Bonsaify | How to Put Moss on Your Bonsai for Show Preparation w/ "Moss King of Marin" Jay McDonald

[@backbudbonsai]

Dang! That’s a little bonsai garden of Eden! The whole thing looked thoughtfully designed

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Love the trees, the new architecture and the garden!!

[@mikecallender7446]

I'm lucky enough to see them everyday!

[@BenBSeattle]

love how moss can transform the overall look of a bonsai tree

[@KarolynAllard]

love the presentation and sense of humour

[@marcobonsai9394]

Jay is just THE BEST!!!! Total

[@jonathanaristone2468]

Presentation is everything and it shows. Go big or go home. This was worth watching a few times.

[@curatorofcardboard]

Thanks for sharing Eric

[@stephenboyle4524]

Stephen Boyle. Amazing Jay your shop and presentation are wonderful your a true treasure and I will continue to enjoy your creations and tutelage.

[@slametsetiadi4293]

Beautiful place beautiful bonsai beautiful house i like it very much Mr Jay,thankyou sharing video.

[@byronlarson227]

That guy is my hero 🙌

[@arnopienaar8111]

Just brilliant,warm regards from South Africa

[@carynludwig6667]

Wow! What a place! What fantastic bonsai trees! Kudos to the owner. Quite the artist and master of the craft.

[@Bonsaify]

Fittingly, Jay called me to tell me how much he appreciates your compliments. 😊

[@capriusacropoles2317]

Beautiful things ...

[@Kjbrunzo]

Trees look great, never seen a Buckeye bonsai before. I like the Trilobite on the right at 2:35 as well, nice decoration.

[@lolpwndk]

What a legend, passion and knowledge just oozing out!

[@nwilliams1540]

Beautiful

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

Happy New Year Eric and fellow KZbin viewers. May your 2022 be productive, happy and healthy. And I hope your trees grow healthy, with prodigious back budding and short internodes.

[@garlanddavidson6845]

Awesome tour of the moss king! I Really like his landscape around his place really Pleasant and peaceful.

[@horanbenjamin]

What a garden, what a guy would love to visit this place

[@questionablecooking7019]

Damn, Jay gets DOWN ... hell yeah, great field trip here

[@jaycrockett9205]

Wow , incredible place. Thanks these video inspire and motivate me ,to try and do better quality work . It is extremely humbbleing to see people sharing their ,work passions ,and incredible skill sets for no personal gain what so ever. Thanks.

[@lefthandluke8923]

What a great video. I'd give anything for that workshop and garden. Jay is certainly The Man!

[@Bonsaify]

He will definitely appreciate reading that "The Man"! ;-)

[@davidmorgan3508]

Aussie Dave here, wow awesome video and fantastic work 🌲👌. It's great to see the old fella ( hahaha since I'm 61 myself hahaha) growing moss the same way I do. 🤗👍🤗. We need more people like him...

[@Bonsaify]

Thanks Dave! Jay's a seasoned veteran of the bay area bonsai scene. We could definitely use some more like him.

[@davidmorgan3508]

@@Bonsaify 👌🌲🤗

[@CrazyCow500]

Proud man. God bless.

[@joannevandyke5112]

Great introduction to yourself and your collection, (for me) thank you for sharing 😀

[@BlueJayBonsai]

Fantastic tour! Thanks so much Eric & Jay. 👍

[@Bonsaify]

Jay loves publicity. Thanks for watching!

[@stephencreswell229]

Thanks for the episode. I love watching these before messing with my trees. I was outside in my building getting akadama/ pumice sifted and separated for the upcoming repotting season when I got the notification.

[@harleymon407]

Amazing work there sir

[@harrietb2141]

What a nice place. Love it😍

[@bradleyc9538]

Another fantastic video. Thanks Eric!

[@Bonsaify]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@НиколайОргазмович]

Эстет , художник бонсай и ландшафтник в одном лице.

[@themichaellerner]

Thank you for the tour!

