For the past 4 months or so, noticed that some of my plants have somewhat gone into a state of torpor. Because of this, I observed that a few plants were somewhat deteriorating and I was worried. I tried giving them some weak supplemental organic fertilizing with fish emulsion with some hormex mixed in to "activate" and awaken them but to no success. The plants just appeared to be growing slowly or simply surviving with no visible signs of active root growth.

I then came across a bottle of Superthrive that was sold by a vendor in the garden flea market I frequent every Sunday. I've heard so much about it but never got the cahance to try it simply because it isn't available here - - Hormex being the "standard" and most common product sold in the garden section of most supermarket stores. I got excited seeing this product that I have long been looking for and bought one to give it a try.

After mixing half a capful in my large garden sprayer with a little organic fertilizer, I sprayed the solution on my seemingly dormant plants. Please do not get me wrong - I am not trying to sell or endorse the product here but really after just two days, I noticed that new, green and very healthy roots were breaking through. I was overjoyed having been able to bring back the plants out of their mysterious dormancy. 5 days have now passed and the roots are growing so wildly and there are lots of them. It is simply amazing how my plants have responded and how the roots are so actively growing and very plentiful. I don't have to worry now unlike before all I could see were just the old or some dry or dormant roots. Aside from the roots I've noticed that the plants are giving off new green leafy shoots. I am so happy.

Even my local species orchids are responding quite well. Some or the local species that I have which are supposed to be considered difficult to grow because they come from the forested areas have responded well and are looking healthier and actively growing.

I'm glad I found the vendor selling Superthrive. She was only selling three small bottles and I bought only one and after seeing the good results, I returned the following week and bought them all! LOL!

What puzzles me is what does the Superthrive contain that is not present in Hormex? Aren't the two products supposed to be similar? I mean they both contain the same kind of plant hormones - altho Superthrive advertises on their label that they have these so-called "secret" ingredients. Would anyone know what they are? These additional "secret" ingredients may be the ones responsible for activating my plants back from dormancy.

I tried smelling the two and I noticed that Superthrive smells more pungent than Hormex and has this "vinegar-like" scent as opposed to Hormex where I couldn't smell anything at all.

Hmmmm ...... I'm so happy now and intend to add a very small amount to my regular watering and feeding of my orchids. My only problem now is where to find more (and a bigger bottle of) Superthrive locally. Geesh!