Australian Native Bonsai, Free pot, Slab Planting with Muck building 👷‍♀️

[@davidmorgan3508]

Hi Sam, Aussie Dave here, I use ( not much-needed) granular sulphur in my bonsai soil, it will lower the pH but is a good anti fungal supplement

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Thanks for the tips!

[@tommy153fishes]

I love this penjing, it’s heaps rad! Nature in miniature quintessentially! Good blessings to you and yours, in Yeshua’s name♥️

[@FrostBiteBonsai]

That planting is friggen wicked!! That's the perfect tree for it! Well done Sam!

[@dougpetty6854]

Looks great Sam, will need constant dampness on a hot day... every time you have a beer the plant will need one too (or the other way round) 😂

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Ha ha thanks mate 😃

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

Now that is a picture perfect looking tree. Nice trunk and cool canopy. Massive amount of roots on it and they look healthy.

[@Nizzon.]

Love the dogs! We lost our girl a few months ago to cancer, she was 12 though and had a great life. Dogs are amazing.

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Sorry to hear mate. Sad to let them go. They give us soo much love

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

The slab planting turned out really cool.

[@michaelhoward487]

Great show and tell video with a great planting at the end!!!😊

[@uppergorple]

Brilliant Sam! One of your best yet. To be honest I didn't think it would work that well. Nice one mate.

[@nerinat8371]

Off l go hunting for goods again 😆l love your recipe Sam..so beautiful to see the love you have for you dogs as well.. looks bloody amazing

[@stephaniethomas4116]

Wow that tree looks fantastic!

[@tinjoesstation]

Sam, this is awesome!! Looks like an old farm tree way up on a hill. Freaking awesome mate!! ❤❤

[@Yurup]

Love the tree on the slab!

[@percymichaud8003]

I'm impressed with Sam's beautiful work, you should place more plants on the slab and put the slab on an incline and look at Kimura's work.

[@fredgrech1498]

Great video Sam beautiful tree good luck with it

[@johnrb9397]

Look tops mate. Hopefully she thrives. Thumbs up 👍

[@andrewt1176]

Awesome stuff mate looks great. Might have to give this a go. Thanks for the video

[@briancoulter38]

Thank you for the knowledge

[@robintodd3901]

Looks awesome 👍

[@jeffcharnstrom4004]

All good love your work

[@michealedwards7849]

Sam,i used a small drill bit and drilled about 20 small holes about 10 ml deep and then filled them up with liquid nails and stuck the wire in but had to wait for the next day to start planting,love your work mate.

[@skipun]

Beauty

[@patgreenwood9164]

Nice work mate. Looks great!

[@mattaustralian6584]

It turned out awesome Sam well done.

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Thanks mate

[@rebeccahunter725]

As the owner-builder of a mud brick house, I get the joy in playing in mud! Not sure why I don't have a similar planting yet, TBH. Might have to start developing a tree with this in mind. Looks like you are really expanding your tool box of skills; I love it! Looking forward to the pot reveal - potting is one thing, painting is quite another . . .

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Would love to live in a Mud house. Free insulation 😃😃

[@mikeduffer6858]

Nice job bloke!

[@kiku-goldenflower7731]

I actually enjoy the longer video. I might give trying to put a bonsai on a slab a go some time.

[@suz4keeps]

I enjoyed the journey in this, thank you

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

I wonder if you could put stones into the muck to simulate a stone wall all around the tree with moss growing between the stones. Just a thought.

[@XaviersBonsaiRetreat]

It looks absolutely fantastic Sam - this year was my first time doing something with Muck when I put two trees onto a large rock planting :)

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Awesome mate. Will have to take a look

[@colinpye3206]

Love the work as you say this is bonsai great job

[@hsvfanjan17]

Creative work Sam, very natural looking!

[@dannyellis971]

Nioce one bloke!

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Cheers bloke

[@carminepetracca7518]

that's a beautiful bonsai, sam. great job.

