Our Buff Orphingtons are the ones who have gone broody most often--and one Speckled Sussex. We have Columbian Wyandottes too and none has gone broody.

Well I too, am mad for Eleanor's VF-11, tho' it hasn't pushed my Hoyas to bloom quite yet (several spurs have appeared), it's made quite the difference in their general health & amount of foliage. Before I used VF-11, I used to alternate between a balanced 20-20-20 (Peters, tho' any balanced fert. will do) & in summer months a bloom buster like 10-30-10 Peters or Schultz (or was it 30-50-30?), I don't recall except that the middle number was almost double that of the other 2 numbers on a bloombuster. In a pinch, I've even used Miracle Grow drops (finishing old stuff), think it was 8-7-6. Generally, I always follow package directions exactly (am less of a weekly weakly type), esp. since I have a lot of succulents which don't want/need such frequent feeding. On the other hand, I went thru some time trying Supethrive & I never did find it did anything special for my plants, not even after transplanting.

I use Tre Wax...it has a high percentage of carnauba. I don't know the brands you mentioned...maybe they do too? Get the wax with the highest percentage of carnauba...rub on a small spot, allow to haze over and buff. I use either a discarded piece nylon of panty hose or a microfiber cloth. Linda C

I just started my bonsai collection in early October of this year (2015). I have a Catlin Chinese Elm tree on my North-West facing window sill, with a 5000K CFL light above it that is on for 12 hours a day. I cut off all the small branches and all leaves, leaving only three main short branches and no leaves. Within a couple of days, buds were bursting everywhere! Within two weeks, it had more leaves and branches than when I originally received the tree and it looks as healthy as ever. Also, after repotting it twice when I first received it (I learned of better soil mix and also got a bigger/better pot), I accidentally broke the pot it was in and had to repot it a third time in the same 30 day period. NO issues - it is chugging along growing just fine! So I would suggest a Chinese elm as a great beginner bonsai tree that can take a lot of abuse. I've already killed a Lemon Cypress, and I have a Meyer Lemon and Serissa Foetida that aren't doing so well. I also have a few Jades (Portulacaria Afra / Elephant's Food) that are doing alright, but no where near as much growth as my Chinese Elm! I am waiting on shipment of a Ficus Benjamina and a Jaboticaba as my next two trees to add to my window sill collection, and I am also interested in purchasing a Sageretia, Pomegranate, and Olive tree so you could also look into those tree as options (though I have no experience with them yet but have read that they do well indoors).