[@sagebonsai]

What a legend 👏 👏 👏

[@jasongannon7676]

I enjoyed the tour

[@Andsabe]

Beautiful bonsai

[@timmywood9677]

I live in the Bay Area to Santa Cruz. My favorite tree is my 17 year old Madrone bonsai double trunk. Not to many people grow Madrone trees. But I really like them with the red flaking bark

[@treesbonsaiperfect8420]

wow so beautifoll ❤🌳

[@BONSAIenCORTO]

Espectacular sitio y material. Increíble.

[@elig2714]

Supercool!

[@lefthandluke8923]

Question about "a high middle number" for flowering and fruit trees @7:12. I thought the middle number was for roots, and the third number was for flowers and fruits. Isn't NPK, nitrogen for shoots, phosphorus for roots and potassium for flowers and fruits??

[@mikeswain1945]

A question for Jay McDonald I guess. When he collects the moss, does he have to use it straight away or is there a way of possibly 'preserving' it until needed? In the video, Jay has a number of dishes with moss in them and I wasn't sure if he just collected enough for what he needed that day.

[@Bonsaify]

We often collect moss in winter (rainy season). In the tray it can last a few weeks when watered, but it does better if applied to the soil soon after collecting. The moss can dry out and go dormant without dying but extended periods of dryness make it harder to revive.

[@markfreiberg9906]

Great video! Is there a "Bible" of moss for use on Bonsai, or as a garden itself? I'm wondering how best to grow it in my shade garden.

[@Bonsaify]

Timber Press put out a book called "Moss Gardening" a decade ago. I have a copy, and it's somewhat useful - more for your garden than for bonsai. We basically just look for the right kind of moss and use that, most people don't manage to cultivate it. Although I think a few might finally be getting it right.

[@bafatakisa]

Great man, thanks allot.

[@arnoldmmbb]

Is there any place to see the tanuki pictures? awesome tree

[@Bonsaify]

I asked Jay to send them to me. I'll see if I can post them at some point soon for everyone.

[@arnoldmmbb]

@@Bonsaify it would be awesome to see it Eric

[@9daywonda]

Great fence sculpture. I thought Leslie Nelson was dead hey???

[@Bonsaify]

Wait - when I put that name into google all I get is Leslie Nielsen - the actor from Airplane. So I'm confused...lol.

[@9daywonda]

@@Bonsaify Can't you kinda see the resemblance?

[@9daywonda]

Ohh by the way Happy New Year Hey.

[@GrimsleyAllyn21]

What is liquid gold spray?

[@Bonsaify]

It's a furniture polish spray. amzn.to/3JtP4Wt

[@adel7933]

Jay's youtube, Instagram or Facebook??? I loved it 6:06

[@Bonsaify]

Lol. Well, Jay is not a man of the internet. One of the reasons I thought it valuable to cover his collection here. If he doesn't either call you or text you photos, you'd never know of him. 🤷‍♂️. Unless you're in Marin county and happen to see him driving around with a bonsai in the back of his truck like a mobile billboard.

[@meltdowngrfx969]

If the Big Lebowski was a bonsai artist.

[@dadrip]

HELP NEEDED. My moss on my trees keep getting white fuzzy mold on it. What causes this and what can I do to fix it???

[@Bonsaify]

Hmm. Are you sure it's mold? White fuzzy mold is not common - if you're indoors with poor air circulation that could cause it. More common is mineral residue from water killing moss. So if you live for example in Los Angeles, the tap water is not such that it will make moss grow well. Switch to a cleaner water source, with lower pH and TDS between 25-75 ppm.

[@dadrip]

@@Bonsaify I am indoors this probably poor air circulation. And I have been watering it with well water should I still treat it for pH and such?

[@sgtrock6213]

Yes well water hashish mineral content

[@dragaumchineis5070]

Bom dia, Flor do dia!

[@Islamskie44]

Ма ша Алла

[@GoldenGateSeekers]

👌🏽❤️

[@MiyamotoMusashi9]

I'm glad to see Hulk Hogan found a peaceful retirement

[@Bonsaify]

Yes, after he killed Gawker to the tune of $115M he took up bonsai.😜

[@MiyamotoMusashi9]

@@Bonsaify lol . Love the trees brother... I've learned a lot from you