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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 saw me off bright and early in beautiful warm sunshine, destroying the early morning peace of the county as me and my Softail headed to the flatlands of Cambridgeshire to do a deal on a vintage Harley. That went very well. Back in the beginning of September we had a bit of an issue as the Plastic Hoop-house of Bonsai Dreams (my...
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 Just before you go off to see that let me get this off my plate.... Trigger warning! Don't read the following if you are a Trigger, you may be offended. My apologies to any RM or PF employees. For one reason or another these imports are all being delayed, nothing ever seems to happen on schedule any more. For instance.... Just...
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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 Repot Bonsai
When should you repot 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...
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...
New Video Available Now
It's taken a couple of weeks but pleased to say my latest video is now live 🙂 https://youtu.be/sPuKkiSicrw Creating Yamadori with Scots Pine Just in case you missed it I also put this one out there a few weeks ago. https://youtu.be/U9oh3mdsmmY
Put an Old Knob to Good Use
Firstly please let me apologise for the lack of posts recently. I have been having a bit of a melt down over the summer. There are days when life gets just too much to handle. Having turned my hobby into an all consuming business, these days I have to resort to...