Bonsai from a Thyme plant?!

[@TommyC11442]

Trying different herbs as bonsai has always intrigued me. I love the idea of pruning my tree and using the cuttings for culinary purposes

[@bonsaiempire]

Exactly!!

[@Trasselkalle]

It will be fun to see an update on this one later!

[@gratefulhank]

"inspiration 💫😁 move me brightly...". Great video man!

[@bonsaiempire]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@snpgamer1998]

Lovly idea to use thyme and herbs in general, definitely getting myself a thyme to style 😅

[@elanakemp5281]

Ola! You have an international audience well done for an excellent tutorial. Is it possible to always state what season it is when you do a video? Months of the year don't help as we are potentially in different hemispheres

[@a.dkutzbarber]

Loved this something very different and looked great at the end

[@bonsaiempire]

Thanks so much!

[@cesarurb]

It’s a really beautiful tree! I like it Oscar!

[@bonsaiempire]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Jimbo087]

Very Nice! Thyme also flowers, really curious what this little tree will look like in full flower. I have my own thyme bonsai styled as a willow.

[@gratefulhank]

I thought this was a Hokkaido or seiju elm when I first glanced at it. I liked and subscribed... Nice job dude

[@bonsaiempire]

Awesome, thank you!

[@nerinat8371]

Looks really lovely

[@bonsaiempire]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@notionbonsai]

It turned out really great!

[@bonsaiempire]

Thanks! Work in progress though :)

[@dsb227]

Beautiful!

[@bonsaiempire]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@mauricespelman6608]

Hmm I was going to choose juniper for my first bonsai, but this looks easier

[@selcukdanyildiz]

Beautiful.

[@bonsaiempire]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@handlesshouldntdefaulttonames]

Oh hey, I have no idea how to bonsai but I started doing this with a thyme! I have too many cuttings.

[@OjaiBonsai]

Thank you for paving the way for all us new you tubers. You have been doing this for like 14 years?

[@bonsaiempire]

You mean our youtube channel? Or bonsaiempire? Bonsai Empire started in 2000.

[@yinyang2385]

For the trunk to have developed so thick the thyme must have been growing for some time and yet it was still very short in height. What was the age of that thyme?

[@bonsaiempire]

Its a standard plant from the supermarket - I'd be surprised if its older than 2 or 3 years.

[@patrik.bacso22]

It looks brilliant! May I ask you that when do you start fertilizing it and how? Liquid or solid fertilizer?

[@bonsaiempire]

Solid and throughout the growing season, so we just started!

[@patrik.bacso22]

@@bonsaiempire Thank you! 🙂

[@marcosjescobar]

I'd like to know how to get to a plant like that. Even though small in the pot, it has really thick branches comparing with the ones you can get here. Anyone from Ireland knowing a nursery where you could get something with that quality?

[@bonsaiempire]

This was a standard plant from the garden center, to be grown in a pot or garden.

[@BonsaiMagic]

Great content so cool also want to try

[@bonsaiempire]

You should! :)

[@piccoleegrandicose955]

Beautiful, I should try this! Is it common to find a Thyme in a garden center with the branches so thick? Thank you

[@bonsaiempire]

This is a very standard thyme plant, branches were 1 or 2mm thick so still easy to bend. Try it out!

[@piccoleegrandicose955]

@@bonsaiempire Alright, I will. Thank you!

[@Gbhmagic]

neat❤ I don't use akadama as its cost here is very restrictive

[@andytlwy]

What’s a cost friendly alternative?

[@Gbhmagic]

@@andytlwy i just use lava an pumice. here akadema costs 70% for a 10lb bag.. that would be gone on 3 plants

[@DarthMasiah]

looks nice 👍

[@bonsaiempire]

Thanks! Its a work in progress - but so far so good!

[@linus4760]

Why are you putting it straight into a Bonsais pot? Im new to bonsai and I thought you put it much later in abonsai pot so It can grow much faster and stronger into the desired shape. But I think it already Looks really good

[@bonsaiempire]

If we'd want the branches to thicken we would indeed keep it in a larger pot. But this tree mostly needs refining so we decided to place it into a medium sized pot (perhaps the next pot will be shallower than this one).

