Nah, Vine and Leaf is pretty much on point.
Sure it is unpalatable to hear and it might seem a bit harsh, but it is the truth.
Experimentation is fine if you have a 1000 plants and treat each block of 100 differently.
Anon, just relax, provide a humid but not overly wet environment, perhaps a touch more shade than normal and wait.
What ever you do, do NOT cause any stress to the plant in any way shape or form. Try to minimize any drastic environmental changes.
In regards to fertilizer and hormones, etc.... Actively growing plants require nutrition in such ways. Plants that are in shock are not growing, as such adding a fertilizer causes more stress and could actually cause root dieback in some cases.
This actually goes for watering as well, if the plant isn't actively growing, it's water needs are greatly reduced. Watering more to induce growing often causes more harm than good.
Little extra advice that isn't directly at the original poster:
If you decide you wish to grow some plants like Salvia or Psychotria, etc and have never grown a plant, do not rush out and obtain a Salvia or Psychotria. These are not difficult to grow, but they require a bit of knowledge and experience in cultivating them. Go out and buy a few flats of common, easy to grow plants. Coleus comes to mind. Grow 100 of them, they cost $.25 each, if you kill a bunch, oh well you learned at a discount. With time and confidence you can move up to plants that require a little more finesse.
If you are the type to travel for a few days here and there, many new technologies can help with the watering, but do not discount the old tech of things like 'double potting' they did and still do work wonderfully.
good luck,
Rw.
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