The Kaizen Bonsai Blog by Graham Potter
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A Cautionary Tale – Scale Insects & Yew Trees
Today I wanted to share a recent experience. A cautionary tale that just goes to show we never stop learning. Even after all these years of diligent bonsai work and study I got caught out. I like to think I run a pretty tight ship here but I got caught napping on the job. I survived and so did the trees. The scale insects did not and I now have a 5-7 year project to restore a yew tree that I begun 35 years ago. Before I get into the gory details I feel it's wise to make one thing clear. Trees and plants suffer all manner of pest and disease (P&D). However in most cases involving...
A Cautionary Tale……. Or Not
I’m sitting here on a sweltering hot Friday afternoon with two choices before me.
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Rambling Flummery & Tidings of Comfort and Joy.
As we round out another year i'm sitting here in the gloaming of a late December afternoon staring at an empty text box and a flashing cursor. At this precise moment I have nothing to say though, i doubt that will last long. A little Rambling Flummery & Tidings of...
All Good News!
Thought I would post a quickie just to keep you lovelies updated on what i have been up to this week. For a change it’s ALL good news.
Not Bad for an Oldun!
Not Bad for an Oldun! I'll be brief today, the sun's out, it's warm and I do not want to be inside slapping this keyboard. It's been an insane week here at KB world headquarters but as of this Friday morning it's mostly worked out okay. It all started so well, Sunday...
Another Bonsai Video!
Another Bonsai Video! As it happens I'm sitting here twiddling my thumbs waiting on three imports. We've goods coming from Japan, China and Eu and so I have had opportunity to complete yet ANOTHER bonsai video. https://youtu.be/BSPnrdpr8FY?si=lwaO1_eneLE8yV69 ...
New Bonsai Videos
New Bonsai Videos. 7 months to the day since my last blog post. I know how many of you lovely folk appreciate these posts and so all i can do is apologise for my absence.
Base Dressing Fertilisers & Bonsai
Learn about the value of adding nutrient products to bonsai soil at repotting time. The value of this technique is often misunderstood but should be universally adopted.