Unlock the Secrets to Bonsai Success: Changing Your Mindset

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Good info Josh!

[@joelhiggins6156]

Most underrated Bonsai channel on KZbin

[@BonsaiEn]

I will stay patient and continue making videos and hopefully the channel will gain some traction.

[@MikhailVolik]

Greetings from South Russia! I started doing bonsai about four years ago, collecting knowledge bit by bit from the biggest bonsai bloggers like Peter from Heron’s Bonsai or Nigel Saunders. But I felt thar something still was missing, something of great importance… And now a came across your videos and rethought all my bonsai experience. Josh, your pieces of advice and your thoughts were just the last missing puzzle I craved for. I finally began to ask myself questions like „why am I cutting this branch right now?“ or „what role does this particular component of the soil mix play in the whole picture?“. I realised the absolute necessity of the training period with big containers and organic soil and a whole bunch of other stuff from your other videos. I owe you my gratitude for setting my mind the right way about this matter. Thank you very very much!

[@phillipgarcia4581]

Excellent Video...Thank You for that...

[@bhenders52]

Thank you Josh! Happy New Year!

[@BonsaiEn]

Happy new year to you as well.

[@porkoholic]

Goodmorning... Lots of really eye opening points... Gotta make sure i don't forget any of these

[@roberthidalgo2088]

Spot on! Appreciate your emphasis of development versus refinement. A compromise I suggest is to use "attractive flower pots in appropriate capacities" as "nursery pots" to appease the wife, neighbors, etc.

[@BonsaiEn]

Thanks for the kind words, I still use black plastic pots to develop because at that stage it's not about aesthetics but horticulture and the black plastic really helps with root development by keeping the soil warm encouraging fast root growth.

[@jacktaylor6190]

All good points! I just got a Excambron from Puerto Rico I will try to use these points in the growing of this tree!

[@CLANCY759]

I'm brand new to bonsai and got a starter kit for Christmas. I'm very excited and very glad I found this awesome channel. Cheers!

[@andrewgibbons4549]

Thanks for the video..you have shown me heaps in that video.

[@andyhansen3117]

Very enlightening, Keep up the good workand thanks

[@ricardorodriguez9508]

My first mistake already. Tools. I didn’t think about having a clean cut but when you mentioned it can damage the tree with the pressure it made sense. Great analogy on the human body. Welp, better look for some good cutting tools.

[@thomasheiser9955]

thanks for your continued efforts to bring thoughtfulness to bonsai cultivation. I have been the victim of bonsai "dogma " for years, wasting much time and destroying trees in the process. please keep it going!

[@cherylandrews3195]

Thanks for the great info :) Will you be doing any more "critiques of viewers bonsai"? I love those!

[@sagebonsai]

Thanks Josh, yes without proper knowledge on tools my first set was just anything that I could use to achieve bonsai. Then I got a cheap set on Amazon, I literally had to strengthen them and sharpen them because they were a softer steel type. I know this might be a complicated subject but I was wondering in one of your future videos can we talk about soil fixation plants as bonsai just like my sagebrush you see in my icon. I had it for almost four years and still haven't seen it bloom.

[@chrisbanner7551]

You deserve millions of subscribers mate Absolute quality videos the way you break everything down into the hows/whys/when's 👌🏼 I don't think I've came across any bonsai channels with million subs so maybe your the one

[@BonsaiEn]

Thanks for the kind words mate.

[@adampickering5477]

I invested in some sharpening courses to make sure my tools are always sharp

[@aysinduarte]

Hi Josh thanks for this video. This bonsai mindset dot points you have listed, can you do a series on each of those points to discuss in greater detail? I know you have covered several of these points in your other videos, but considering you have been working on junipers on your very recent videos, maybe focusing on a junipers needs in the series for us beginners would be great as they are a popular plant to work with as a beginner. I personally love maples so a series on them would be awesome.

[@BonsaiEn]

Hi, we cover all these points in depth over 4hrs in our beginners course at www.TheBonsaiDojo.com :)

[@aysinduarte]

@@BonsaiEn sorry I did see the after I had posted my comment.

[@gyulazarka730]

Dear Josh! Thank you for this nice video. I did the beginners course on the Bonsai Dojo...really looking forward to the next one. Can U Tell me when is it going to be continued? Greetings from Hungary 😊

[@BonsaiEn]

We are working on new courses for this year! I'm glad to hear you did the beginners course, I hope you have a new found confidence in your bonsai technique.

[@gyulazarka730]

@@BonsaiEn Absolutely! It really helps to avoid common mistakes (which I did☺️) and leads to a New perspective on approaching bonsai

[@pedroreyes5158]

Thanks excellent class. Question? I can mix organic soil with inorganic soil?

[@BonsaiEn]

Yes you can mix the 2, as long as you know why you are mixing them and know what your goal is. It helps to understand each components moisture holding capacity, it's nutrient holding capacity and how well it drains and make sure all these things line up with your environment, stage of development or refinement, and goals for your tree.

[@pedroreyes5158]

@@BonsaiEn thanks

[@gyulazarka730]

Dear Josh! Can you make a crash course about japanese white pines (pinus parviflora) like the black pine crash course-which was awesome😄

[@BonsaiEn]

unfortunately i wouldn't be the best person to get advice from for white pine. although i have an understanding of that species to a degree i have never actually had one as the environment i live in here will kill them pretty quickly as we don't have cold enough winters for the dormancy requirement's of that species.

[@gyulazarka730]

Ok. Thank you! Happy New Year🥳🥳

[@Hellspijker]

Nice and helpfull video, I took some notes. 1 thing tho, about japanese steel is a myth. yeah in the middle ages they had better steel then say europe. but now a days, steel is made to international standerds. it is TRUE those cheap sets are made of the cheapest materials, and not the good type of steel. SO your point is totaly correct, but that about steel is a myth. good bonsai tools can be made anywhere is they use the good steel, and you got to pay the price for that good material.

[@helland11]

Great Course, really enjoyed it. As a beginner., may i still ask a few questions... 1. How do you know its time to sleep pot? 2. What mix could you suggest for Acer seedlings in development for a bit humid climate (Stockholm) 3. Is it possible to have a short zoom call to ask about other things, how much would it cost?

[@BonsaiEn]

We slip pot just as the roots begin to fill the pot but before they become root bound. As for developing any tree i would use organic soil, you should be able to just get a general mix from a local nursery and add something to it to help it drain better like perlite. And i do 1 on 1 zoom lessons, you can find my available times here www.bonsai-en.com.au/online-events

[@helland11]

@@BonsaiEn but how technically can i see that roots have filled the plastic non transparent pot?

[@jameswalker3416]

Are you planning on doing a video on design? That to me is the hard part.

[@BonsaiEn]

I am actually about to start a full curriculum on design for the Bonsai Dojo. Going to break down all the different styles and their characteristics plus go through all the guidelines of proportions and angles etc etc.

[@brucedeacon28]

👍🍎👌

[@Josef_R]

You left out, "Become a slave to your trees."