THINK AHEAD, Seasonal Bonsai Tasks, Aug / Sept (Summer)
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- Опубликовано: 14 дек 2024
- Do you want to know my Bonsai plans for 'Mid - Late' Summer? This period is all about Juniper, Pine and Yew repots and of course…styling. If you want to be ahead of the game then watch this…
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Really useful know what to look out for to do before hand rather then missing the chance to work on things seeing videos late.
I realised that the backlog of videos i was showing gave no opportunity for people to follow my example if that is what they wanted. I also missed the Mugo candle pruning window which I know several people were waiting for. I will see if this goes down well and then do the same in another month.
That dastardly sun! Great idea getting these videos out before the actual time it needs to be done. It's so important to think and plan ahead
So true Alex - I was just getting frustrated not being able to get the videos out soon enough for other people to 'consider' my option ;)
Definitely useful Xav thanks 😊 also, can I have a bag of kitty litter 😂 gold dust now 🤣
I wish! I can't find it either and am now considering spill absorbant options. Everything is going up in price too. I have invested a bit of money in traditional bonsai mix that can be reused like pumice, zeolyte etc
Sometimes leca or expanded shale is available at acceptable prices. If you crush the leca lightly it's a good addition to the substrate normally used.
But don't use too much, or preferably only in the bottom half of the pot. Leca is very light and will float to the top just like perlite.
It's an aquired taste but I use it from time to time.
Thank you!! I love this 'planning ahead' theme! I grow many species from seed and mostly learn trial-by-error - will be a lot more productive understanding what to do when - and why!
I may do this more often because I recognise some of my videos come out a lot later than originally intended and are less useful to anybody following my experience.
Definitely in the summer/autumn transition. My cherry trees leaves have all gone orange and my Chinese Elm following too.
I have quite a few trees going into early autumnal colours. The english elm especially.
It's actually really useful to be reminded to do certain jobs at different times of the year xavier . I use to think everything needed doing in march . 😕
Keep these coming
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No worries - I was the same until I started to do more research with some of our better known experts. I watched a lot of Mirai and my 'go to' website for species in the UK is Bonsai4Me - always seems to be spot on. It also makes my life a lot easier knowing I can spread the repot load around the year a bit rather than tryign to do it all in a 4 week window :)
I'm absolutely exhausted just thinking about all that work!
I'm more exhausted thinking what it must be like to have to do 'real' work :)
Thank you so much for sharing vidio bonsai👍👍
It is my pleasure and hopefully someone finds it useful :)
Xav, I think you're right, planning ahead is always a good idea. Problem is different projects come along, I end up buying more trees, I dig up things from the garden or collect trees from different places and all of this delays and pushes back a lot of jobs.
I have a lot of jobs to work on, but also have another collaboration and then an upcoming challenge. So plenty to work on. Problem is finding the time to do it all.
I agree totally. I just want to signpost to other enthusiasts what I think can be done at this time. More and more of my videos are historical rather than 'right now'...
take your time. ramble. make the dad jokes while you work. im think most of them are funny jsky. always cool trees too. thanks xav
Thanks so much for that. In this current age there seems to be a growing lack of ability to concentrate for longer than a minute without snappy edits and inserts and flashing lights and bells :)
You've got a lovely collection. We're in opposite seasons, but it's good to see what you're doing and try to remember it in six months time! I'll have a few new trees this year; I've got about thirty young Portulacaria Afras from cuttings to work on!
Thanks for your videos. 🙂🇦🇺
Enjoy...l will be working on mine in another 3 months time😁
Thank you for your videos, I'm quite new to the hobby and there is so much to learn, I've looked at lots of channels but yours is my favourite by far. Excellent knowledge explained well and a great sense of humour. Thanks again.
Thanks for pumping my ego Steve. I really appreciate you taking the time to comment and please feel free to send me some pictures of your developing collection. God bless :)
Good to know for beginners what we should be getting ready for..... I did say the other week I felt like there was a bit of a lul for a couple of weeks
A break before the autumnal rush😁
I like the Japanese Elm🌴 maple
I bet the autumn colour is spectacular 👌🍁🍁
Nice Video very interesting 🌴
I managed to get 100 seedlings back in 2014 so the garden has a lot of maple colour. I just wish I had let a few more of them grow out rather than stunt them with small pots in those early years. Cheers
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat yeah it is a shame I did the same thing years ago and it’s like they are to nice to leave in small bonsai pots 🌲
I’ve had a few problems with slugs eating a few leaves this year with all the bad weather in Dorset rain etc .
