BlogHide Resteemsresteemedromanolsamuels (59)in bonsai • 6 years agoRepotting my final Ficus for the year. What a way to end off the year with my roots up in the air...As you can see I finished all the work I put aside for this week in two days! Once you get started there is no stopping. The first few Ficus trees I worked on went quickly as I just needed to prune…resteemedromanolsamuels (59)in bonsai • 6 years agoAm I watering my trees the right way? Here are a few handy tips and explanations on watering.Watering is a very interesting topic. I read up a lot on this and watched a few videos at the end of last year as we experienced a drought that took the Western Cape by surprise. I thought it would…resteemedromanolsamuels (59)in bonsai • 6 years agoCeltis Africana my first thread grafting on these speciesSo as you can see today I will be sharing my first attempt to do a thread graft on a Celtis Africana. I have had some success with approach grafts on a Japanese Maple but I have not done any…resteemedromanolsamuels (59)in bonsai • 6 years agoDiscovering my true roots... a tragic tale of two plants in one containerThe weekend I spent a hour untangling the lily's roots from my Podocarpus latifolius (Geelhout). It was a bit more difficult than I expected as the roots where so infused with each other you could…resteemedromanolsamuels (59)in bonsai • 6 years agoCan you spot the tree between the Calla Lily's ?Today I thought I would just give you a quick update on what I am currently busy with and what lies ahead for the weekend. First of all could you see the Podocarpus latifolius (Geelhout) growing…resteemedromanolsamuels (59)in bonsai • 6 years agoNo time to beat around the "bonsai".It's been a while since I uploaded a blog. I must confess I have been neglecting my bonsai the past few weeks. We heading into the last month of winter and we still have level six water…resteemedromanolsamuels (59)in bonsai • 6 years agoIt's all "paws" on deck when it come to harvesting rain water at #bonsaiwithromanoYesterday we received buckets full of much needed rain. I started to get worried as the rainfall this season was not enough to fill all my containers for the coming growing season. I really need to…
