The Kaizen Bonsai Blog by Graham Potter

How To Stop Killing Bonsai Trees – Thoughts On Winter Care
This gets a bit long, if you are in a hurry you can skip the preamble…. Preamble - BS for starters Before I get into todays main course please allow me to apologise for the lack of blog posts so far this year. I don’t have a precise explanation for my absence. In modern parlance I feel I have been suffering from what’s known as an acute mental health crisis. That might sound serious because...
Bonsai Repotting Technique – Not Recommended!
I am a great fan of the oft maligned Chinese elm. Yesterday I cam across a ‘repotting technique’ though I would not recommend it.
A Spring Rant is Long Overdue.
It’s hard to believe but it’s Easter already and seeing as it was December last time I posted anything here a spring rant is long overdue.
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First up please accept my apologies for the silence these last few weeks. This time of year I'm a dead man walking, we're so busy. Getting over a ton of soil products out the door EVERY DAY is killing us all, even my strapping 30-year-old son-in-law. Normal service...
When to Re-pot Bonsai
At this time of year I get a lot of people asking when they should begin re-potting their bonsai. Unfortunately I can't give a straight answer to a question like that because, as with most things concerning bonsai, it depends upon many factors. However there is a...
The Same But Different
By far my most successful academic subject at school was English. It's hard to associate me with any academic pursuit other than carrot crunching and clod-hopping, especially if you have heard me speak. My brain just can't keep up some times. However I DO consider...
New Video Available Now
It's been a very productive few weeks around here (A NEW VIDEO!). There's a great deal going on in preparation for the spring. Organising and sorting out the dozens of tons of products we sell through the spring period typically starts in June thanks to manufacturing...