CBD BudMan
Well-Known Member
Hello all,
After reading some posts here and there by @Emilya Green using GLNs Sweet Candy, I reached out to her about it. Here's what she has shared with me so far:
CBDbud:
"I've seen (somewhere 'round here) that you have used something called Sweet Candy and I'd like to know more about it from your perspective since I know that you only grow in organic living soil. I have more questions about this but I'll give you a chance to respond 1st.
Thank you for your time...
"
Emilya Green:
"Yes, I use it because Geoflora admits to being a little light in K all through the grow, and I have seen indications that P is also a little lacking in a large plant. Geoflora themselves recommend giving Terpinator all through the grow and Massive at the end.
I own about 5 gallons of Terpinator still from winning so many contests and I didn't like the Massive price tag of the Massive product. I was looking for an alternative and Sweet Candy from GLN fit the bill. First, it is both a P and K supplement, a quite strong one at that. Second, it is powder, so I don't have to pay for shipping water. Third, a bag of it lasts forever so it is very very economical. 4th, its name describes that it includes natural sugar, or molasses, a known good additive at the end of bloom. 5th, it contains vitamins carbs and amino acids, just to fill in any gaps that might be in your soil. Out of all the products that GLN makes, including Mega Crop, I consider the Sweet Candy to be their one home run and I will use it as my finishing supplement for the foreseeable future.
I see this confuses you... why would I run this unnatural very manufactured product in an organic garden? There is nothing in there that is so artificial that the plants, soil and/or microbes can't use. There is nothing harmful to life in this product. It is not mainlining bioavailable nutes directly into the plant bypassing the microbes, it is supplying raw nutrient and building blocks for the microbes to process and use, and nutrients to help keep the soil rhizosphere alive and healthy. While it may not be considered OMRI organic in some places, that does not make it incompatible to an organic grow. An organic grow can use a few synthetic components, as long as it doesn't interfere with the microbes and the work they do. That for me is the true meaning of an organic grow after all, its not what is in there, the medium or anything else that defines it to be an organic grow, it is simply the fact that the microbes and the soil web are feeding the plant, not the gardener. Sweet Candy qualifies under this definition."
After reading some posts here and there by @Emilya Green using GLNs Sweet Candy, I reached out to her about it. Here's what she has shared with me so far:
CBDbud:
"I've seen (somewhere 'round here) that you have used something called Sweet Candy and I'd like to know more about it from your perspective since I know that you only grow in organic living soil. I have more questions about this but I'll give you a chance to respond 1st.
Thank you for your time...
"Emilya Green:
"Yes, I use it because Geoflora admits to being a little light in K all through the grow, and I have seen indications that P is also a little lacking in a large plant. Geoflora themselves recommend giving Terpinator all through the grow and Massive at the end.
I own about 5 gallons of Terpinator still from winning so many contests and I didn't like the Massive price tag of the Massive product. I was looking for an alternative and Sweet Candy from GLN fit the bill. First, it is both a P and K supplement, a quite strong one at that. Second, it is powder, so I don't have to pay for shipping water. Third, a bag of it lasts forever so it is very very economical. 4th, its name describes that it includes natural sugar, or molasses, a known good additive at the end of bloom. 5th, it contains vitamins carbs and amino acids, just to fill in any gaps that might be in your soil. Out of all the products that GLN makes, including Mega Crop, I consider the Sweet Candy to be their one home run and I will use it as my finishing supplement for the foreseeable future.
I see this confuses you... why would I run this unnatural very manufactured product in an organic garden? There is nothing in there that is so artificial that the plants, soil and/or microbes can't use. There is nothing harmful to life in this product. It is not mainlining bioavailable nutes directly into the plant bypassing the microbes, it is supplying raw nutrient and building blocks for the microbes to process and use, and nutrients to help keep the soil rhizosphere alive and healthy. While it may not be considered OMRI organic in some places, that does not make it incompatible to an organic grow. An organic grow can use a few synthetic components, as long as it doesn't interfere with the microbes and the work they do. That for me is the true meaning of an organic grow after all, its not what is in there, the medium or anything else that defines it to be an organic grow, it is simply the fact that the microbes and the soil web are feeding the plant, not the gardener. Sweet Candy qualifies under this definition."
