@BII understands what is happening in his soil.
It is not to say that adding molasses is
bad per se
…
But adding molasses does virtually nothing to your plants if your rhizosphere is not healthy to begin with. And overdoing it will mess with your water reatining ability and even make it hydrophobic. If used in moderation, it will either do nothing at all, or ever so slightly boost an already healthy soil.
It is 1000% better to brew and Actively Aerated Compost Tea = beneficial tea = worm casting tea… and add brown sugar, or as a second choice molasses, dramatically multiply bacterial and fungal activity, consuming all the sugar …and THEN feed the plants.
Again, molasses or sugar do nothing to a plant. They feed bacteria and mycos. They feed the soil. If you want to do it, do it right!
The lazy way is to just add molasses to soil. Sure, it will work indirectly if you have an already healthy soil. But why not learn how to use it properly?
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