Re: Molasses

1 teaspoon a gal for foliar feeding 2 tablespoons a gal. for soil conditioner, it works by feeding the microorganisms in the soil.
you should be using the feed grade black strap molasses.

Glenn


At 11:33 AM 5/15/2006 -0700, you wrote:
Does anyone know the value of using molasses? I have heard it mentioned before but I dont know anything about the benifits of it? How is it applied and in what amounts, any information would be greatly appreciated


---- Frank Edwards <edwardsfam@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Nancy:
> Filing and soaking gets necessary moisture into the seedcase quicker. It's not a necessary step, but it is a widely accepted step. In my opinion it reduces the amount of time it takes to get germination, and increases your percentage of successful germination. The quicker you can get the embryo to break out of its' shell, the less chance of damping off...
>
> Frank
> Hudsonville, MI
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Nancy Fleming <cup_t_cake@ywave.com>
> >Sent: May 15, 2006 10:22 AM
> >To: pumpkins@hort.net
> >Subject: Re: Seed Soak
> >
> >Joined P.G.V.G. I'm getting some seed as a result. I read about "soaking" the
> >seed for X number of hours after filing the edges. What is the purpose of a
> >soak? Thanks for any info.
> >
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