Dkozi

Hey Raysym,

I really admire someone that can get knocked down time after time and still get back up one more time. It kinda reminds me of myself! Keep your chin up.

I'm provoked to ask you a few questions that come to mind. To paraphrase you mentioned you've been following alot of advise but alot of it seems contradictory.... Is that to say that you've been following the advise of people you know? If so can I suggest to check out a few books on the topic. Many times what works for one person doesn't work for others for one reason or another. That's not to say that just because a person is not published doesn't mean they don't know what their talking about. Likewise a person who is published doesn't make them absolutley right but I would be willing to say that most of the books that I have on bonsai and Penjing all say pretty much the same thing although I have discovered inconsistancies in what some authors have had to say about which plant's can be used as indoor bonsai... That's another story though.

It sounds like it is the fundementals that you need sound guidance on and most books that are out there are able to give you information on anatomy, growth cycles, light requirement, watering and feeding. I often find myself going back time and time again to check out things I'm not quite sure of or straighten out things I'm a bit fuzzy on.

There are a ton of books to choose from. If I'm not mistaken it is a fairly regular topic here so if you typed in a search on books there's probably a dozen or so titles that will pop up. I hope that helps some. -D