Molasses.....How much?

louster · April 18, 2009

I've been reading about how good molasses is for the soil microbes, so I bought a 50 lb bag of the dried stuff. What I'm wondering now, is at what rate do I apply it, and how often? My garden is about 1500 sq ft. I also have two compost piles, maybe 3' by 3', and I hear its good stuff to speed things up there, too, so how much should I mix into the piles? Thanks in advance!!

PS....Sorry if this has been discussed before, I did a search here and over at GW, but didn't come up with anything.

April 18, 2009	#1
louster Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Portland, MI Posts: 53	Molasses.....How much? I've been reading about how good molasses is for the soil microbes, so I bought a 50 lb bag of the dried stuff. What I'm wondering now, is at what rate do I apply it, and how often? My garden is about 1500 sq ft. I also have two compost piles, maybe 3' by 3', and I hear its good stuff to speed things up there, too, so how much should I mix into the piles? Thanks in advance!! PS....Sorry if this has been discussed before, I did a search here and over at GW, but didn't come up with anything.