True Living Organics - The Ultimate Guide to Growing All-Natural Marijuana Indoors (2012)

according to the label instructions to finish off hungry females. I think plants finished with this nutrient
are all fine and smooth, but like anything else, don’t use too much, especially towards the very end
(last couple weeks) of flowering. It’s best to feed your plants pure water for the last two weeks
before harvest.
Roots Organics’ Extreme Serene is my safety net in the flowering stage
This is one of those great nutrients, full of organic matter and derived from great sources, with
many similarities to Fox Farm’s Big Bloom nutrient sources, including kelp and earthworm castings
and/or guanos. The Extreme Serene is pretty heavily chelated with organic acid(s) and your first clue
here is the severe pH-down effects it has on the water. I start out using this at ½ recommended
strength the first time, and often that’s the only booster shot I need to finish well. However, if I don’t
screw up then I have no need for this nutrient, as it is really more suited to “Soup-Style” organic
growing, which is explained elsewhere in this book.
Molasses
Molasses has an N-P-K ratio of around 1-0-5, so not that much is needed, and in teas I usually use
about 1 tablespoon per gallon. If I were using it on the plants immediately, I would use more like 1
teaspoon per gallon, but I rarely, if ever, use it outside of teas. It also helps other nutrients to be
absorbed by plant roots by means of mild chelation. Make sure you use the “unsulfured” version of
molasses, and I recommend those that are overtly organic; make sure it says ALL natural or organic.
Blackstrap molasses is awesome, and is my preferred type. It’s just a bit tougher to find, and if it’s not
readily available where you are, either kind of molasses works fine.
Care should be taken during the last few weeks of flowering when using a lot of molasses in teas.
The high magnesium value of molasses, which is one of its great assets, can be detrimental to the