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G'day Hawthorn...

Just me, the mumbling, bumbling seventysomething year old Ol' Sage...with additional thoughts from the feeble mind...

Please accept my sincerest apologies for submitting a post that you took as a personal affront...my intent was to have these comments directed at the article that you referenced...not at you.

However, I would like to make this comment regarding a piece of your response. "...maybe you SHOULD have studied some chemistry...". Isn't that akin to somebody telling you that "...maybe you SHOULD have studied some ceramics engineering...". N'est-ce pas?

Back to the discussion at hand...

I said "...how does the 1/10,000 and 3/4?...". My bad. That should have read "...how does the 1/10,000 relate to the 3/4?...". In your response, your math lesson cleared that up for me very nicely. Thank you very much.

Then you said "...steeping things in water isn't rocket science...". If you remove the word "rocket", that's exactly what I was getting at.

Understand Hawthorn, what I am saying here is NOT that there is anything wrong with "willow water"...simply, it is not for me or for my bonsai.

Further, I see nothing in either of the referrenced articles that refers to bonsai. Bonsai being in it's own little world of extremely limited growing space and extremely limited amount of soil...in which to grow.

So...as I said in my previous post...although none of my bonsai are world class, I wouldn't even consider subjecting them to any of the above...NEVER!

Did I say NEVER? Well...that could change, I suppose.

Finally...these are my thoughts...right or wrong. As for you...whatever floats your boat.

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

5-Apr-2008	#7
PatArizona Bonsai Master, in my mind Join Date: Feb-2005 Location: Back Home in Northern California Country: USA Posts: 1,901	G'day Hawthorn... Just me, the mumbling, bumbling seventysomething year old Ol' Sage...with additional thoughts from the feeble mind... Please accept my sincerest apologies for submitting a post that you took as a personal affront...my intent was to have these comments directed at the article that you referenced...not at you. However, I would like to make this comment regarding a piece of your response. "...maybe you SHOULD have studied some chemistry...". Isn't that akin to somebody telling you that "...maybe you SHOULD have studied some ceramics engineering...". N'est-ce pas? Back to the discussion at hand... I said "...how does the 1/10,000 and 3/4?...". My bad. That should have read "...how does the 1/10,000 relate to the 3/4?...". In your response, your math lesson cleared that up for me very nicely. Thank you very much. Then you said "...steeping things in water isn't rocket science...". If you remove the word "rocket", that's exactly what I was getting at. Understand Hawthorn, what I am saying here is NOT that there is anything wrong with "willow water"...simply, it is not for me or for my bonsai. Further, I see nothing in either of the referrenced articles that refers to bonsai. Bonsai being in it's own little world of extremely limited growing space and extremely limited amount of soil...in which to grow. So...as I said in my previous post...although none of my bonsai are world class, I wouldn't even consider subjecting them to any of the above...NEVER! Did I say NEVER? Well...that could change, I suppose. Finally...these are my thoughts...right or wrong. As for you...whatever floats your boat. Pat __________________ 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