[Ep-27] Vitalizer Experiment (HB-101 and Shida B-1) — Alocasia Scalprum

Six-month experiment using vitalizer (HB101, Shi Da B-1)

This article focuses on the vitalizer and its effect in helping plants settle after repotting; care of the Alocasia Scalprum is set aside for now.

Some people say: using a vitalizer is equivalent to paying an “IQ tax” — is that what the experiment shows?

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• Relationship between vitalizer and fertilizer; HB101 vitalizer introduction; Shi Da B-1 vitalizer introduction; Experiment record; Summary
  

First, to clarify:

A vitalizer is not a fertilizer; it is a trace-element product that helps plants.

Chemical fertilizers focus on ratios of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K), and different ratios are produced for different purposes.

For example:

All-purpose compound fertilizer N:5 P:4 K:5

Blooming/formula for flowers N:0 P:10 K:10

Leaf-growth formula N:7 P:3 K:3

A vitalizer consists of macro- or micro-nutrients other than NPK.

These micro-nutrients can be likened to vitamins — they are not needed in large amounts; too much can be toxic.

Among them, vitamin B is a main element that helps cell division.

That is, it can accelerate root and other tissue development.

Shi Da B-1

Official information summary:

Registered ingredients: eucalyptus sap, vitamin B

Enhances root growth and restores plant vitality, promotes fuller fruit quality, and makes flowers and plants grow stronger and faster;

This product has high solubility, immediately dissolving in water or soil for plant uptake;

Can be applied as a foliar spray or directly injected into the soil medium for rapid effect; can help flowering and fruiting and increase flower coloration;

Suitable for various flowers, vegetables, and fruits.

• Helps rapid growth

• Promotes better fruit quality

• Easy to use

• Highly soluble

HB-101

Official information summary:

Extracted from natural Japanese forest plants, HB-101 can promote plant health and substantially increase resistance to cold, heat, and rain.

Healthier plants naturally require far fewer pesticides and produce much better yield and quality.

HB-101 is not a pesticide, not a fertilizer; it is an extract formula from various plants such as cedar, pine, cypress, and plantain.

100% natural extract usable year-round, safe and non-burning to roots.

Certified as suitable for organic agriculture by Japan JAS and the US OMRI; recommended in the Republic of China (Taiwan) Council of Agriculture’s “Organic Agriculture Commercialization Materials — Other Brands” as Youji Zishen Zi No. 101009. It is safe and harmless, with no side effects on plants, and is healthy for humans, animals, and soil.

Effects on plants: ■ Increases vitality and resistance, restores growth, prevents pests and disease, improves photosynthetic efficiency, and promotes root absorption. ■ Promotes proliferation of beneficial soil microbes, improves soil, and reduces replanting obstacles. ■ Leaves become thicker and more vividly colored; flowers become more brilliant, flowering period extended, cultivation time shortened. ■ Promotes root development and recovery from wilting in trees, flowers, and plants.

■ Repairs damaged roots, outstanding rooting effects, notable effect in reducing transplant shock and speeding up establishment, increasing survival rate — especially useful for solving stunted seedlings or failure to root.

■ Activates soil, producing a negative-ion reaction in soil to revitalize it, preventing dead seedlings and root rot to a certain extent, suppressing root rot and soft rot occurrence, and removing harmful bacteria and odors in soil.

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Next we observed two similarly sized Alocasia Scalprum purchased at the same time. From May, after repotting and changing media, both were placed in the same environment with identical light conditions, and we began applying vitalizer weekly to monitor growth changes.

May

Two similarly sized juveniles. We deliberately chose one with one fewer leaf as the subject for vitalizer application.

June

The plant receiving vitalizer has already begun to produce a new leaf bud. The other plant started to lose leaves.

July

The vitalizer plant’s new leaf has taken shape, and it has produced another bud. The other plant has only just started to show a new leaf bud.

August

Growth slowed. The vitalizer plant’s newly grown leaves have all taken shape. The other plant’s first new leaf bud is still struggling and not yet formed.

September

The vitalizer plant’s growth has begun to slow, but it still produced a new leaf bud and now has four leaves. The other plant’s growth suddenly caught up, producing two new leaves and also now having four leaves; its new leaf buds are growing faster and larger than those on the vitalizer plant.

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Summary

During the period after repotting when a plant is settling in, applying an appropriate amount of vitalizer at appropriate times has a noticeable effect on root recovery.

The plant that received only normal water care first lost leaves and then recovered more slowly.

But once both plants had settled, the one with normal water care showed a clear acceleration in growth, while the vitalizer-treated plant’s advantage became less obvious.

Conclusion: for now, this contradicts the “IQ tax” argument —

the vitalizer does indeed strengthen plant recovery.

I also think that applying fertilizer at the same time as the vitalizer would likely produce a good effect.

We may try other experimental subjects or conditions in the future!

Hope this helps everyone.

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Everyone’s growing environment is different; learn to observe.

For a plant, when first brought home it usually needs time to adapt to the new environment. The more the environment matches its living habits, the faster it can adapt. Sometimes environmental changes cause a plant to instinctively speed up metabolism to adapt, and some leaf drop can occur — this is normal. Observe the plant’s changes carefully; taking photos to record progress is a good method to compare differences over time.

*If conditions allow, we recommend using filtered water or tap water that has been left to sit overnight (so that chlorine/fluoride has dissipated).

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