[@linus4760]

@@bonsaiempire ok thanks for the answer

[@OriginalMariAnnaWolf]

Ha! Thymeleaps! I think Im kinda do that to my new thyme 🤔

[@aaronasissoard1098]

Ain’t nobody got thyme for that

[@bonsaiempire]

lol :)

[@jimkocherful]

My favorite meme! ☺️

[@TitiLatulipe]

Bravo pour votre vidéo

[@TitiLatulipe]

Pouvons-nous avoir des réponses à ces deux questions, svp ? La première concerne la croissance des plantes (arbustes), qui semblent tourner au rallenti malgré les traitements et les engrais commerciaux employés. Quoi faire de naturel pour énergiser une jeune plante bonzaï, ou la sauver de l'asphyxie, en plus de tous vos précieux conseils actuels (lumière, terreau ou substrat, taille, arrosage, etc.) ? La seconde, concerne l'usage de la cire de bougie pouvant parfois être appliquée à la base d'un tronc sur toute sa circonférence, pour l'aider à mieux cicatriser et pour le protéger contre les maladies nuisibles. Cela semble plus saint pour la plante, mais est-ce bien vrai ? Nous conseillez-vous ces deux méthodes, et avec quelles conséquences sur la croissance végétale ? Les pates cicatrisantes, les terreaux et les engrais standards achetés dans les commerces de ma région ont pour effet plutôt d'achever les arbustes, en lieu et place de les aider, quand cela ne déséquilibre pas totalement leur croissance. Entretenir un jardin devient un vrai casse-tête chinois sans mauvais jeux de mots. Avec des produits factices ! D'avance merci en cas de réponse (si vous les connaissez), et bravo pour votre vidéo, qui nous aide à mieux comprendre les arbres. Bien à vous (...) Titi :)

[@TitiLatulipe]

p.s.: À faveur de vos abonnés, pourriez-vous publier dans quelques temps, pour voir son évolution, une vidéo sur la croissance de votre Bonzaï-Thym, sur une certaine période ? Ce serait très intéressant pour les passionnés. Bien à vous.

[@bonsaiempire]

Hi Titi! Lots of questions haha - would you mind posting on our forum at www.bonsaiempire.com/forum so we can help you there?

[@allouttabubblegum1984]

I have never seen a thyme plant with such a trunk of a base

[@bonsaiempire]

Its a bit of a lucky shot - you can never really see into the plant before you start pruning. But whatever you find, work with it and create something nice!

[@MedievalSchneefuchs]

Beginner here: why remove the old soil completely and not just enough to fit into the new bonsai pot?

[@bonsaiempire]

We prefer to use a bonsai substrate (inorganic) which is far better draining. Check out our videos about bonsai soil for more info!

[@KP-eq9bl]

thymelapse haha creative

[@bonsaiempire]

Thyme will tell :P

[@jokodarmono5566]

saya suka karya anda..

[@brucedeacon28]

👍👌🙂

[@bonsaiempire]

Thanks Bruce, you never miss a video do you? :)

[@kevingmccann8552]

Loose the elevator music. You have good content. You don't need muzak to distract the viewer from what you are saying and doing.

[@CornellD.Cavendish]

Definitely isnt muzak but every other YT channel is doing it and theyve been doing it for 15 years on this channel. Your opinion doesnt hold that much sway.

[@kevingmccann8552]

@@CornellD.Cavendish You are correct. Not much sway. One cannot mandate good taste. More's the pity.

[@oliverrouse2809]

😂

[@brent829]

Lets be honest, that looks like garbage.

[@BonsaiMagic]

Lets be honest your attitude looks like garbage

[@N1650andTheCPG]

U must chill big dawg

[@yinyang2385]

Really? Why don't you post a video and show us how it should be done

[@brent829]

Because it's thyme, it's like putting lipstick on a pig.

[@yinyang2385]

@@brent829 well that's a different matter, he's done the best he could with what he was working with. But the way you said it made it sound like he sucked at what he did