyone have experience with any sweetners ? have use Advanced Nutrients "carbo-load" results ? - have looked at a Canna product called Canna sweetner - are there any othe sweetners out there. all input welcome !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks
Ya I experimented with molasses about 14 years ago... for that one time it did sweeten the nuts but I only tried it once... I figured it would attract pests as it's strait sugar basically... but it is "organic" but also was stressing "old skool" technique@JKash If you want to venture from Fox Farm without breaking the bank and you're interested in growing organically, try Roots Organic Terp Teas. They are dry so they last a very long time. They are priced for the cannabis market so they aren't exactly cheap ... but they aren't expensive either. If you want a simple 2 part nutrient salt, stay with Fox Farm and try Cultivation Nation Grow and Bloom. They are also dry. Why do I keep saying "dry?" Because pretty much no matter what nutrient line you choose, dry will always go further and its usually a better buy compared to liquids because it costs close to the same in many cases but lasts much much longer.
Oh yeah, we already discussed molasses ... Yes, we know that people use it. It's really not recommended for a number of reasons. #1 on my list of reasons is it can attract pests. #2 It's biodegradeable which means it breaks down ... it rots and not all the by-products are healthy and some can even be harmful. All this is posted earlier in the thread.
Sulfates are the key to turn on the metabolic pathways that drive terpene production. If you can afford nothing else and you want a "sweetner," epsom salts is magnesium sulfate and will provide you with sulfates on the cheap.
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