The Garden Professors have previously written about the ubiquitous garden center product, SUPERthrive, here and here. The manufacturer claims a plethora of beneficial uses for SUPERthrive —everything from Christmas tree care to turf to hydroponics. They claim SUPERthrive will “revive stressed plants and produce abundant yields” and that it “encourages the natural building blocks that plants make for themselves when under the best conditions” thus “fortifying growth from the inside out,” but I know of no body of rigorous, peer-reviewed literature to support any of those claims (1, 2, 3, 4).… Continue reading this article “SUPER Thriving Lettuce?”
Author: Chris Kafer
Chris Kafer, Ph.D., is a plant biochemist and molecular biologist who has worked in the ag biotech industry for nearly 20 years. In his spare time, he can often be found in the tomato garden assessing the latest varieties he's breeding in his backyard. All opinions and statements are his alone and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of his employer (past, present, or future), family, friends, acquaintances, strangers, or chickens.