colanders

Found these colanders at Daiso, the Japanese chain store. U$2.50 each. 3 sizes, strong and well finished. Repotted today a young Elm in training, using fast draining soil; lets see the results. The idea is a maze of fine roots due to the natural air pruning.

First a quick nod to the father of the "happy accident." Thanks Bob Ross! Everyone knows I love me some strainers. I have been using them since @Vance Wood's patented work turned me on to them about 10 years ago. (Hey Vance, who knew you would pretty much change the way pre-bonsai are grown and...

So colanders, pond baskets or grocery store plastic baskets are very good for bonsai in training. One school of thought says "the roots get automatically air-pruned by light and dryness"; the other says "light by itself will not kill roots"; so air pruning means roots getting their way out of...

Tired of going downstairs to pick up trees that test gravity in the wind, and understanding the benefits of colanders, I decided to solve a couple problems. Crappy pots, and crappy broken pots! One 4in clay completely destroyed, in a sock holding it together. Ham containers, small nursery...