Experience is the greatest learning tool of them all. I certainly don't mean to lessen the importance of education. I've got a BS, MS, DDS, and another MS. I have the education. But I will admit, none of those degrees had a thing to do with horticulture. All my horticulture skills (if I have skills at all) came from reading some, chatting with experts in the field of orchids and plumeria, and simply doing the work, learning as I went. Believe me, I've probably made every mistake in the book, but I've always said that I learned more from my mistakes than I did from my successes. I truly believe this.
