Fertiliser – Expressions of Grace Bonsai https://www.expressionsofgracebonsai.co.uk With age comes beauty and charm Wed, 14 Feb 2024 10:20:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 https://www.expressionsofgracebonsai.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/little-logo-75x75.png Fertiliser – Expressions of Grace Bonsai https://www.expressionsofgracebonsai.co.uk 32 32 KEY Bonsai Tasks for Dec / Jan https://www.expressionsofgracebonsai.co.uk/key-bonsai-tasks-for-dec-jan/ https://www.expressionsofgracebonsai.co.uk/key-bonsai-tasks-for-dec-jan/#respond Wed, 07 Feb 2024 10:29:19 +0000 https://www.expressionsofgracebonsai.co.uk/?p=5001 So is Chinese Elm really an Indoor Tree? (Just one of the topics covered today)

In this video I talk through all the Essential Bonsai tasks for December / January.  With the temperatures dropping,  what do I REALLY need to do to protect my trees?  I look at the choices I make to protect my valuable bonsai & developing saplings / Pre-Bonsai.  Grantham is Zone 9b so overnight temperatures rarely stay below -5C for longer than a couple of days (if ever).  The biggest issue I have to deal with in my garden nursery is the howling gales that constantly freeze the tips of my ramified bonsai!

So what can you do?  Easy – watch the video and find out.  Or, you can just cast your eye over the headings below and get an idea of what I will be doing before settling down for Christmas Bonsai Carols…

AND…There is so much work to get done before I can finally update my ACCESS Bonsai Management System.

SUBSCRIBERS PHOTOGRAPHS EDITION

This week I am also showcasing more bonsai photographs from Subscribers. Submissions have been sent in from the following people:

Chris, Joe, Susan, Vinnie, Joe G and Dan of The Bonsai Project.

Topics Discussed:

What Bonsai really needs winter protection?
Is Chinese Elm very cold hardy?
What is a safe location for your Bonsai?
A last ‘wire’ check.
Plan for next Springs repots.
Make sure Display Benches and Pots are checked.
Applying my Dormant Spray.
Check stocks of soil, pots, fertilser & bug sprays.
Subscribers Photographs.
A word about my Access Bonsai Management System. (Bonsai App)

God Bless & Happy Bonsaiing
Xavier

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Japanese Maple Bonsai https://www.expressionsofgracebonsai.co.uk/japanese-maple-bonsai/ https://www.expressionsofgracebonsai.co.uk/japanese-maple-bonsai/#respond Thu, 18 Jan 2024 17:45:39 +0000 https://www.expressionsofgracebonsai.co.uk/?p=4154 Find out my KEY dates and Bonsai Care Tips for Japanese Maple. A short and simple guide that is ideal for beginners. Pruning dates, Wiring, Potting, Disease, Fertilising and a bit of history too…

The future Maple Japanese Maple Air Layer Japanese Maple Twintrunk Japanese Maple Semi-Cascade

 

God Bless & Happy Bonsaiing
Xavier

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