@@Rob6. Yeah - like we all believe that will happen!! I bet you have 100 by Spring. I'm doing a premiere this Sat afternoon if you are free. They are normally good fun and full of chat.
Thanks for sharing your journey and participating in the challenge. Next time you have a pot that you know will be a difficult repot, without breaking the pot, try inserting a plastic pot inside, after putting dirt around it, and cover with sphagnum moss. It works well with pots that curve in , too. Azalea is a good choice for the time of year!
Hi Brenda, Full disclosure - my azalea is sulking badly and is now in the greenhouse ICU with a load of Ficus to help promote humidity. They are still green beneath so I am quietly confident of a return to health.
I can't believe I never saw this before, I had a great laugh Xavier, thanks for all your hard work putting these together, I notice and appreciate all your little jokes
Cheers, though there is a lot of work to do on it in the spring - it is just about hanging together after ebing cooked in summer and frozen recently. Cheers Xav
I love your creation and I think you succeeded in the challenge the best I’ve seen so far. I called at my local garden centre this morning and just for fun looked at the pots and shrubs as if I was doing the challenge. A 3 litre bag of bonsai potting mix £5. A bonsai pot (terracotta or mass produced glazed) under £10. And a good choice of acers at £16.99. So £32 in all. In the end I did buy an acer I liked so I’ll have a go at my own challenge.
Ohw Boy.. No more excuses. Luckily... I have worked & taped the whole thing already! Lets see what I have done? Next week saturday I hope to premiere it!
great choice to pick the tree for bonsai....great for $50 Bonsai Challenge...best regards from Indonesia....let us make it More Viral...i am follow too..let us all..in One Big Circle Of Bonsai Friendships.
Thanks for the advice on the background music it is in the process of being clipped! So timestamps may be out and any new viewers will miss out on my incredibly versatile musical range!!!
Well done Xav. This challenge came at just the wrong time for me with my op. but I'll try and get on with it as soon as I can - maybe have to wait 'till next year now. At least I'll get to see how everyone's creations are progressing. 👍👍
Very Interesting composition. After watching several of these now I think this challenge would have had a much higher success rate if performed in spring. It would be interesting to know how many actually survived this process in the middle of the summer. Good luck. Thanks, keep growing
Totally agree the challenge gets harder as we progress further into summer. That was why i gambled on azalea. It was a lot of fun and who knoes?? Cheers Matt
Just read Stefaan’s comment, he’s not wrong. Don’t wanna loose you, play your cards right (no politics either 🤭🤐) you’ll go stellar 💫🌟 but would you be d same Xavier?! 🤷🏼♀️✌️
Challenging question...Bonsai or Penjing? Nice composition nevertheless. Love the idea of a follow-up in spring. Should make this an annual call for action.
Clever or mental? Either way I like you, heavy handed,clipper-happy n politically incorrect, if you don’t mind my saying so?! Heaven forfend that I hurt your feelings. God bless you 🙏✝️ ✌️🇺🇦🌻✌️
Thanks Fred...it is looking a little more sun wearied right now so I have it recovering in the greenhouse with my ficus. Fingers crossed for the spring :)
Watch out with copyright infringement. The radio music can make your video be banned and you'll get a warning. Don't know if you took care of that but I just wanted to mention as I don't want your channel to disappear. Nice vid.
Sounds like you have found the right way to do things. i have never tried to make my own pots but it is definitely something I want to do soon. Cheers.
