Latest updates from Blue Sky Bonsai
Book update: Signed Copies!
I’m happy to offer signed copies of the hardback edition of the book, which I’ll send you directly myself. If you’d like your own signed copy — or would like me to sign one dedicating it to someone special — here’s how you can get it.
Indoor Bonsai? Tropical Species!
An exclusive chance to see the 25-minute unabridged version of my soon-coming video
Announcing the fabulous new book from Blue Sky Bonsai
Bonsai, the Blue Sky way A simple guide to Bonsai Horticulture The official Blue Sky Bonsai book is a one-of-a-kind guide to bonsai care and cultivation. Featuring over 200 stunning photographs and whiteboard tutorials, Bonsai, the Blue Sky Way offers countless tips and tricks, scientific insights, and practical techniques to help you raise your game in bonsai care…
Exclusive Blue Sky video – only for subscribers
As we head into a new era, I’ve been working on some super-interesting projects. In this post I’m telling you about one of them, but expect more exciting announcements to come soon. This winter I pruned a lot of my deciduous bonsai trees, and filmed the work. I settled on 5 trees to show the progress…
Balancing Branches and Roots?
Every spring, in repotting season, this question comes up: “When I prune the roots, should I prune a roughly equivalent amount of branches to balance the roots?” Comments from YouTube It’s true that chopping a roughly estimated amount of branches to “balance” the pruned roots at the same time, can reduce or stop the remaining…
Watering Bonsai
In a recent video, I discussed the advantages and disadvantages of these five methods of watering your bonsai: The good old watering can A hose with a fine spray nozzle Dunking or submerging the whole pot in water A water box with a wick (Hydrobonsai) An automatic watering system Before we compare those methods, here…
Fertilizer Facts and FAQs
In this video I talked briefly about using fertilizer: The 3 Keys to Bonsai Health. But guess what: fertilizer is *not* one of my 3 key elements! Why not? Read on… Simply put, trees do not die if you don’t use fertilizer. At least, not for several years. In the first year, without fertilizer you…
Bonsai health – light questions
Here are some answers to questions I have received about lighting requirements of bonsai. Question: I don’t have very many places for sun inside. Is artificial lighting out of question? Dave’s answer: Artificial lighting works great, especially these LED lights that emit bright light but not much heat. If you can put it close above…
Branch-pruning questions, answered
After I published this video: Bonsai Care – How to prune your Bonsai tree, also labelled “10 reasons to prune your bonsai”, I received and answered the following questions: Question: Is pruning time any different for an indoor tree? Or is autumn, winter, spring, etc the same? Dave’s answer: For indoor tropicals like ficus, sageretia…
A question of soil
Here are some questions I have received about bonsai soil, with my answers: Question: When you mention good soil could you give examples of this? My biggest fear is the soil not being suitable … When you say that over-watering is not possible I feel very safe knowing that! But now I’m concerned about my…
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