Is This Stuff Any Good???

yea man its funny i remember all those words from high school biology, and you made it all make sense again! lol
Edit: i never thought i'd be using my biology lessons to grow pot either...

asf2j said:

aerogarden, flushed it with pure sugar water.
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tried the gatorade flush in the aerogarden
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we tried a lemonade flush
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it kind of kill the plant off as you flush, but as long as you are flushing ultra close to harvest you should be alright.
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pina colada mix WITHOUT ALCOHOL, it kills the plant like within 24 hours,

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cut out the key points i wanted to comment on here. sorry its a bit of a thread jack

basically you experimented with flushing.. not really with curing. the point of drying your weed slowly is to allow the plant to live (or die slowly) and continue to metabolize sugar/carbs - thc production is still occuring after the plant is cut down.

only a healthy plant is going to dry and cure correctly. using anything to flush that "kills the plant" is something i want to avoid completely

back on topic : superthrive is mostly B1 and NAA

vitamin b-1 - (thiamine), often sold to "prevent transplant shock" and "stimulate new root growth"

study:
researchers knew that thiamine was normally found in roots, so they put thiamine in the culture medium and found that root growth did occur.

if roots are cut off and placed in a petri plate, vitamin B1 stimulates growth of the roots when it saturates the culture medium

Planting trees in a soil environment, however, is vastly different from a laboratory culture. Most important, gardeners aren't in the habit of cutting off the root system when planting. Several studies using intact mums, apple trees, orange trees, pine, tomato, beans, pepper, corn, pear, watermelon and squash have failed to demonstrate that vitamin B1 treatments provide any type of growth response.

Some "root stimulator" products contain a rooting hormone and fertilizer along with vitamin B1. These materials may increase rooting and growth, not the vitamin B1.


The bottom line: While root stimulator products are not necessary for transplant success, if you do use one, make sure it contains a rooting hormone and fertilizer rather than just vitamin B1. The vitamin B1 is for marketing purposes rather than actual effect.


Naphthylacetic acid (NAA)- Plant growth regulator with auxin like activity. It can be absorbed via root, stem or leaf. It is widely used in agriculture, forestry, vegetable, flower, fruit etc. It can induce formation of adventitious root, improve cutting culture, promote fruit set, and prevent prematuration of fruit.

spot on mate. learn something new everyday, you will sacrifice some thc, put the taste is good. thanks for the info. its always good to read a post from someone who does proper research before they start typing.

I know a grower on here that uses it and he grows some of the dankest nugs you've gazed your eyes upon... I'm planning on using it next time IIRC or maybe it's a figment of my imagination..

this weekend a friend and myself are putting together a decent minifridge grow box with tons of lighting, its going to be a micro grow, prob not even a whole oz. gonna use this stuff while LSTing. if you happen to check in on the journal, you can get some first hand evidence of what SuperThrive will do to the buds.

asf2j said:

spot on mate. learn something new everyday, you will sacrifice some thc, put the taste is good. thanks for the info. its always good to read a post from someone who does proper research before they start typing.

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i try and keep notes on stuff =]

i prefer to get the taste i want by the genetics, but if your into experimenting..

you might be better off using an extract to flavor the flush water.
ex: lemon extract vs lemonaide

some vanilla extract maybe?