No worries Mary. Empty pots are the thing I always forget and it is such a shame when you find out a few nicer ones have cracked because of lack of care :(
Excellent video. Remember what they say an once of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Packed most of my trees away already. Spring cant come soon enough
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat 🤣 i think u covered winter care very well. How do u think larches do in the winter if they are in a small pot . I put mine in the shed just for this year just in case cause i bought it at the national show. Next year im putting it in slightly bigger pot
Thank you! For those who must leave vulnerable plants outside, you can get frost protection by covering them with cheap blankets and sheets from the thrift store, like some farmers do.
Cheers Jen - I have realised that I need to play catch up in that area if I wan tto keep going with this. I have just started using Davinci Resolve - blowing my mind how good it is. So fast on everything :)
Massive difference and to do the basic editing is fast. i am slowly learning how to use all the fancy stuff. Even the color grading is helping now. God bless@@YesYouCanHomeEducate
Excellent Winter Care video Xav, thank you for your down to earth yet humorous words of wisdom 👍 I was just thinking that you have a very small greenhouse when you corrected me, it’s a cold frame! Biggest one I’ve ever seen!! God bless you 🙏✝️. ✌️🇷🇺☮️🇺🇦✌️. ✌️🤍🇮🇱✝️✌️
So much work!! Ack! I'm jealous. The temperature inside the trailer where the trees are was -18C today. The windchill outside was minus stupid. The dog poo didn't even have time to steam before it froze.
Hi Xavier, enjoyed this one. 🤩 Subscriber trees are beautiful. Susan’s challenge tree might to need some big pruning decisions. ✂️ Thanks for sharing 👍 Take care all ❤ Cheers 🙋♀️ Martina
Morning Martina - very cold here now but I am braving a sock on my foot and a shoe as well...Mass is calling me. The frost is thick on the grass and i am so glad I spent 3 hours yesterday doing my final garden tree shuffle. Stay well :)
Great info - must attend to a few of your mentioned chores tomorrow while the sun is still out. Some pretty awesome trees in the update section as well - love seeing what other people love growing. Hope your toe is mending properly - some data entry will be just the trick to keep things high & dry!
Another great advice video. Man I hate this cold weather. I was out moving all my trees into the greenhouses after work the other night at 11.30pm as it was getting to -1. Now I have a cold 🥶. Winter sucks in this hobby 😂
Brilliant video Xavier and lots of great information. As you know I go a bit over the top with winter protection but I'm trying to reign that in a bit this year. I've got more trees outside this year than I ever have. Wish me luck 🙏
This is my first winter as a bonsai enthusiast, and this is probably the best video I've seen. Informative, not scaring everyone and honest. Thanks mate, you have a new subscriber. By the way, I absolutely love that ramified elm over rock, if you want to sell , please think of me first lol
I appreciate the support and kind words. This is a great community and has been my salvation since the death of my wife in 2020. Unfortunately that Elm was one of her gifts to me as a 'rememberance'. I have two like that - I am so lucky :)
Top video Xav! Watched this whilst making tea. It will help me to plan what I need to do. I love the hat. My father-in-law has one very similar to yours lol 😀
It is so warm and perfect for cold winter walks. It makes people laugh at me in this country. I do wonder why you keep showing up in my 'possible spam' section. It drives me nuts :)
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat I think you look good in the hat. When I’m walking the dogs I don’t care what I wear. I’m at that age now it doesn’t matter as long as I’m warm. 😊
Truthfully, they are the cheapest I could find on UK ebay. I am about to purchase a load more for next spring. I can find out the dealer if that is of interest.
It's typical, we are having a freakish early cold snap with threats of wind chill at -15C. The wind is always the bigger factor in my garden. You just gave me a perfect excuse to get dishwasher :)
Hi Xav. What's the name of your Dormant / winter wash spray? Good advice on checking the bench structural integrity, just found mine are a bit unsteady. Joe's Bonsai garden looks great too 👍
Hi Xav. Thanks for your excelent video. Can you tell us the name of Polland Company you odered from your a Potting soil. I have a problem to find the small fraction of pemza or lava in our country and Polland is Close to us. Thanks.
