Yea, there certainly is more than one way to skin a cat. That's really good advice for any novice grower. Personally, I like to learn different ways, and different techniques... One of the hardest things to do is working within a certain set of parameters, for instance. Some of the plants I put out this year are sitting on hilltop, and others are sitting in swamp... The one's on the hilltop I was reluctant, because of having to carry water to them, the ones in swamp are close to water....
Overall so far, the ones on the hilltop are doing much better, I think because of better sunlight, and more fresh/better overall air quality. The one's in the swamp are around grass, and there's lot's of bugs out there, so I've been hitting all the plants with plenty of microbes, and foliar sprays above to keep them healthy and happy.
It almost seems like the ones in the swamp are so green, they seem to be sucking nitrogen out of the air, I'm not sure, but I suspect that might be the case, either that, or it's the swamp water I'm feeding them. Who knows, but they are much darker green plants. But the swamp creatures are going to be a challenge, I can tell that already. But that won't deter me from trying. I want to familiarize myself with various eco-systems, so I can evolve my cultivars to adapt to them.
A plant will never have more potential than it's conditions, and even a half-breed will do better in some situations, then the finest of cultivars. The key, IMO, lies in lining those two pillars up, and balancing them correctly.
