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Bonsaiwithromano
@romanolsamuels
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Western Cape, South Africa
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https://bonsaiwithromano.wordpress.com
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2018-03-13 06:15
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romanolsamuels
bonsai
2020-03-19 09:09
Sticking to what I know during these trying times
This past week has been a very difficult time for me. I am depended entirely on the events industry and with the #corona virus infections escalation in South Africa most of my work/events up until the
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romanolsamuels
bonsai
2020-03-17 10:56
Japanday 2020: Young Talent Competition
I was glad to hear that the Japanday 2020 held at Oude Libertas open air theater on 14 May 2020 was not canceled due to the #corona virus outbreak. Although this is a very serious outbreak the treat level
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romanolsamuels
bonsai
2020-03-08 05:38
Trying to balance work and bonsai
Living a balanced lifestyle is harder than it looks. I know this as I am currently balancing work, family, running and bonsai. This does not seem like it can be a difficult thing to do but it's hard to
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romanolsamuels
bonsai
2020-02-18 22:21
The fruit of your labor
This week I was blessed with two figs on my bonsai tree. They have been on the tree now for some time and I have been waiting for them to be ready to eat. Today was that day! The figs were nice, firm and
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romanolsamuels
bonsai
2020-01-13 13:40
Ceder Basic Maintenance.
Last week I posted a blog about a Ficus tree that I defoliated. To read more on that see the link below: This week I thought I would show how I trimmed a Ceder tree that I have been working on over the
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romanolsamuels
bonsai
2020-01-09 05:15
Ficus defoliation progress
Happy belated new years to all the #steemit guys and gals. Hope you had an eventfull festive season and that you could use this time to rest so that you are ready for 2020. In my last blog I mentioned
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romanolsamuels
bonsai
2019-12-11 10:55
Boland Bonsai Kai Annual Club Show 2019
The last few weeks has been amazing. I was once again head of the committee that was responsible for all the arrangements for our club's annual show. Everything went according to plan and the event turned
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romanolsamuels
bonsai
2019-11-19 13:53
What happened here? Let's cut back on the...
Last week and Friday I decided to take the day off to work on trimming a few of my trees. This turned out to be one of the best decisions that I could have made. I ended up trimming back more than seven
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romanolsamuels
bonsai
2019-10-26 04:51
#Bonsaicare : Consistent pruning and the long term effects
Why choose a subject like consistency when talking about pruning you might think. I deliberately chose this topic as I find myself setting things off more and more now that I am running my own company.
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romanolsamuels
bonsai
2019-10-01 18:40
The importance of restyling as part of bonsai maintenance. Ceder bonsai restyle.
This past weekend I made time to work on my trees. I trimmed a few trees and cleaned a few of the bonsai benches. As I was working on my trees I saw this Ceder that started to show signs of grow. I wanted
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romanolsamuels
bonsai
2019-09-21 17:48
The long awaited re-potting of one of my oldest bonsai trees. How a compacted soil mixture can influence your watering routine...
It's been a while since I have been on the site to upload an article. I started my own company in May 2019 and it has taken up most of my time trying to get the company of the ground. I'm happy to announce
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romanolsamuels
bonsai
2019-06-13 05:26
Grandma Maggies forest maintenance
I finally got myself to sit down and write the blog on grandma Maggie's forest. The past few weeks have been hectic. I started a new business and had to hand over work at my old job. Very exciting times.
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romanolsamuels
bonsai
2019-05-27 08:30
Making time to work on your bonsai
I read a lot of online blogs and articles on bonsai and every article I read has at least one good idea you can take away from it. This led me to wonder what I could write about that I truly knew a lot
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graft
2019-04-22 13:27
My thread graft follow up. Removed the feeder branch.
This week was a very interesting one. I finally got to remove my feeder branches on my thread grafts. I will be showing you a few photos of how I removed the feeder branches. I also shortened the tree
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romanolsamuels
hiking
2019-04-06 13:12
I conquered one of the "New 7 wonders of nature". My two and a half hour climb to the top of #tablemountain
I recently decided to hike up one of the new seven wonders of nature (Table Mountain). I wanted to share my experience with you. I must just say right up front that this hike was not planned properly and
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romanolsamuels
bonsai
2019-04-02 07:12
#Japanday2019 . My Experience during Japanday 2019 in Stellenbosch.
Today I just want to share my experience during the #Japanday2019 celebrations. This year the theme was the rugby edition due to that fact that the rugby world cup will be hosted by Japan this year. It
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romanolsamuels
bonsai
2019-03-25 10:48
Emergency repotting. Monkey Thorn tree repotted after wooden box fell apart
Hey guys! O boy, have I missed posting blogs and sharing my stories with you. I know a few months have past between my blog entries and I really want to apologize for that. There are a few things that
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romanolsamuels
bonsai
2019-01-23 15:29
I have a bonsai tree how do I keep it in shape? Here are a few basic steps to keep your bonsai in good shape.
Ever wondered how to take care of a bonsai tree? Well today I will be sharing a few tips and things I do to keep my bonsai trees in shape and most importantly in good health. In this blog I will be telling
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romanolsamuels
bonsai
2019-01-13 09:09
Juniper Nana Highlights transformation and detialed video. "measure twice,cut once"
It's been 26 days since my last blog, seems like an eternity. But not to worry I'm back and I have finally shaken off the holiday mood. Today I want to share the work that I did on the Juniper in the feature
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romanolsamuels
bonsai
2018-12-18 15:30
Repotting 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 them.
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