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Back to SearchSeason 7 Episode 49 - Lessons and Reminders from Decandling
Season 7 Episode 49
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I am a reflection/continuous improvement sort of person. I like to consider how could I do that better? Or what do I need to focus on? What do I need to change or stop?…
Published on 1 day, 3 hours ago
Season 7 Episode 48 - Test the System, Pine Decandling Refresher
Season 7 Episode 48
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Summer is a time for a well earned rest but for your bonsai it can be a very stressful time. Whatever the system is you plan on using for while you are having a break, …
Published on 1 week, 1 day ago
Season 7 Episode 47 - Watch Out for Shading, Time Sensitive Tasks and their Timing
Season 7 Episode 47
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Sometimes you can just get caught by surprise. You style a bonsai and it looks great, then a year or two goes by and all of a sudden you look at a part of a pad and it'…
Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Season 7 Episode 46 - Pruning for Ramification, Fear of Cutting Vs Health
Season 7 Episode 46
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Doing something which may not be perfect is far better than doing nothing. But more important than that is the health of your bonsai. So sometimes it is best to do noth…
Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago
Season 7 Episode 45 - Spruce and Cedar Maintenance, Caring in the current Environment
Season 7 Episode 45
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Spruce and Cedar both make excellent bonsai and about now is a vital time to do some maintenance to improve their future structure. There are a few techniques I use tha…
Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago
Season 7 Episode 44 - When is it Best to Just Let it Grow, Short Term Sacrifice Branches
Season 7 Episode 44
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With all this talk about pruning and managing the Spring growth, is there ever a time where you should just let them grow? Yes there definitely is. And if you do let th…
Published on 1 month ago
Season 7 Episode 43 - Candle Cutting Technique on Some Pine Species and What to Expect
Season 7 Episode 43
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The candle cutting process is a technique we can use to successfully develop certain pine species. It is not decandling, rather candle cutting into the new spring candl…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Season 7 Episode 42 - Bonsai Life on the Road, Making a Bonsai from a Bush
Season 7 Episode 42
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What a month of bonsai! Travelling around different areas of Australia, meeting loads of bonsai lovers and getting to create new bonsai. What could be better? When I do…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Season 7 Episode 41 - Mid Spring Jobs for your Bonsai
Season 7 Episode 41
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There's lots to do now around the yard, including deciduous pruning, defoliation, repotting Australian natives and Ficus as well as working on cedars. You need to be ca…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Season 7 Episode 40 - Compartmentalisation for Us and Our Bonsai, Working Deadwood
Season 7 Episode 40
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Trees have a fantastic approach to damage and the greater good of the tree. They can lock away 'issues' and move on. It's not a bad approach we could use too when thing…
Published on 2 months ago