Marty Haber wrote:

Superthrive is probably the longest thread in this group. To my knowledge,
no controlled experiments have ever justified the blurb that comes with the
bottle. I'm among those who have used it and discarded it.
Marty

I used it when I first got started in bonsai five years ago, but the price put me
off. I never did experiments to compare growth with and without it, but I'm simply
not willing to pay the price for something that makes such fabulous promises. My own
opinion is that a person is better off trying something like Michael Persiano's
Superfeeding program (in which, I realize, he has Superthrive as an ingredient,
although my suspicion is you could leave it out and see no difference) or your own
fertilizing program. In the end, it isn't just a magic bullet that is going to make
trees grow and develop well. It's intentional fertilization, pruning at the
appropriate times, the right amount of sun/shade, proper winter storage, etc.

Craig Cowing
NY
Zone 5b/6a Sunset 37

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