@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.