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Old June 14, 2009   #10
dice
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[molasses]

I had the syrup in mind. I put a tablespoon or two in a blender
with hot water, blend it, then put it in whatever I am applying
it to the garden with and add more water, so that I have one or
two tablespoons per gallon. (You can just stir it, too, but molasses
is fairly thick, so it takes awhile before it completely dissolves.)

You can add the molasses and fish emulsion to the same gallon of
water if using them together.

Edit:
Unsulfured blackstrap molasses from the grocery store works fine,
but it is kind of expensive. A feed store I checked had 5 gallons for
$14.99 (might be diluted already). There is also this place to get a gallon
online:
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/st...:referralID=NA


For the dry stuff, some people put a half cup (or more) in a quart
of hot water, let it sit overnight, stir it up, strain it, and use the
resulting liquid, adding whatever water it takes to fill up their
watering device. This probably has more than just molasses in it
(it will absorb some compounds from the grain substrate, too).
One can add the wet mash afterward to a compost pile, a worm
bin, to the soil at the base of a plant, etc.
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Last edited by dice; June 14, 2009 at 09:44 PM. Reason: added info
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