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2 X 1-minute bonsai repotting videos
The repotting season is ending at Kisetsu-en. This week I expect to finish all necessary repottings and then only any creative ideas will add something to the list. Two old trees changes soil in the past week. An old wild cherry, Prunus avium and a…
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Repotting season at Kisetsu-en
Soils are floating. Chopsticks are dancing. Roots are moved. It´s the last week doing repotting at Kisetsu-en. Then all trees in need are repotted with fresh soil. Further down the road, a few more tiny spring projects will be executed before the growing seasons leave…
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Summer repotting Scots pine
On a cloudy or chilly day, a cool workshop, pick your choice, it’s a perfect time to repot your Scots pines. This is the gap between spring growth building up energy and root growth and expansion. This week at BONSAI ON a Yamadori Scots pine…
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Almost Friday at Kisetsu-en and Live Q&A
It´s almost Friday at Kisetsu-en. Today we start the repotting season by introducing a small Mame bonsai Trident maple. Watch at the end of the post. There are so many questions when we work with bonsai. About styling, growing techniques and aesthetics. That’s why…
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Why you should wait before you repot your bonsai
A lot of people are eager to repot their bonsai now. But it is far too early. In this blog post, I will tell you why you should wait and not let a fairly mild winter lead you into trouble. Patience. Hold on.…
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It is Almost Friday in the bonsai garden
Almost Friday is online, as it is most weeks of the year. Small extra videos that come with subtitles in 7 languages. From 2021 all new videos are with available subtitles in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese (BR) and Polish language. Hornbeam collected Some…
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Repotting season has started
The repotting season has started. Deciduous Shohin bonsai are lined up. Where repotting is needed it is executed now. It is time just before the leafs opens, showing full activity in the tree. Only trees that have a rootball making a health problem are repotted.…
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Finding the right bonsai pot
One of the fun things about repotting bonsai in spring, is the possibility to select a new pot for a tree. You can change pots during the season if roots are left undisturbed an it is a necessity for an exhibition. But then you can’t…
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Spring bonsai and Bonsai Namaste
There is so much to look forward to this spring. Not at least spring it self and bonsai starting to grow. Spring is my favourite time and repotting bonsai is part of that joy. Always exciting to see how roots have behaved under the soil…
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Akadama changes
Weather is different and climate changes. So do my bonsai soil mixtures. There will be a full theme about repotting shohin bonsai in the end of the month, ready for the repotting season. This you can see (if you are a subscribing member) in the…
