Molasses
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Molasses
Here ’ s a sweet thought : another organic ingredient you can use on your garden is molasses . There are three kinds of molasses : mild ( Barbados ), dark ( second boiling ), and blackstrap ( third boiling ). Unlike refined sugars , blackstrap contains trace amounts of vitamins and healthy amounts of calcium , magnesium , and iron . Molasses should always be unsulfured . Molasses is a very valuable addition to your compost pile . In addition to the minerals , the sugar feeds the microorganisms in the compost and in your garden soil . Mix up to a whole cup off molasses in a gallon of unchlorinated water . You can make an even more potent mixture by using milk instead of water . Raw milk is best , but any kind of milk with do . Molasses mixed with milk is a miracle in the garden and greenhouse . However , it isn ’ t commonly used in hydroponics because its stickiness plugs up the equipment . Using milk on crops and soil was an ancient practice that has been lost in today ’ s enormous agribusiness .
“
MOLASSES IS A
VERY VALUABLE addition to your compost pile .”
108 Maximum Yield USA | February 2017