i use 2-3 drops. 5 got me very odd looking leaves.i use a drop a gallon, all the way through
This. There is nothing in ST that healthy garden techniques and strategies wont cover. But it did take me 5 or 6 years to figure this out.It's snake oil that's better for feeding ants than plants. You don't need it.
Sure, would you be okay with a 2006 USC Science Fair project? A student under Dr. Debra Mauzy-Melitz found that a Daffodil grown in red food coloring grew better than the same plant grown with Superthrive. Here's the link: http://www.usc.edu/CSSF/History/2006/Projects/J1603.pdfPlants dont need B vitamins? Please link
i agree 100%. there are plenty of studies that show the benefits of B-1 vitamins in plant growth; especially in soil and as a foliar spray. i use 1 drop per gallon in the water that i soak my rockwool cubes in, every other watering in veg, and for all transplants. i use 2 drops for sick plants and following flushes.I use B vitamins when cloning and germinating. It works extremely well for this purpose. I have also found plants respond well to a few odd mL of B vitamin during veg and flowering as opposed to plants that don't get it. B Vitamins benefit your plant, and algae, and fungus. Soil microbes from your store of choice help prevent this in an organic garden. Hydrogen Peroxide will help in a chemical garden. This is why there was fungus and algae on the samples with the B Vitamin. To me, all that study shows is that daffodils don't respond well to B Vitamins. Find a study done with herb and you'll have more accuracy. Oh wait! Nutrient companies already have! There's plenty of usefull things to market to growers, so most established nutrient companies don't stoop to selling "snake oil". Find the ones that work best for you! The only good nutrients are the ones that work well for YOU.