[@kliether33]

Looks like a masonry bit is what you're after. They make light work of drilling stone.

[@mariakellner5429]

The tree looks amazing,i think we all have those days of second guessing.

[@martynwhale2839]

Hi aussie bonsai bloke, great job and love the videos. Lol I'm a pommie bonsai bloke 😅

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

G'day pommy bonsai bloke

[@tgward313]

really nice mel - gets pretty warm at the bridge - let us know how you keep the water up to it

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Auto system. Up to 4 times a day in summer. Hopefully it will be OK.

[@richardroberts910]

Excellent job! Hope to see an update in a few months to see how it progresses.

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Will do mate. So far soo good. Is in my last video.

[@brucedeacon28]

👍👌🙂

[@mikbonsai]

Great project well executed, we all have to figure things out as we go along. I have a 3 large trees forest planting. Over time the much erodes away. Will add moss, that should help. Great video.

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Cheers mate. Love your channel.

[@mikbonsai]

@@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke 😄

[@mljcab1]

What would happen if you were to cover the base with clear plastic to hold in moisture and allow light into the moss. It would also keep the birds from picking off the moss before it is established. Great project, Sam.

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Feel like mould and bad stuff would grow. Not enough circulation Constant watering and gutter gaurd or bird house I feel.

[@mljcab1]

@@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke I wasn’t suggesting that the plastic be sealed to prevent any air circulation. I was suggesting draping plastic over the base until the moss is established. The plastic would allow you to control humidity and keep birds from stealing the moss before it gets established. If you are concerned about mold you can always life the plastic manually or support the plastic over some sort of frame. You could also use screen over the base to keep the birds out but that would not allow humidity control. I do agree that the risk of mold would be high if you sealed the plastic over the base.

[@nom_b]

Thanks for the video. Tree looks amazing, so pretty and green with all that moss. You didn't show us your pottery. I'm doing pottery classes online (Ancient Potters Club) and I am totally hopeless at painting. I love playing in the mud 😊, but painting is definitely not my thing. I still haven't made a bonsai pot yet. I only low-fire in a camp fire not a kiln, so the clay might not fire strong enough for bonsai pots.

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Pots are a lot of fun but a workshop takes the hassle out for me. Not going to make a career out of it 😃

[@davidmorgan3508]

Aussie Dave here Sam, bloody awesome job and video 😂❤. But what happens when you have to repot 🤔. Please show as how the muck goes in summer time.

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Ilk let you know. I guess repot will mean new Muck wall 🧱

[@maryweber4176]

I guess the option of corn starch is for the gluten free bonsai artist......

[@seanmuldoon242]

Put 2 largish rock in the cut outs

[@bradgiblin9289]

Hi There, another Aussie enthusiast here. I recently picked up some dwarf bottlebrush, I dug them up and potted them. They looks good when i got them but i'm pretty sure i have over watered them. leaves are dead and I'm questioning weather or not I've killed the trees. What soil it best for a potted native? I have half dirt half organic potting mix. Any tips would be much appreciated!

[@The_Dood]

Melaleuca Linariifolia 'Claret tops'

[@bryanmorrion9503]

We use a tile and glass arrow shaped drill bit for similar drilling of softish material. About $20 from a hardware. They are the goods for what your doing. 👍🇦🇺🦘 and you don’t need to use the hammer on the drill

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Cheers mate. Definitely next time 😃

[@bryanmorrion9503]

We use a tile and glass arrow shaped drill bit for similar drilling of softish material. About $20 from a hardware. They are the goods for what your doing. 👍🇦🇺🦘

[@bryanmorrion9503]

Which species is this if you can mind my ignorance. I have one very similar to yours in size but my trunk is longer before division. Melaleuca of some sort. Soon as i seen that one i said they are the same. ?👍🦘🇦🇺

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Thus is a claret top. Liniarfolia maybe 🤔

[@bryanmorrion9503]

I love the crap. It’s making it real for the majority 👍🦘🇦🇺