I noticed a large green maple scalped by slugs yesterday .
I have a lot of trees to attend here and don’t remember pruning that one back .
Luckily they don’t eat the bark or buds only leaves it would appear .
It will be fine I think just looks smaller 😃🍁🍁
Do you get any problems with them 🍁🍁🍁
They don’t touch my English holly trees 🌲😄
I had some ring barking afew years bacl on about a dozen maple saplings but nothing recently. They have been pretty bug clear this year thankfully :)@@shuancook9005
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat small rodents eat the red ones 😳
Those sweet little maples at the end would look great in a park penjing. Cheers Xav
I have already done a little planting with a snow leopard but maybe a London park setting could be fun ?
Lovely trees, Xavier. 🤩 That Mugo pine already looks a bit like a hobbit 😘 Meanwhile in Salzburg: Looks like my JM and Dawn Redwood cuttings have successfully rooted. So I take your advice to let them grow and not repot until next year. Some birch cuttings on the way as well. Can’t wait to create some forests. 😄 Thanks and enjoy your day 🙏😘 Cheers 🙋♀️ Martina
That's great news Martina - enjoy the experience.
beautifoll work my dear friend 😊🌳❤
I think I am much luckier with my conditions that what you are faced with :)
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Yes, we are glad that you are doing well and you are able to keep your family happy. my dear friend I don't have a good work in Pakistan I need bonsaibur can I need your help please can you do something
Thank you Xavier for this, One of the things I find hardest is having an organised calendar. i'm only 6 years into the addiction, and I tend to just check on my trees reguarly and inspect them, have a rough feel for what needs repotting, and do most of the deciduous trees as the buds start swelling/opening, and the pines/junipers in September!
Sounds about right to me. The biggest switch for me was a few years ago when I started to do all my maple branch pruning at leaf drop. I do the same with other 'higher sap flow' trees. I try to move a lot more to autumn to give me more time for spring repots and stuff like that. All the best
Awesome video Xav mate
Got some great bits coming up can’t wait to see your up and coming content 👍🏻
Thanks but I am sure you will be far to busy with your own brilliant work :)
Love the info/planning style video. Good idea Xavier 👍🏻 very useful even for us in the hobby 😊
Every year i feel like I forget all the key dates and hav eto check my diary to be sure. Stupid when you think how long I have been doing this for :)
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat to be fair, look how many trees you have. It's like a full time job for you some times 😂
I treat it as one - and who knows???@@bonsaiexpression
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat fingers crossed
Great video xavier keep up the good work mate thanks
Thanks Phillip - I'm a bit incapacited right now with a nasty toenail so plans may have to change :(
Great video, always good to plan. Your defiantly a lot more busy than me, got about a 1/4 of the trees you have 😂.
I definitely ahve too many to manage them properly but it is hard to get rid of anything!
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat haha, don’t worry your not alone lol. Always keeps you on your toes, I’m sure half my garden will be filled with small trees. Give it another year or so 😂
Great video mate
Thanks Andy
Good useful video Xav. I’ve a couple of air layers on the go - one has some roots, the other doesn’t appear to have any. Should I cut the one with roots now and pot, or leave it a few weeks? What is the optimum time to do this? Also when I’ve chopped it off can I start another air layer on the same tree or leave it till spring to do? Cheers
I am waiting for at least another week BUT if there are lots of roots alreadyn in the bag then seperate it now. As for the other, leave it and check again beginning of Sept maybe. I would wait until spring for the next layer - unless it is a juniper.
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat thanks Xav, very helpful. When I’ve chopped it should I trim some of the branches down to give it a better chance of survival or let the leaves fall naturally in the Autumn - they’re already turning red, it’s a sugar maple.
@@chrisswales1174 without seeing how much foliage you have it's hard to say. I would probably leave it alone at this stage and just make sure it is secured properly 🙂