Good morning Xavier, nothing to do with the challenge, tho that’l be interesting, it’s about moss. I’ve just found your channel n I’m randomly flicking through your vids so can’t remember when you bemoaned the moss destruction being wrought in your garden. I’ve had great success with the ‘moss paste’ solution (see Back Garden Bonsai) it’s slower than planting moss pieces but it stays put when it germinates! Genius!! God bless you 🙏✝️ ✌️🇺🇦🌻✌️
Thanks for that bit of advice - I will have a look. The issue with the moss is not it growing it is the pesky birds that insist on digging it up no matter how well I attach it. I've used staples and group protection. Nothing works and when I do use netting the bigger birds cause even more damage trying to get through it. This morning another tree lost moss that had been growing for nearly 2 years - soul destroying :(
P.S I’m thoroughly enjoying your channel n appreciate all the work you put into it, thanku n more power to your elbow (n anything else that needs it!) I’ve subscribed of course. Greetings from drizzley Devon 👋🏻
2yrs growth, hmm, the problems I’ve had was establishing moss so paste has been the answer. Sacrificial moss? Bird playground?! I can almost hear your little man warning you against this mad woman! 🙅🏻♂️
@@gayefanner731 It's great to hear someone is actually enjoying this. Seriously I do appreciate the supportive comments because I really enjoy making fun of myself whilst hacking trees to death. :)
Cheers - it is not looking quite so positive at the moment but I think I have one good azalea hanging on in the composition. Spring will be about rebuilding and sustaining it for the future.
I went to Downtown again yesterday and bought another bargain basement special of Dwarf Azaleas. i'm doig a short video on that soon. I will literally cut the tops off and leave to next spring.
Again, throughly enjoyed watching that 🪴 I’m impressed with your creativity, that’s the great thing about this challenge, you get to see how each of us makes our choices and what inspired such creations 💚 I can’t help but imagine how many of us would have walked past the vase or simply written it off as a possibility. Not you though, you see a vision and execute it 💪🏼✨ Although I haven’t been nominated yet 😆
Oh dear now i feel guilty! Actually i nominted 2 people one of whom has already been nominated. Will you accept the challenge. I will ammend the description.
@@frederickkleyhnans1634 very true but I did use stuff that was rubbish and lying about. None of the extra stuff cost anything. It was a wonderful opportunity for expression with a fun challenge.
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Thoroughly enjoyed your unusual approach to this challenge, and you have gained another subscriber! Now to check all your previous vid's.
Thank you...i hope the other vids dont waste too much of your time! Do you have many bonsai?
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat I currently have 75/80 but will be cutting back next year, I'm a pensioner and want a little less work come spring?
@@Rob6. Yeah - like we all believe that will happen!! I bet you have 100 by Spring. I'm doing a premiere this Sat afternoon if you are free. They are normally good fun and full of chat.
Loving the creativity and different way of thinking out the challenge. The speech bubbles always make me smile too.
Thanks Chris...the speech bubbles can be a little distracting sometimes but they allow me to have a little laugh at myself🙈
How fun! I'm off to find the update! The landscape really sets it off!
I better make sure the update is linked :)
Thanks for sharing your journey and participating in the challenge. Next time you have a pot that you know will be a difficult repot, without breaking the pot, try inserting a plastic pot inside, after putting dirt around it, and cover with sphagnum moss. It works well with pots that curve in , too. Azalea is a good choice for the time of year!
I never gave that a thought and it definitely seems a good idea. Thank you for taking the time to watch and to comment. Cheers
I know this is years old! But I cursed out loud when you made that big chop to that one plant!
I wish you could have cursed out louder and a lot sooner my friend :)
I like watching all these but I think the real challenge is to watch and see how many actually survive.
Hi Brenda, Full disclosure - my azalea is sulking badly and is now in the greenhouse ICU with a load of Ficus to help promote humidity. They are still green beneath so I am quietly confident of a return to health.
I love the concept!!!!!! Realy cool.
Thank you Brian. Like all concepts reality can sometimes get in the way! It is hanging in...just :)
I can't believe I never saw this before, I had a great laugh Xavier, thanks for all your hard work putting these together, I notice and appreciate all your little jokes
Aaghh - so one of the select community who actually watch most of the video. Did you watch the follow up of this challenge to see how it changed?
Great job on this mate looks amazing 🤟🏴🤟
Cheers, though there is a lot of work to do on it in the spring - it is just about hanging together after ebing cooked in summer and frozen recently. Cheers Xav
This will look great!
