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Bonsai Master, in my mind
Join Date: Feb-2005
Location: Back Home in Northern California
Country: USA
Posts: 1,630
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"...indoors, such as the juniper...".
"...Anything can be grown indoors and anything can thrive indoors..."
WOW!
While it may be true that "...Anything can be grown indoors and anything can thrive indoors...", in my feeble and bumbling mind, I think that it is very unwise to ever tell this to a beginner.
We must remember that most beginners know little if anything at all about what it takes to keep a bonsai healthy and happy...and even less about how to keep a juniper healthy and happy...INDOORS!
Can't you just picture a beginner saying "...but, but, but, they told me at bonsaiTALK that '...anything can be grown indoors and anything can thrive indoors...', even a juniper...".
Wouldn't it be better to tell a beginner something like "...if you know how to, or you can learn how to, create and maintain the environment required to keep (a juniper) healthy and happy...maybe then, just maybe, you can do it...".
Again, in my feeble and bumbling mind, that's what works for me.
And, Skaterkid...always remember that bonsai is a trip that demands time and patience...welcome aboard...enjoy the journey...
Pat
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BONSAI isn't about surviving in a storm, rather, how to dance in the rain.
THE ONLY WAY: Always remember, and don't ever forget, that whatever you read here is not cast in concrete... the intent of any advice is to help. In no way should you feel that I’m saying that my way is the only way…heaven forbid! I've seen far too much of the "my way or the highway" attitude in bonsai as well as in other areas of life.
Pat Patterson...Bonsai in the Greater Bay Area, Northern California
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