Update: First application July 27 and weekly thereafter. Green pots fertilized with miracle gro and clay pots with Agro-Thrive

GigiPlumeria said:Picture of my Adeniums Agro Thrive Challenge:
I just applied Agro thrive on the 2 adeniums that are in the clay pots. One has buds and hope they will not fall off.



The first 2 in green pots had slow release and miracle gro. Both are doing great and one bloomed already almost 3 weeks from repotting. A good head start.

I'm assuming you apply Agro once a week only? Or is it for every watering? I must have missed the instructions. Yes, I could smell them and had a few spills trying to measure it.

Update: first application was 7/29

GigiPlumeria said:I used the Agro Thrive on these adeniums too





Will keep everyone posted.

Transferred the succulents, they got too big but no visible change on this one.



Had to redo, failed graft. I have 6 successful grafts on this one. Rootstock bloomed for 2 weeks.

Update: after reading some comments at the Agro-thrive, I just realized my beginner's mistake. I have been using the fruits and flowers this whole time. I will switch to
General purpose for the seedlings and a few others that I want to rehabilitate and have them develop some leaves. I will keep everyone posted if that will help my seedlings grow and my desert roses in rehab develop more leaves.

So I am very happy with my blooming desert roses but today I used the "general purpose" fertilizer on my seedlings and adeniums in rehab to see if it will make a difference.

These are 1 month old seedlings of my dwarf "MD Addie" adenium. They are really small and some already branching but with leaf damage.



Three 3 months old and two 1 month old seedlings in a communal pot:

These are 3 months old that I repotted. They are struggling to survive plus suffered spider mites attack. 60% of survival, so hopefully Agro-thrive to the rescue.
Rehab - 1 month today, still not dead but no new flush of leaves. 50% survival rate.

These are 3 days old seedlings, first taste of Agro-thrive.


(Hope they are not too young and I am not fertilizing too early using the general purpose).
Redo- ,
using general purpose.

9/05/2021update: definitely shooting out new leaves and caudex has fattened up after using the "general purpose" Agro-Thrive. I gave it second dose yesterday:

Thanks for the photos! Good to know your adeniums like agrothrive. Do you have any feeling for agrothrive vs. your usual fertilizer (I think you mentioned miracle gro plus slow-release)? Are you seeing faster turnaround with the agrothrive, or hard to say?

Good question Jill! Here are updated timelines and pictures of my test adeniums. Looks like Agro-Thrive adeniums are doing better. However, closer inspection, I noticed that the miracle gro adeniums soil became more compact, which most likely hindered the roots' development. So I loosened the soil and applied general purpose miracle gro today. I am also thinking of transferring the miracle gro adeniums into clay pots to see if the growth pattern will improve. Adeniums don't like fancy pots that are fully glazed. Partially glazed is fine.

GigiPlumeria said: July 27, 2021: First application and weekly thereafter. Green pots fertilized with miracle gro and clay pots with Agro-Thrive

Picture of my Adeniums Agro Thrive Challenge:
I just applied Agro thrive on the 2 adeniums that are in the clay pots. One has buds and hope they will not fall off.



The first 2 in green pots had slow release and miracle gro. Both are doing great and one bloomed already almost 3 weeks from repotting. A good head start.

GigiPlumeria said: Update: August 27, 2021

Update: Sept 6, 2021 applied general purpose Agro-thrive on the clay pots and general purpose miracle gro on glazed pots Friday and just a tiny bit today:



And this is not doing anything at all give it a tiny bit of Agrothrive today and changed its soil mix.



So, I will give my "adeniums in miracle gro" one more chance this month to be fair, since they probably dont like their glazed pots.

Other updates: definitely more leaves, and bigger leaves after applying the general purpose.


Seedlings, impressive germination rate after spraying with Agro-thrive, more seedlings sprouted. I sprayed mild dilution today, but these are only 2 weeks old.


100% germination rate on sand/perlite media

I added this, since it was not taking water and a combination of repotting stress and spider mites attacked made it loose it's leaves.

