Last Bird’s Eye Look At Molasses.

You have heard a lot now about the sweet sticky goodness of Molasses in the garden, but have we mentioned yet that some people even view Molasses as a health food? One of the 3LB’s had a grandmama who would take a swig of molasses twice each day as part of her health regime. We do not add that as a random fact, but mention it because there’s an engaging small story attached. Grandma was driving down the line one day, unaware of her environment, when she was struck with the remembrance that her morning molasses had been forgotten. Most people would not had a solution for this difficulty to hand but we’ve got to tell you this is a woman who traveled with a tiny bottle of molasses in her purse! So Gramps seized the brown bottle of molasses from her purse, and proceeded to uncap it and take a gulp as she drove moderately uncertainly down the line. Chance would have it, that as she performed this slightly fragile action, she was noted by an officer of the law weaving down the line. Officer LEO noted Grammy at once as she lifted the tiny brown bottle to her lips. Of course in that day, lager did not come in an aluminium can, but instead was distributed in tiny brow bottles that looked quite similar to the molasses bottle Granny had just swigged.

We don’t have to tell you where the law enforcement officer’s mind went. Putting 2 and 2 together to equal an obvious and swift danger to the community in an act of wanton contempt for the law, Officer LEO flipped his car around in a 180 turn, flipped on his lights, and started to pursue Granny. This was a woman we never were quite cushty letting youngsters ride with, although it was also a day and age before there were many laws permitting intervention to get rid of the license of an aged person no longer competent to drive. Hence we may just say it’s a small while before Granny spotted the red flashing lights in her mirror. After all she’d been busy putting her molasses away in her purse and watching the road in front of her, not looking backwards behind. It possibly failed to help that Grandmother’s strongest instinct was also to accept that the flashing lights behind her were truly meant for somebody else.

It actually did not occur to Grandma that all her actions worked to approve in Officer LEO’s mind that he was coping with a drunk old crone with a clear total disdain for the not just the law, but also other’s safety. And we do not need to tell you that he was not feeling especially kind or generous when Grammy ultimately did pull to the road’s shoulder. As the officer eventually approached her auto, prepared for difficulty from an inebriated old crone, Grandma came hobbling from her very own auto a bit unsteadily thanks to her complicated metastatic inflammation.

Fortuitously we will report the last ending was contented, without too much needless drama. After verbally demanding the officer’s desire, and then making the offending brown bottle for the officer’s inspection, grammy was apparently heard to claim, Good lands officer, do you think a girl of my standing in the neighborhood would EVER imbibe an alcoholic drink while driving? Well I NEVER! And did not your mummy ever tell you that molasses is good for you? Well people, there you have it, the Molasses Manual by the three_little_birds. If your Mother’s or Grandmother’s did not tell you about the sticky goodness of molasses, you have heard all about it now from the three_little_birds. Like our Guano Guide was engineered to be a reasonably all-inclusive look at manures, we are hoping this look at soil sweeteners gives people an exhaustive glance at the uses of molasses in their garden. Hopefully now everybody knows the how’s and why’s of the usages of this sweetener for the soil. It seems like the very last thing to add is the where’s.

If you’re of the concept that your local hydro shop owner isn’t rich enough yet, then please by all possible means go and purchase a dear carbo load product, but don’t moan the three_little_birds failed to warn you that it’s likely little more than Blackstrap Molasses. Hey, spending it there keeps the money recirculating in the economy and is better to burying it in a hole in the yard. if you’re a farmer who wishes to be a little more frugal, there are actually less expensive possible choices. We have been known to suggest the complete group of Earth Juice manure as a convenient and effective line of liquid organic manure for home herb gardeners. We’ve grown using all thier products including : Bloom, Grow, Meta-K, Microblast, and Catalyst ( Xatalyst in Canada! )

Many other’s here at CW also report great success and satisfaction with their products. Well, if people glance at the ingredients in Catalyst, one of the first things they are going to see is molasses. There are some other goodies in there like kelp, oat bran, wheat malt, and yeast, but we are thinking that molasses is the primary sorcery in EJ Catalyst. Another choice for getting your garden’s molasses is Grandma’s source. It’s pretty likely you will find molasses on the shelf of your local corner shop. For people living in an urbanized area this may be the best and least expensive choice for molasses procurement. But if the folk reading this live anywhere by an agricultural area, then the best and most cost-effective source of all will be a farm supply or traditional animal feed shop.

Your plants do not mind if your molasses comes out of a bottle designed for the kitchen cupboard, or a huge plastic jug designed for the feedlot, but your pocketbook will see the difference. Blackstrap molasses for farm animals is the best overall price for your garden, and it’s the molasses option we most strongly recommend for your garden. Though we do our best to post accurate and complete info, we also know that our collective intelligence on a subject far outstrips our individual understanding and experience, and so the collective experience and understanding of the whole community here at CW is larger still. We also know there are always questions we haven’t predicted. So we welcome your questions, we inspire comments, and we sincerely hope for handy additions. We even welcome feedback, so long as it’s helpful.