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Super Thrive
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it's really up for debate. some people believe that it helps. personally, i use it (1 drop:1 gallon distilled h2o) occasionally to water my plants with. i also use it as a root soak when repotting (10 drops : 1 cup h2o).
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peace,
technoracer
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peace,
technoracer
Superthrive is great stuff. It is not a fertilizer or anything like that, it is a liquid root hormone and vitamin that is for transplanting your plants. I have used thrive for 18 years, and have not lost but one transplant in all that time, and it was because I was out of "thrive" and was late getting it to the plant. My use of thrive is 1/2 cap to 2 or 3 gallons of water, and use it at the beginning of spring when plants awaken, and are developing new roots, or during transplant when it is ideal. It is not for watering your plants with, but rather a feed you can give 2 or 3 times a year for your plants well being, and for root development. Killer stuff to use.
superimposedhope
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I don't think watering your plants with ST will harm them, but don't use superthrive EVERY TIME you water them, just once in a while -in dilute doses as a supplement to regular watering (I like to dilute the solution to about 1 drop per gallon or so I can JUST BARELY BARELY almost kinda-sorta smell the ST in the water). Using ST in every watering is just asking for problems with algae and any other pesky organisms. It is nice to resume watering with normal water in order to flush the soil of the ST.[b said:
As many people know, the jury is still out as far as the effectiveness of SuperThrive is concerned.
It has been shown that ST is not harmful to CP's such as Nepenthes -that is a GOOD thing. However, solid scientific evidence of ST's effectiveness has yet to present itsself. SuperThrive does make SENSE... if that makes sense. What I mean is that when you look at what ST is (most likely) made of, the ingredients add up to a compound that is very helpful for root development. That is why I use it.
I don't use it very often... I have a gallon jug of "Nepenthes: ST" water that is distilled water with 1 drop of ST. I use this water approximatley "whenever I feel like it" which is usually once a month. If I am worried about a plant, I may use a solution of ~1/2 teaspoon per gallon of water.
I have heard many people say that they soak bare root plants in SuperThrive and that it seems to improve chances of survivability.
-T
superimposedhope
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I am expecting some bare-root VFT's in the mail this week. Has anyone used SuperThrive on VFT's? Is it safe?[b said:
Thanks
-t
I received some bare root VFT(8),sarrs(4) drosera(1) and neps(2) I soaked all the plants in a ST mixture of 2 drops/in a bowl of distilled H2O. Didn't know about the sundews until now so I'll have to see how it does.I used the same on some red dragons and sarrs last year and they are fine.
I've never lost a plant to transplant and I don't use superthrive. Then again, my growing style naturally produces really robust root systems so it's hard to say. Maybe if I see it for real cheap some time. Like rootone, I just now picked some up even though I've never had a cutting fail because I got a big jar for $5, lifetime supply LOL!