Ottimo video come sempre, qui nel nord Italia abbiamo temperature vicine ai zero gradi e i miei bonsai sono tutti in serra fredda, anche se ho notato che qualcosa non va perche' anche se gli alberelli sono riparati dal vento gelido e dalla pioggia all'interno della serra ho la stessa temperatura di fuori e non so sia normale, buona fortuna
Lo stesso vale in Inghilterra. La grande differenza è che sono protetti dai venti gelidi e dalla pioggia eccessiva che impregna i vasi. Il mio cold frame raramente scende sotto -1. La maggior parte dei miei bonsai sono in realtà resistenti fino a -5. Grazie per le gentili parole :)
![Prepare your Bonsai for winter [succesfully overwinter bonsai]](/img/1.gif)
I’ve taken a lot on from this video for my first bonsai winter! Thanks Xav 🙏🏼🌳
Oh the joys of winter!
It seems to come every year :)
Thanks for the reminders. I had to pause your video and move empty ceramic pots, and some plants into my porch. It's snowing now
Woops, paused again, got to get the azalea!!
😮❄️❄️☃️❄️❄️
No worries Mary. Empty pots are the thing I always forget and it is such a shame when you find out a few nicer ones have cracked because of lack of care :(
Excellent video. Remember what they say an once of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Packed most of my trees away already. Spring cant come soon enough
You've summed winter care up perfectly in just one sentence! Unfortunately I had to find a way to make that sentence last 2o minutes :)
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat 🤣 i think u covered winter care very well. How do u think larches do in the winter if they are in a small pot . I put mine in the shed just for this year just in case cause i bought it at the national show. Next year im putting it in slightly bigger pot
Anything in a small pot I tend to keep in the cold frame as a precaution.@@Chris-oq6kn
Thank you!
For those who must leave vulnerable plants outside, you can get frost protection by covering them with cheap blankets and sheets from the thrift store, like some farmers do.
Definitely - great advice. Just make sure to air them regularly :)
Thank you Xavier for the info. All the best!
No worries - I am looking out over a sea of frost right now :)
Hi Xavier, very interesting, entertaining and educational video. Thanks for that🙏👍
Cheers - my toe was throbbing so badly having to move so many trees about. Thankfully it is finally starting to recover from the operation :)
Great information Xavier!
Good morning raymond - cheers for the encouragement.
Fantastic video xavier. You covered alot of ground. And was nice seeing your winter preparation 👌
Thanks Callan - this is already a cold start to the winter :)
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat we are definitely overdue a really cold one 🥶
Great stuff mate, awesome tips as per usual 🌳
Thanks :)
Great info and update xav 👍👍👍
Cheers Andy - it is brass monkeys here now :)
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat for me too xav really turning now
I love your elm root over rock it's amazing 😊
Thanks, I Agree - it is one of two that my late wife, Zita, insisted I purchased to 'cheer me up' :)
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat I'm sorry for your loss, mate. At least you have that tree to remember her by.♡
Thank you@@smokereapergaming3861
Love the ´debunking´ of some poor book info!
Thx Xav
Grts
Kennet
I've got a couple of things I want to raise in a later video. Always nice to get some debate going :)
Reassuring video mate
We all worry about what to do next mate 😊
Ten years ago I didnt know any better and the trees still seemed to survive quite happily without being moved :)
Your editing is getting so slick!! 😄
Cheers Jen - I have realised that I need to play catch up in that area if I wan tto keep going with this. I have just started using Davinci Resolve - blowing my mind how good it is. So fast on everything :)
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat your godson has been telling me I should use Davinci Resolve for some time. I’m still using iMovie! 😂
Massive difference and to do the basic editing is fast. i am slowly learning how to use all the fancy stuff. Even the color grading is helping now. God bless@@YesYouCanHomeEducate
Great video xav 😍. Thanks for using some of my images
No worries Dan but you definitely need to get that camera working and at least store the files for later use :)
Excellent Winter Care video Xav, thank you for your down to earth yet humorous words of wisdom 👍 I was just thinking that you have a very small greenhouse when you corrected me, it’s a cold frame! Biggest one I’ve ever seen!! God bless you 🙏✝️. ✌️🇷🇺☮️🇺🇦✌️. ✌️🤍🇮🇱✝️✌️
P.S. Six to go man go!!
Thanks Gaye - just about to hit the icy roads for Mass. Hope all is well in your milder neck of the woods. God bless :)
Indeed :)
First frost this Autumn yesterday, but short lived, thank God! Still waiting to move so accumulating more plants, ergo?! ✌️
So much work!! Ack! I'm jealous. The temperature inside the trailer where the trees are was -18C today. The windchill outside was minus stupid. The dog poo didn't even have time to steam before it froze.