First application 8/28: see how dehydrated the caudex is, with dimple on it, meaning it is not taking any water.

Sept 6 update:


So to me there is no doubt for adeniums with dehydrated caudex, this shows fast improvement/ recovery.

I'm almost out of my Agro-thrive sample, so I will be ordering both the "general purpose" and "fruits and flowers" so I can continue my experiment. Plus I want to grow organic tomatoes, peppers and herbs per hubby's request

Oh I do have one extra that is not part of my adenium Agro-thrive challenge. Over a month ago, my husband came home with a hanging orchid pot with an orchid that died from crown rot. Our friend thought I could revive a dead orchid . But when I looked the roots seemed to be healthy but the orchid was dead and for few weeks there was no signs of life. So whenever I have left over, "general purpose" Agro-thrive, I just pour it on this "dead orchid".

Look closely, this might be a wishful thinking, but there is a baby shoot coming out. Now I have to buy orchid bark to see if it will survive.


Update: surprisingly healthy roots, removed dead stuff, cleaned and soaked with hydrogen peroxide and water for a few minutes.

New look, soaked the entire pot and bark with mixture of general purpose Agro-Thrive and rainwater. Giving it 10% survival rate.

Dave for the s!

Thank you for the summary and additional photos! WOW on that orchid, and your seedlings look fantastic. I'm especially encouraged that it has such a good effect on roots.

Adenium seedlings are adorable! I grew out a handful of seeds one time.

I'm saving my samples for use on seedlings, since most other plants are headed toward dormancy, so fertilizer isn't what they want right now.

I paid cash for the Agro-Thrive, since I didn't have enough acorns. Whenever I get acorns, I tend to give them to deserving members, so I usually don't have any "in the bank". (It's a good thing I don't handle my finances like that!)

It will be a while before I can really see the results. I have solarized a small area that had rows of irises in it. So I got the Agro-Thrive and some mychorrhizae to repopulate the soil with friendly bacteria, before I replant the area.

I was told by a member that she had a neighbor that hated weeds and left black plastic down for years. Consequently, nothing would grow in the soil.

I do not believe that my actions were the same as that, but I just want to give the soil a chance to become revitalized, before replanting.

I would of gladly shared some s.

evelyninthegarden said:I paid cash for the Agro-Thrive, since I didn't have enough acorns. Whenever I get acorns, I tend to give them to deserving members, so I usually don't have any "in the bank". (It's a good thing I don't handle my finances like that!)

It will be a while before I can really see the results. I have solarized a small area that had rows of irises in it. So I got the Agro-Thrive and some mychorrhizae to repopulate the soil with friendly bacteria, before I replant the area.

I was told by a member that she had a neighbor that hated weeds and left black plastic down for years. Consequently, nothing would grow in the soil.

I do not believe that my actions were the same as that, but I just want to give the soil a chance to become revitalized, before replanting.

Hylotelephium might grow there, if it is amended for good drainage

I will be planting irises, but thank you.

Me too! I don't have a lot of acorns but I would have also given you some. Also, if you go to the Agro-Thrive website they are currently advertising a free sample bundle, same size I got for 100 acorns. Of course I didn't order again, don't want to double dip. Plus hubby is buying me
Some so I can grow organic tomatoes and peppers.

Just FYI, they do want $5 shipping for the free sample bundle. Not objecting, just pointing out that they offered us an especially great deal! I was curious so went to their website, just didn't go all the way through the checkout process. Also got a pop-up offer for 20% off and an initial offer of 10% off for signing up on their email list. They are pushing all the right marketing buttons, I think! that their marketing plan works out well for them.

Without acorns? Because with acorns, I got free shipping.

But $5 isn't bad if so.

Yes, $5 for shipping if you take advantage of the free sample offer on their site. Not bad, like you said.

Acorn offer has been closed, so if you missed it, go to their website for the free (just pay shipping) sample!

Oh, I see. I failed to notice the free with acorns offer was over.