does super thrive work?

snowolf41

snowolf41

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hey guys i am getting ready for this upcoming outdoor grow and i am looking into super thrive. Now i have never used any other nutes besides the fox farms trio. so i was looking into super thrive and some fish emulsion and some kelp meal. i have never used these before and ive seen how big some plants get with some added ferts. so i was just wondering if super thrive works. ive grown some big plants with the trio so i never really bought any other ferts. if anyone has any pics to show some progress or something that would maybe help me make the push to use it. the strains are greehouse seeds white rhino and great white shark.
 
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T.H.Cammo

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Super Thrive is not a nutrient or fertilizer - where do people keep getting this idea? Super Thrive has B1 vitamins and other things that make it useful around seed germination time and cloning time. Other than that, it is said to have some re-vigoration ability for ailing plants. I used to use it, way back in the day, I guess most Newbies beleive this stuff is God's cure for everything (pretty much like it claims to be on the bottle). It's really not all that!
 
slump

slump

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UC Davis says B1 is useless to plants. Advanced Nutrients' says it is an integral part of a balanced nutrient regimen that consistently produces higher yields.

You decide =D
 
dbkick

dbkick

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slump said:
UC Davis says B1 is useless to plants. Advanced Nutrients' says it is an integral part of a balanced nutrient regimen that consistently produces higher yields.

You decide =D
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Does it specifically say B1?
What's it say about all the other b vitamins and things in AN B52?
 
slump

slump

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It does specifically say B1.

After a quick search on some other scholarly type papers, B52's B vitamins (Riboflavin, Niacin and Biotin) are all used by plants but are also made naturally by them. AN's claim is that the plant no longer needs to make those B vitamins so they can focus more on production.

I'm reading the paper now on the Riboflavin (B2) and it's saying that it induces pathogen defense mechanism in the plants.
 
crazyhazey

crazyhazey

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from experience, id say yes, no question. its not extremely noticeable but i feel its helped out with taking clones plenty of times, higher success rate, seem to root faster. gals seem a lot more resilient too, i feel they take overwatering much better too living in FL its safe to say ive dealt with days of heavy rain and they seem to still be perky if theyve been given a good dose.
 
crazyhazey

crazyhazey

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slump said:
It does specifically say B1.

After a quick search on some other scholarly type papers, B52's B vitamins (Riboflavin, Niacin and Biotin) are all used by plants but are also made naturally by them. AN's claim is that the plant no longer needs to make those B vitamins so they can focus more on production.

I'm reading the paper now on the Riboflavin (B2) and it's saying that it induces pathogen defense mechanism in the plants.
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have always been skeptical when it came to ANs research but that sounds reasonable, if the plant doesnt have to exert as much energy making its own b1s and b2s it seems it would have more to spare when it comes to other modes of production.

but i also wonder if theyd just be better off without it, if they begin to rely on you for something they could produce naturally that might make them more dependent in the end :neutral:
 
bertaluchi

bertaluchi

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I used to use it but I was not sure if it was working, so I ran a side by side. 2 bubba kush clones with exact conditions, nutes, and medium. Only difference was one got superthrive and one did not. So bottom line both plants looked and performed the same. Both got me super high. No difference that I could see in the plants or final product. I dont see any reason to spend the extra cash.
 
Big-smoke_leo

Big-smoke_leo

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bertaluchi said:
I used to use it but I was not sure if it was working, so I ran a side by side. 2 bubba kush clones with exact conditions, nutes, and medium. Only difference was one got superthrive and one did not. So bottom line both plants looked and performed the same. Both got me super high. No difference that I could see in the plants or final product. I dont see any reason to spend the extra cash.
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sounds like a good reason for anyone to skip out on it on their next visit to the store.
 
lilroach

lilroach

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I have a friend that works at a grow store and he swears by it.....but then again I've seen pictures of his grow and in a word......"sucks".

I'm called "Capt Jacks" at the grow store as all I use is Jacks Classic. They can laugh all they want but my big healthy plants cost me about $4 a month to feed.
 
snowolf41

snowolf41

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thanks guys for all the help i was just wondering if it worked, there's a reason why i never tried it. just getting some insite about it and im glad i did. if its just for seeds and clones then never mind ill just stick with my perlite and keep getting that 100% cloning rate haha
 
DeeWeed34

DeeWeed34

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crazyhazey said:
add a drop to a little more than a gallon for clones, use it for both their foliar feed and soaking the medium.
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Thanks for the info. Did my first cloning today and use a drop of Superthrive and a drop of Rapid Start per gallon. Soaked the cubes and the hydroton in it, then I folier fed them it at the end. Hopefully it works. Kinda mixed a few ideas together for my bubble cloner and I am praying to the weed God's that it works.
 
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