i lose one or two plants a year (out of about 100).....even though most of
my stuff is in growing pots, and i can miss watering for a day or two without a
major problem. My plants do get diseases, but they almost always die because
of too much water, or too little....the latest was related to me painting my
back shed, so many plants got moved, and one got 'lost' behind the others,
misssed a several days of watering, and is very brown....it will likely come
back, but it will take months....i hit the road with friends for a week every
august, and despite having 'knowledgeable' friends cover for me, i virtually
always return to find one or two brown specimens....also my dog is now nearly
blind (and has been deaf for a year)....i have to check out what he has
knocked over on a daily basis....he has been far too good all these years, and
will be indulged for the duration. i have lost a rare maple to verticillium
wilt....my goshiki kotohime cuttings (even 2-3 yrs later), and a couple of other
cultivars will suddenly go south, usu in the spring, even though most of the
other maples right next to them are totally healthy.....i also persist in
trying certain plants that maybe shouldn't be bonsai, just because of their
look....eg leptospermum.....maybe there should be a leptospermum fund for widows
and orphans in my area......m

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