That definitely made me spit my breakfast onto the keyboard. So funny :)
Hi Xavier, enjoyed this one. 🤩 Subscriber trees are beautiful. Susan’s challenge tree might to need some big pruning decisions. ✂️ Thanks for sharing 👍 Take care all ❤ Cheers 🙋♀️ Martina
Morning Martina - very cold here now but I am braving a sock on my foot and a shoe as well...Mass is calling me. The frost is thick on the grass and i am so glad I spent 3 hours yesterday doing my final garden tree shuffle. Stay well :)
Great work.... Happy I don't have to over winter any of my trees 😊
You're just trying to make me jealous :)
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 come on down and enjoy all day sun 🌞
Great info - must attend to a few of your mentioned chores tomorrow while the sun is still out. Some pretty awesome trees in the update section as well - love seeing what other people love growing. Hope your toe is mending properly - some data entry will be just the trick to keep things high & dry!
I have so much stuff to update on the system - this is the first year where i have just not had the time. A sea of white frost this morning :)
Another great advice video. Man I hate this cold weather. I was out moving all my trees into the greenhouses after work the other night at 11.30pm as it was getting to -1. Now I have a cold 🥶. Winter sucks in this hobby 😂
Tell me about it. I spent nearly 3 hours shuffling the trees - with an exposed and throbbing toe :)
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat oww. Be careful. Your trees need you ☺️
Brilliant video Xavier and lots of great information. As you know I go a bit over the top with winter protection but I'm trying to reign that in a bit this year. I've got more trees outside this year than I ever have. Wish me luck 🙏
It's typical that we are having this freakish early cold snap. Threats of wind chill at -15C :(
This is my first winter as a bonsai enthusiast, and this is probably the best video I've seen. Informative, not scaring everyone and honest. Thanks mate, you have a new subscriber.
By the way, I absolutely love that ramified elm over rock, if you want to sell , please think of me first lol
I appreciate the support and kind words. This is a great community and has been my salvation since the death of my wife in 2020. Unfortunately that Elm was one of her gifts to me as a 'rememberance'. I have two like that - I am so lucky :)
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreatll
Top video Xav! Watched this whilst making tea. It will help me to plan what I need to do. I love the hat. My father-in-law has one very similar to yours lol 😀
Haha. Its just started hailing here 🥶
It is so warm and perfect for cold winter walks. It makes people laugh at me in this country. I do wonder why you keep showing up in my 'possible spam' section. It drives me nuts :)
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat I like your hat, I think you look good in it. I walk my two dogs and I don’t really care what I look like as long as I’m warm.
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat I think you look good in the hat. When I’m walking the dogs I don’t care what I wear. I’m at that age now it doesn’t matter as long as I’m warm. 😊
Good video Xav. Watch those nails (and I don’t mean toe nails)
Funny you should say that - in my enthusiasm to pull that apart I caught my jumper on a lose nail!!!
Great video, thanks for the tips and advice! What brand of pond baskets do you use (the ones that you show around minute 14 in the video)?
Truthfully, they are the cheapest I could find on UK ebay. I am about to purchase a load more for next spring. I can find out the dealer if that is of interest.
Winter = move tropicals to the basement...the dishwasher does an excellent job of cleaning pots..just don't tell my wife..😂😂
It's typical, we are having a freakish early cold snap with threats of wind chill at -15C. The wind is always the bigger factor in my garden. You just gave me a perfect excuse to get dishwasher :)
Hi Xav. What's the name of your Dormant / winter wash spray? Good advice on checking the bench structural integrity, just found mine are a bit unsteady. Joe's Bonsai garden looks great too 👍
Morning Jack - it's called Winter Tree Wash by Growing Success. It's safe for children and pets :)
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Thanks Xav 👍
Hi Xav. Thanks for your excelent video. Can you tell us the name of Polland Company you odered from your a Potting soil. I have a problem to find the small fraction of pemza or lava in our country and Polland is Close to us. Thanks.
Hi, the company is called Ibuki and it it somewhere in Poland :)
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Thanks for the support :)
Ottimo video come sempre, qui nel nord Italia abbiamo temperature vicine ai zero gradi e i miei bonsai sono tutti in serra fredda, anche se ho notato che qualcosa non va perche' anche se gli alberelli sono riparati dal vento gelido e dalla pioggia all'interno della serra ho la stessa temperatura di fuori e non so sia normale, buona fortuna
Lo stesso vale in Inghilterra. La grande differenza è che sono protetti dai venti gelidi e dalla pioggia eccessiva che impregna i vasi. Il mio cold frame raramente scende sotto -1. La maggior parte dei miei bonsai sono in realtà resistenti fino a -5. Grazie per le gentili parole :)
👍👌🙂
Thanks bruce