Gee...the marketing guy's at Superthrive had something nice to say about their product...? Noo...tell me it isn't so. "Containing 50 vitamins and hormones necessary for healthy plant growth." Wow. Not sure I want to smoke hormone residue and unnecessary/redundant vitamins. An award in the 1940's? Back when cocaine was the Coca in Coca Cola? How many awards since, and whom gave those awards?

New growers often fall for "superbud" marketing. Hense the success of Advanced Nutrients complete line of unnecessary/redundant/overpriced products. (not an AN fan at all) You can either mask the symptoms, or fix the ailment. Your choice. But know what you are adding and why.

Believe what you want, but keep in mind an associate professor at a major university's horticultural extention has the insight and knowledge we are both missing. When it comes down to either listening to the homey's online or to an experienced plant horticulturist, I'll follow the educated one every time. Sound biology is difficult to beat, whereas unsound biology is easy to market.

Twas how I first found this article. Was searching on Google for "superthrive myths". Came across the b-1 reference and contacted the University. Was refered to the above-mentioned link for vitamin suppliment myths. (B-1, Superthrive...)

From the bottom of the article's page 2:
Difficult-to-transplant species may be aided by application of auxin-containing products (hormones) in
addition to nitrogen, but read the label and donā??t add unnecessary and potentially harmful
chemicals (this includes organics!)
Rusty Trichome Reviewed by Rusty Trichome on . Fertilizer question First let me say, I'm a first time grower....I have 7 seedlings in various grow stages from just germinated to ~4in. tall. Some were planted 3 weeks ago, some 1 week ago (not pre-germinated). I used a potting mix of ~70% topsoil and 30% perlite. The perlite I put in my potting mix has fertilizer in it: Miracle-gro perlite, enriched with MG plant food (its the only perlite they had). The nutrient analysis says N:0.04%, P:0.01%, K0.06% (I'm assuming this means its a 4-1-6 fertilizer??). I have Rating: 5