I've got a few grows under my belt and so far I am very impressed with the growth I've seen since adding Golden Tree.
Do you have any before/after photos? Anything that shows that Golden Tree is worth the expense (which, at face value, looks like a huge ripoff)?
The reason I ask is that I'd be hard-pressed to imagine anything working that much better than what I do right now. Not that what I do is "special" or great. Just that I think *anything* works well when you have worked out your skills, dialed in a soil/nutrient combination.
For example, I think if I went back to GH Flora 3-part I'd probably be hugely impressed simply because I've learned *a lot* since then. I recently grew a plant using MiragleGro Tomato (another Monsanto-leaning, Scott's product, similar to GH). I'm really surprised how well it is working -- after all the sh*t people talk about MiracleGro. I think my
custom, more-organic schedule works better. But, not remarkably better. Diminishing returns of "better."
It would be interesting if you tried a grow again without Golden Tree and see how it comes out. Or, try a grow with other (less seemingly-predatory supplements) like Grow More Jump Start and Bio-Cozyme. I wonder if you'd see a difference. I.e., I wonder if it's really causation or just that you're feeding something healthier (and there are plenty of less-predatory healthier products).