Okay, so there will be times when you are dealing with a very large branch or have a need to change your trunk line. One way to approach this is to use one or multiple large wires to wrap and then bend the branch. However the use of guidewires is a great way to do the same thing with better control and a smaller size wire. In the video I show what I mean:
In this photo you can see the remnants of the initial twist that I did in order to create the loop around the branch and the root. As you can now see it is twisted as the wire is turned so that it can be all but cut off.
Here is the complete guidewire insalled top to bottom. Please note that you will want to add some sort of padding at the points where it touches the trees under the wire to protect the cambium. You need to install before you start twisting the wire
Actually I’m making fertilizer cakes. There are a number of bonsas fertilizers, and fertilizer cakes on the market. In fact, Orlando Bonsai sells some. However you can easily make them yourself and save a lot of money. In this video I show start to finish how to make fertilizer cakes. Also I provide the ingredients afterwards so that you know how much of each ingredient to add.
Bonsai Fertilizer Cakes recipe
3 Parts Cottonseed Meal
2 Parts Garden Lime
1 Part Blood Meal
1 Part Bone Meal
For Every 5 pounds of dry ingredients
5oz Fish Emulsion
Mix with Peters or Miracle Grow (20-20-20) Ful Strength
Optional 1.5oz – 2oz Super Thrive
Bond it all together with an 8oz bottle Elmer’s Glue
Spread on cookie sheet 1″ think
Cut into 1″ X 1″ cubes
Let dry thoroughly before storing
Store in airtight container
(recipe (in part) source “Superfeeding” Author Michael Persiano, Consulting Master Chase Rosade)
There is a large amount of tools available for bonsai, and not knowing what you need could be costly. I wanted to go over the top three most needed bonsai tools so that people new to Bonsai could have an idea of what they need.
The details involved with bonsai are many, but there are some simple tasks that sometimes are overlooked that shouldn’t be. I searched the internet for a good demonstration on how to secure the mesh screening into a bonsai pot. I didn’t find one so I decided to create my own.
