Don' t hold yourself back: Create Better Bonsai Next Year

[@XaviersBonsaiRetreat]

Easy - I am going to fertilise my trees properly

[@themichaellerner]

I've been maintaining bonsai for 35 years and actively working to learn more and become better at developing them for the past 3 years. I found this video to be quite inspirational! Thank you.

[@Justintanega]

I’m going to try my first air layers next year. The one I’m most excited about is from a mature Arbutus with lovely red flakey bark!

[@ronbrandhorst74]

I must admit I have been collecting some bonsai and was very busy with the correct way of watering. Making a plan ?, no not really, just looking at items on KZbin about bonsai, and be amazed about all these wonderfull healthy trees. You are perfectly right, making a plan, investigate, note successes and failures, etc. Thank you for your insights !

[@derekgillan7314]

Once you realise that green side up works. It get's interesting. Excellent videos. Thanks.

[@Baru_089]

I have mostly enjoyed propagation and holticulture and have always been very cautious in drastic stylings. This year I bought a first ‚high quality‘ pre-bonsai and loved the styling process. I therefore want to work more on trees of this stage next year and get more confident with these kinds of stylings.

[@dermo1981]

Thanks Jelle 👍

[@sbragaglia]

Great video, Jelle! Very insightful! And I’m listening to you in Italian, even though he original is always better!

[@GrowingBonsai]

I know. I never understood voice-overs. I always prefer original audio, with subtitles. That way you get the original energy, fitting to the person speaking..

[@robstanley559]

Thanks for the video Jelle, very good advice. My goals for next year are to take a 121 class, which I have already booked, and to focus on the fertilising needs for my different tress.

[@stuartbaines2843]

Mind reading 😂👍 My List’ contains most of your suggestions. My Primary goals next year will be soil and nutrition. Separating my 4th Air layer and Perhaps a Pine branch graft attempt? Happy Xmas and 🎄 New year 🖖

[@Hollylivengood]

Love the occasional kick. That's how all of mine have improved. My new challenge is better education about the trees I have, and soil.

[@k.s.l3w158]

I'm so glad you did a video like this! I also have a question - I propagated a young weeping willow cutting in August 2024. It's small but vigorous and has refused to go dormant. However, I have other cuttings from the same tree that did go dormant. Why would a tree "stay awake"?

[@pauletheridge7594]

Great advice and very motivating I am a beginner at Bonsai and in 12 months learning so much best thing I did was read a lot of books and I joined a Bonsai club so much information to take in but keep trying to get better at the art 🫶

[@theinfidel2143]

I plan on repotting and trimming roots of my juniper and probably getting a couple other trees to get more varied experience.

[@jang.1185]

I'm going to make successful airlayering on field maple, I'm going to get some young trees and prepare them for forest planting. Also a big step - I must dig out my scots pines, because else they will become only ordinary tree in the ground. I guess these will make it, because they made it thgought when I brought them from the forest in spring two years ago. I need to learn how to make them back buding, make them in an interesting shape. Actually during winter I should cut several brunches which will be no needed. I'm trying to get more and more information about scots pines, also I got interesting info about field maples which is: the more you cut, the stronger is the reaction of the tree. This is another thing I will try to confirm - but first I need that successful airlayers. Last year I probably had too wet substrate for rooting. Well, there is a lot of things :)

[@jang.1185]

Also very important - I must learn how to protect my trees against pests. For example, now I'm quite scared of borers (however, these are difficult to fight). Also fungus infections are my enemy. I will check your video about this issue again.

[@Bonsaicrazy]

Great video Jelle mate i hope to get in a show some day 👊👊 we can dream A 😂😂

[@Bonsaicare86]

Hy also ich finde das Video sehr gut! Ich verstehe genau was du meinst ich mache seit 17 Jahren Bonsai und merke immer wieder das ich stehen bleibe😢 Dann besuche ich Workshops und bekomme wieder frische Inspirationen zum Lernen

[@GrowingBonsai]

Exactly! Take workshops, visit classes, get challenged!

[@robertobreglia9224]

Very interesting video! Thank you very much for your important advices and reflections. 👍👍👍

[@marcovalsesia2020]

I wll go to have more patience with my trees

[@snager80]

I am going to work on pest management. The rodents got to my plants pretty bad this year. I also have some air layers I want to do.

[@christymartin6281]

I built a cage from hardware cloth and firing strips with a hinged door for my bench, to combat the rats that chewed up my trees.

[@AlexBraunton]

Jelle, for you I will prune more 😂

[@JaniLaaksonen91]

Did the friend start the critique by "can I get dutch with you?..."

[@wouterblokdijk1864]

😂

[@rollmop99]

One thing you (I think) missed- is grafting. That's one to learn. EDIT yes you did

[@zimartiste1]

On est toujours débutant....c'est étrange cette traduction automatique...

[@ElPods]

Lamento decirlo, pero ese doblaje automático en español es el peor doblaje que he escuchado... es como si el personaje de doblaje simplemente leyera los subtítulos sin emociones como el inglés... y es un poco irritante y no crea interés... tuve que hacerlo. cambie nuevamente a la voz en inglés para ver el video... creo que la voz del traductor de Google es mejor que esta copia automática...

[@GrowingBonsai]

I know. I never understood voice-overs. I always prefer original audio, with subtitles. That way you get the original energy, fitting to the person speaking..

[@BenshobbyStuff]

great video mate ... but why do you refuse to help me mate its not like im a con man. i genuinely need advice :/