Grts
Kennet
It is hanging in despite the volcanic activity :)
I love your creation and I think you succeeded in the challenge the best I’ve seen so far. I called at my local garden centre this morning and just for fun looked at the pots and shrubs as if I was doing the challenge. A 3 litre bag of bonsai potting mix £5. A bonsai pot (terracotta or mass produced glazed) under £10. And a good choice of acers at £16.99. So £32 in all. In the end I did buy an acer I liked so I’ll have a go at my own challenge.
When you finish feel free to send me a picture. Just be careful with much root work👌
Ohw Boy.. No more excuses. Luckily... I have worked & taped the whole thing already! Lets see what I have done? Next week saturday I hope to premiere it!
I look forward to that Jelle and apologies for my terrible pronounciation of your name.
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat No worries. In some of the countries I have lived, I have used Jay instead :)
great choice to pick the tree for bonsai....great for $50 Bonsai Challenge...best regards from Indonesia....let us make it More Viral...i am follow too..let us all..in One Big Circle Of Bonsai Friendships.
I agree and i think your name is brilliant
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat hi hi hi...no Sir...you are....🙂🙂🙂🙏🙏🙏
Thanks for the advice on the background music it is in the process of being clipped! So timestamps may be out and any new viewers will miss out on my incredibly versatile musical range!!!
Very Cool!
But will it make it through to next spring...there are some unexpected developments to report next year :)
Well done Xav. This challenge came at just the wrong time for me with my op. but I'll try and get on with it as soon as I can - maybe have to wait 'till next year now. At least I'll get to see how everyone's creations are progressing. 👍👍
I think your operation was perfectly timed. It was definitely not the right moment to be trying repots and root prunes...
Very Interesting composition.
After watching several of these now I think this challenge would have had a much higher success rate if performed in spring. It would be interesting to know how many actually survived this process in the middle of the summer. Good luck. Thanks, keep growing
Totally agree the challenge gets harder as we progress further into summer. That was why i gambled on azalea. It was a lot of fun and who knoes?? Cheers Matt
So impressed with the end result! That pot with the azalea is my new favourite composition in the garden 😁
👏👏👏
Im sure you starred that video. Can i have your autograph!!
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat 😂 Sure I’ll scribble on your coffee mug later
You wanna watch that one Xav, she’ll steal your channel! 🤪 ✌️
@@gayefanner731 im very lucky.
Just read Stefaan’s comment, he’s not wrong. Don’t wanna loose you, play your cards right (no politics either 🤭🤐) you’ll go stellar 💫🌟 but would you be d same Xavier?! 🤷🏼♀️✌️
wow you bonsai look so beautyful. amazing great idea xavier. nice greet ben😉
Thanks for lookng but I think your song was much more inspiring :)
Nice but am wondering about drainage with it on the slant , did you put another hole in the bottom. Won’t it collect water at the base.
Yeah...i will be drilling a hole at the base. Good spot😊
Challenging question...Bonsai or Penjing? Nice composition nevertheless. Love the idea of a follow-up in spring. Should make this an annual call for action.
Good point - maybe I am disqualified for trying to be too clever :)
Clever or mental? Either way I like you, heavy handed,clipper-happy n politically incorrect, if you don’t mind my saying so?! Heaven forfend that I hurt your feelings. God bless you 🙏✝️ ✌️🇺🇦🌻✌️
Absolutely loved the final composition, fine line between madness n genius!! ✌️
@@gayefanner731 im fully onboard. Cheers
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New subscriber here and new to Bonsai love to learn and like 81. Starting out making my own bonsai pots to save money
Thanks for subscribing and I hope I don't bore you too much. Mind...if I do, you will just unsubscribe :)
Great work looks awesome 👏
Thanks Fred...it is looking a little more sun wearied right now so I have it recovering in the greenhouse with my ficus. Fingers crossed for the spring :)
I think TH-cam are recycling old comments back to my unanswered box?
Watch out with copyright infringement. The radio music can make your video be banned and you'll get a warning. Don't know if you took care of that but I just wanted to mention as I don't want your channel to disappear. Nice vid.
Ok...i didnt think of that. Cheers
So.. here goes. Challenge Accepted.
th-cam.com/video/Kjgpoc-Mo3s/w-d-xo.html live later today.
