Al Keppler's Tips for Better Bonsai

[Adair M]

Obviously you have been working on JWP lately .

It’s a technique I use on all conifers, actually.

 

[Johnathan]

If growing a seedling through a screen... how do you get it out of the screen without breaking the seedling all up?

 

[barrosinc]

If growing a seedling through a screen... how do you get it out of the screen without breaking the seedling all up?

It's meant to hit it and bend, not go through it

 

[Lazylightningny]

I thought my old mix didn't have bark in it- it truly did. It was just in smaller pieces.
Using a little chunkier mix this time.

I have a hige pile of nursery soil from all the plants that either died or were bare rooted. I sift out the usable bark for use later. I'm a big fan of pine bark. Honestly I don't know if it's pine, spruce, or fir, but it has a lot of usable properties.

 

[Yoppyx]

Im gonna download this on a word doc ty ty

 

[Johnathan]

It's meant to hit it and bend, not go through it

But wouldn't it only produce striations if its allowed to go through the screen? Not around it?

 

[moke]

But wouldn't it only produce striations if its allowed to go through the screen? Not around it?

Here is an example of it being done by the Great Mr Al Kepler.
Here is a link to his blog detailing how he did it. https://bonsaial.wordpress.com/2014/03/23/seedlings-phase-two/

 

[Johnathan]

Here is an example of it being done by the Great Mr Al Kepler.
Here is a link to his blog detailing how he did it. https://bonsaial.wordpress.com/2014/03/23/seedlings-phase-two/

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OOOHHHH!!!! lol so its just a barrier forcing the trunk/ branches to go another direction besides straight lol Makes perfect sense now. The word striations was throwing me off. I was thinking lines along the sides of the stems, as if struggling to force through. Got it! Thank you!

 

[TN_Jim]

It’s the Iron Maiden of bonsai