SUPERTHRIVE

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Rekap; you used Superthrive all throughout that plant's flowering?

How long did it take to flower it to that from seed?

rekap, awesome nugs. Yum, yum.

Super Thrive is great stuff...it works well for cloning also.
Cut your cuttings and soak the cut tip in superthrive for about 10-15 minutes..dip in powder or gel and root!

The following is some interesting information I found on the topic.

Superthrive or Superjive by Al Fassezke

The question of the value of Superthrive as a miracle tonic for plants is often bandied about in horticultural circles. Several years ago, after reading claims that range from "I put it on and my plant, which had never bloomed, was in full bloom the next day" to "It was dead - I put Superthrive on it and the next day it was alive and beautiful, growing better than it ever had before", I decided to find out for myself. If you look for information on the net, youâ??ll find the manufacturerâ??s claims and anecdotal observations, totally lacking in anything that resembles anything like a control. Though my experiments were far from scientific, I tried to keep some loose controls in place so that I could make a fair judgment of its value, based my own observations. Here is what I did, what I found, and the conclusions I made about my use of the product "Superthrive".

On four separate occasions, I took multiple cuttings from the same plant. The plant materials I used were: Ficus benjamina, (a tropical weeping fig) Luna apiculata (Peruvian myrtle), Chaenorrhinum minus (a dwarf snapdragon), and an unknown variety of Coleus. In each instance, I prepared cuttings from the same plant and inserted them in a very fast, sterile soil. Half of the cuttings were soaked in a Superthrive solution of approximately 1/2 tsp per gallon of water. The other half of the cuttings were watered in with water. In subsequent waterings, I would water the "Superthrive batch" of cuttings with a solution of 10 drops per gallon and the others with water. The same fertilizer regimen was followed on both groups of cuttings. In all four instances, the cuttings that I used Superthrive on rooted first. For this reason, it follows that they would naturally exhibit better development, though I could see no difference in vitality, once rooted. I can also say that a slightly higher percentage f cuttings rooted that were treated to the Superthrive treatment. I suspect that is directly related to the effects of the auxin in Superthrive hastening root initiation before potential vascular connections were destroyed by rot causing organisms.

In particular, something I looked for because of my affinity for compact branching in plants was branch (stem) extension. Though the cuttings treated with Superthrive rooted sooner, they exhibited the same amount of branch extension. In other words, internode length was approximately equal.

As a second part to each of my "experiments", I divided the group of cuttings that had not been treated with Superthrive into two groups. One of the groups remained on the water only program, while the other group was treated to a 10 drop per gallon solution of Superthrive. Again, the fertilizer regimen was the same for both groups. By summerâ??s end, I could detect no difference in bio-mass or vitality between the two groups of plants.

Since I replicated the above in four different trials, using four different plant materials, Iâ??m confident in drawing some conclusions as they apply to me and my growing habits or abilities. First, based on my observations, I have concluded that Superthrive holds value for me as a rooting aid, or stimulant if you prefer. I regularly soak the soil, usually overnight, of my newly root-pruned and usually bare-rooted repots in a solution of 1/2 tsp Superthrive per gallon of water. Second, and also based on my observations, I donâ??t bother with its use at any time other than at repotting. No evidence was accumulated through the 4 trials to convince me that Superthrive was of any value as a "tonic" for plants with roots that were beyond the initiation or recovery stage.

The first ingredient listed as beneficial on the Superthrive label is vitamin B-1 (or thiamine). Growing plants are able to synthesize their own vitamin B-1 as do many of the fungi and bacteria having relationships with plant roots, so it's extremely doubtful that vitamin B-1 could be deficient in soils or that a growing plant could exhibit a vitamin B-1 deficiency.

Some will note that I used more of the product than suggested on the container. I wanted to see if any unwanted effects surfaced as well as trying to be sure there was ample opportunity for clear delineation between the groups. I suspect that if a more dilute solution was used, the difference between groups would have been less clear.

It might be worth noting that since the product contains the growth regulator (hormone) auxin, its overuse can cause defoliation, at least in dicots. The broad-leaf weed killer Weed-B-Gone and the infamous Agent Orange, a defoliant that saw widespread use in Viet Nam, are little more than synthetic auxin.

el cheapo...great info on your trial...I noticed that you did not mention any stress tests...I originally got superthrive for it stress relieving uses...vit b and hormones.
Did you over heat or leave out of light or do any trials as to how well superthrive would aid in the recovery of plant after any sort of stressful environment.

also what category of plant were you testing on...i.e. succulents, etc.

thanks, if you could answer thiese Q's, I would appreciate it. lw

Sorry Latewood, I wish I could answer those questions but it was some information I googled.
I did a 'Sparrow' on that post so to speak :)
I googled for 'superthrive snake oil' and found it in some cached results.
Here is the link :-
http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:...u&ct=clnk&cd=4

to me the tests must be done with the cannabis plant, latewood if you me and mobay want to do our own reserch into the value of superthrive we could set up our own research if you both are intrested, i will take 4 cuttings of the white russian strain as soon as we agree ,i will feed 2 of those superthrive and the required nutes and 2 only the required nutes through their whole growth from veg to flower and lst both pairs and see the stress value , you and mobay could do other other set experiments, let get our heads together and prove once and for all to all cannabis growers the benefits of superthrive, hope to hear both your comments on this idea, the postman.

ps exellent link elcheepo , thank you.

OK, I just built a couple units, the ole'lady found for me to plumb...each will fit 2 clones, so I have a test unit ready for assembly...I will do mine with my tried and true MistyBlue as opposed to my NL#2, because I think NL#2 is going to be my fav.,and I want to hyperdrive those clones.

I'm in 2 w/3-part and superthrive and 2 without. I will be using hygrozyme and calmag+ for my rez

Mobay?

THIS IS SOOO BITCHIN'. I LOVE WHERE THIS THREAD IS TAKING OFF TO. WILL KEEP WATCHIN' FOR RESULTS. GOOD LUCK GUYS

I've used Superthrive for almost a year and a half. I put in 1/4 tespn. for evey 1 1/4 gallon of water every time I water till end of harvest. You can see the results in my thread - Third Times a Charm