Soooo - do you think you won. Mine is looking a little poorly right now!!
Nice, great idea with the Pot 👍
Thanks - I'd like to say that was my original plan...but I ended up having to improvise :)
That is a really cool bonsai idea! A little bit unconventional, but I like it! New subscriber. 😀👍
Cheers a bit of mutual channel praise😁
All my pots cost me less than $2.00 USD home made and some are not so pretty but work well
Sounds like you have found the right way to do things. i have never tried to make my own pots but it is definitely something I want to do soon. Cheers.
Good morning Xavier, nothing to do with the challenge, tho that’l be interesting, it’s about moss. I’ve just found your channel n I’m randomly flicking through your vids so can’t remember when you bemoaned the moss destruction being wrought in your garden. I’ve had great success with the ‘moss paste’ solution (see Back Garden Bonsai) it’s slower than planting moss pieces but it stays put when it germinates! Genius!! God bless you 🙏✝️ ✌️🇺🇦🌻✌️
Thanks for that bit of advice - I will have a look. The issue with the moss is not it growing it is the pesky birds that insist on digging it up no matter how well I attach it. I've used staples and group protection. Nothing works and when I do use netting the bigger birds cause even more damage trying to get through it. This morning another tree lost moss that had been growing for nearly 2 years - soul destroying :(
P.S I’m thoroughly enjoying your channel n appreciate all the work you put into it, thanku n more power to your elbow (n anything else that needs it!) I’ve subscribed of course. Greetings from drizzley Devon 👋🏻
2yrs growth, hmm, the problems I’ve had was establishing moss so paste has been the answer. Sacrificial moss? Bird playground?! I can almost hear your little man warning you against this mad woman! 🙅🏻♂️
@@gayefanner731 I just checked with the birds and they are very happy for me to try and get more moss using this method :)
@@gayefanner731 It's great to hear someone is actually enjoying this. Seriously I do appreciate the supportive comments because I really enjoy making fun of myself whilst hacking trees to death. :)
Wow👍😍😍😍
Cheers - it is not looking quite so positive at the moment but I think I have one good azalea hanging on in the composition. Spring will be about rebuilding and sustaining it for the future.
Cheers.. But i think it's good azalea bonsai, friend.. Good work and get the results as expected.. 👍💪
I think it was an inspired idea to do it that way.
Cheers shipmate. That was planning on the hop like any true naval officer. A comedy of mistakes.
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat 😂 Officers, Making simple stuff hard since 1805
I'm going shopping for an Azalea!
I went to Downtown again yesterday and bought another bargain basement special of Dwarf Azaleas. i'm doig a short video on that soon. I will literally cut the tops off and leave to next spring.
Way to think outside the pot!
Cheers...I've had to drill some larger holes in the bottom of that since filming to get better drainage flow!
Again, throughly enjoyed watching that 🪴 I’m impressed with your creativity, that’s the great thing about this challenge, you get to see how each of us makes our choices and what inspired such creations 💚 I can’t help but imagine how many of us would have walked past the vase or simply written it off as a possibility. Not you though, you see a vision and execute it 💪🏼✨
Although I haven’t been nominated yet 😆
Oh dear now i feel guilty! Actually i nominted 2 people one of whom has already been nominated. Will you accept the challenge. I will ammend the description.
Ok - you are now shown as replacement nominee...go for it :)
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat oh, it’s real now? How exciting 😆 where can I find the rules for the challenge?
@@BonsaiCornwall it comes up on my video pretty early but check the link to bonsai yeah - carlos.
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat oh yes, thank you. I can’t wait for you to watch my video lol - cheers! 💚
Great work looks awesome 👏
Thank you - Now I just need to persuade it to stay that way :)
Very nice and imaginitive....but not in the rules with the extra nice pot or potholder as that makes all the difference with the overall design
@@frederickkleyhnans1634 very true but I did use stuff that was rubbish and lying about. None of the extra stuff cost anything. It was a wonderful opportunity for expression with a fun challenge.