superthrive clones

[doc111]

True, but their products are also overpriced. BTW, you have all the humic/fulvic acids you could hope for in peat moss.

lol! You'll get no argument from me on that one.

 

[rabbit229]

lol! You'll get no argument from me on that one.

so how do you guys use it with your cuttings

 

[doc111]

so how do you guys use it with your cuttings

Use what????? Superthrive? I've only used it on cuttings once and didn't notice much difference but I'm not finished experimenting. I actually put it in the water I mist with at the rate of 1 drop per quart.

 

[FuZZyBUDz]

general consensus i'm getting from some reading is superthrive will work, but not work as well as not using it. apparently its high in nitrogen, which you just don't need during flower. hm. interesting, had no idea!!

oh and to answer the OP question, i soak mine in superthrive and at the first sign of yellowing during the clone process i use a drop in the water i use. have had 100% success rate since i started cloning. always used superthrive, strong recommendation from me for use in cloning.


Shack

this aint right. ur leafes die off in flowering huh?? UB u didnt catch this??? thats not exacly true. fer great harvest i need good foliage, for good foliage (greeen and healthy) u gotta look towwards nitrogen.

 

[Shackleford.R]

this aint right. ur leafes die off in flowering huh?? UB u didnt catch this??? thats not exacly true. fer great harvest i need good foliage, for good foliage (greeen and healthy) u gotta look towwards nitrogen.

i agree fully. my meaning is that HIGH N isn't need... nitrogen is ALWAYS required for foliage... but in flower the emphasis is on the phosphorus and potash for the flowers.

EXCUSE THE WORD CHOICE but the N you get from SuperThrive (FROM WHAT I HAVE READ!) is such a high level that it could be "toxic" for flowering.

AGAIN!! POOR WORD CHOICE don't rip me apart.

FYI i'm still using it


Shack

 

[doc111]

i agree fully. my meaning is that HIGH N isn't need... nitrogen is ALWAYS required for foliage... but in flower the emphasis is on the phosphorus and potash for the flowers.

EXCUSE THE WORD CHOICE but the N you get from SuperThrive (FROM WHAT I HAVE READ!) is such a high level that it could be "toxic" for flowering.

AGAIN!! POOR WORD CHOICE don't rip me apart.

FYI i'm still using it


Shack

I wasn't aware that superthrive had nitrogen in it.

 

[Shackleford.R]

I wasn't aware that superthrive had nitrogen in it.

hence FROM WHAT I'VE READ i'm still not fully aware of what is in SuperThrive
Hormones and B-1 thats about all i know . . .


Shack

 

[doc111]

hence FROM WHAT I'VE READ i'm still not fully aware of what is in SuperThrive
Hormones and B-1 thats about all i know . . .


Shack

I think that some of what's in it is proprietary but it does say on the label that it's not a fertilizer. On the side of the bottle it says:


Dissolved solids, 25% of weight, CONTAINS non-"plant-food" (equals non-fertilizer) ingredients: 0.09% Vitamin B, 0.048% Napthyl-acetic acid.

That is verbatim what I copied from the side of the bottle.

 

[Uncle Ben]

0.048% Napthyl-acetic acid.

That is verbatim what I copied from the side of the bottle.

I knew it was one of the synthetic auxins, just got the wrong one. As far as I know, it has no N and even it did it would be so limited as to not being of any value. The strongest source of N is UAN, a mix of ammonium nitrate and urea.

 

[doc111]

I knew it was one of the synthetic auxins, just got the wrong one. As far as I know, it has no N and even it did it would be so limited as to not being of any value. The strongest source of N is UAN, a mix of ammonium nitrate and urea.

I am using rapid rooters for rooting clones, is it beneficial to use superthrive in the water for saturating the plugs? Does this particular auxin have an effect on rooting?

 

[doogleef]

Myco activity in prepared soils like FFOF will be at a good level as it has been in the bag mellowing for months by the time you get it. Adding spores and expecting immediate results is irrational.

 

[Uncle Ben]

I am using rapid rooters for rooting clones, is it beneficial to use superthrive in the water for saturating the plugs? Does this particular auxin have an effect on rooting?

There are at least two, perhaps three of these synthetic auxins whose primary function is to induce root cell division and elongation. Use Superthrive at a rate of 10 drops per gallon if you must. I'd still go with Rootone-F over Superthrive.

 

[Shackleford.R]

i use both superthrive and a powder rooting hormone. i use the rooting hormone on the actual cutting. then once i see the leaves begin to yellow i use superthrive in my watering solution.

i've also rooted successfully with no rooting hormone using an AeroGarden. soaking the AG rooters in a SuperThrive solution before inserting the cutting. then using 1 mL/ 1 gal water in the AG reservoir. 100% success both methods (based on one trial of each method)


Shack

 

[BUDDZY]

general consensus i'm getting from some reading is superthrive will work, but not work as well as not using it. apparently its high in nitrogen, which you just don't need during flower. hm. interesting, had no idea!!

oh and to answer the OP question, i soak mine in superthrive and at the first sign of yellowing during the clone process i use a drop in the water i use. have had 100% success rate since i started cloning. always used superthrive, strong recommendation from me for use in cloning.


Shack

this is pure bullshit. nitrogen is important in every phase. phosphorous is just more important. higher concentrations of it are better for flower. Nitrogen is VERY important though