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Grow With Kit
United Kingdom
Приєднався 27 вер 2008
My channel is all about becoming as self sufficient and organic as possible by growing & raising as much of our own food as we can and using reclaimed wood and recycled materials to build anything we may need along the way.
I’ll be filming as much as I can and using UA-cam and it’s community to learn as I go.
I hope you enjoy watching my videos as much as I enjoy making them.
I’ll be filming as much as I can and using UA-cam and it’s community to learn as I go.
I hope you enjoy watching my videos as much as I enjoy making them.
How to Pot on & Feed your Pre-Bonsai Trees for Faster Growth
Hi everyone, today I’m showing you how to pot on your pre bonsai trees for faster growth and thicker trunks, I’ll also talk a little bit about how I go about feeding my trees throughout the growing season.
I try to keep things as simple as possible to show how easy growing trees for bonsai can be for everyone.
Hope you enjoy and thank you for watching.
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I try to keep things as simple as possible to show how easy growing trees for bonsai can be for everyone.
Hope you enjoy and thank you for watching.
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How to grow Trees in pots for future Bonsai | Advice for Beginners
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Hi everyone, today I’m going to show you how to grow trees in pots for future Bonsai. I’ve been growing trees in pots and containers for over 10yrs and just recently I’ve got interested in Bonsai. I hear a lot of unhelpful advice given to beginners so I thought I’d make a video from my personal experience showing you guys how easy it can be to start out with Bonsai. Hope you find this helpful a...
Let’s get this long Grass Cut | new woodland area
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Today I’m cutting the long overgrown grass in our new woodland area.
What Food am I Growing this year? Late Sowings
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Hi everyone, today I’m showing you what food I’m growing this year, from tomatoes to onions & more. I grow fruit & veg every year, this year I’m a bit late so we’ll have to wait and see how my late sowings do.
Pruning my Pre-Bonsai Mountain Ash Trees
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Hi everyone, today I’ll be pruning my two Mountain Ash (Rowan) trees, these trees are pre bonsai at the moment so I’m pruning to get them more compact but also I still want them to grow and thicken up more.
Pruning my Pre-Bonsai Birch Trees Grown from Seeds
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Hi everyone, today I’m out in the garden pruning some of my trees, I was about to prune my birch trees that I grew from seed, I thought I’d do a video for you guys incase your interested in how I go about pruning ready for future bonsai.
Growing Trees from Seed Update | Japanese Maple, Birch, Hazelnut & more!!!
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Today I’m updating you on various trees I’ve grown from seed over the past few years, some of which have started their bonsai training. I’ve got Japanese maples, hawthorn, oak, birch & cotoneaster.
First Pruning of the season for some of my Bonsai
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First Pruning of the season for some of my Bonsai
Late Spring Garden Tour - Fruit Veg, Bonsai & more
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Late Spring Garden Tour - Fruit Veg, Bonsai & more
Strimming Overgrown Grass & Weeds | Sit back & Relax
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Strimming Overgrown Grass & Weeds | Sit back & Relax
Spring Garden Updates - Veg, Fruit trees, Greenhouse & more
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Spring Garden Updates - Veg, Fruit trees, Greenhouse & more
Bargain Supermarket Fruit Trees | initial thoughts & repotting
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Whilst at the supermarket the other day I saw these small fruit trees at a bargain price, I decided to buy 2 of the varieties I’ve not heard of before. Honeyberry & Aronia. I’ve later found out the Aronia is commonly called Chokeberry. I’ll be giving you my initial thoughts and repotting both the trees, I decided I needed to bare root them in the end. Anyway, thanks for watching.
Potting up collected Cotoneaster Trees for future Bonsai
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Today I’m in the greenhouse potting up some cotoneaster trees that I’ve collected from a garden clearance. I’m going to be growing these on for future bonsai, at the moment they are pre bonsai so I’m planting them in large flower pots to grow on and thicken up.
Potting up Bare Root Plants | Rose & Weigela
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Today I’m potting up 2 new bare root plants, a climbing rose and a Weigela. I’ll show you the whole process to pot up your bare rooted perennial plants successfully.
Bonsai projects progress report | early spring 2024
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Bonsai projects progress report | early spring 2024
Repotting a Volunteer wild Cherry Sapling | pre Bonsai training
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Repotting a Volunteer wild Cherry Sapling | pre Bonsai training
Working on my Spruce Bonsai from seedling
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Working on my Spruce Bonsai from seedling
Pre Bonsai updates | Spring in the greenhouse
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Pre Bonsai updates | Spring in the greenhouse
Hazelnut tree 6yrs from seed | Repot & Root prune Pre-Bonsai
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Hazelnut tree 6yrs from seed | Repot & Root prune Pre-Bonsai
Repotting my little Fuji Cherry pre Bonsai tree
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Repotting my little Fuji Cherry pre Bonsai tree
Drastic Root prune for my Lilac Tree | pre-Bonsai
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Drastic Root prune for my Lilac Tree | pre-Bonsai
Repotting my Japanese Maple ‘going green’ | Pre-Bonsai
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Repotting my Japanese Maple ‘going green’ | Pre-Bonsai
Repotting my Japanese Maple Seedlings | Pre-Bonsai
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Repotting my Japanese Maple Seedlings | Pre-Bonsai
Big Magnolia Tree starts its Bonsai journey from Ground to Pot
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Big Magnolia Tree starts its Bonsai journey from Ground to Pot
Pruning 4 more of my pre-Bonsai Trees | Lilac, Cherry & Japanese Maple
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Pruning 4 more of my pre-Bonsai Trees | Lilac, Cherry & Japanese Maple
Repotting my Fuji Cherry pre-Bonsai | kojo-no-mai
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Repotting my Fuji Cherry pre-Bonsai | kojo-no-mai
Planting Bare Root Fruit Trees in Pots | Granny Smith Apple
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Planting Bare Root Fruit Trees in Pots | Granny Smith Apple
Pruning some of my pre-Bonsai Trees | Field maple, Willow & Hazelnut
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Pruning some of my pre-Bonsai Trees | Field maple, Willow & Hazelnut
Repotting & root pruning my Collected Hawthorn pre-Bonsai
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Repotting & root pruning my Collected Hawthorn pre-Bonsai
Pruning 4 of my Japanese Maple Trees | pre-Bonsai
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Pruning 4 of my Japanese Maple Trees | pre-Bonsai
So very nice I'm trying to do one now I put too much water in my cement though. Those are very lovely so glad I found your video
Nice work, birds and other wildlife will enjoy it.
Do you ever use air pots for your trees?
I haven’t tried them yet but I’ve heard good things.
Picked one up from the forest, put it in thr dirt. Its near 10" tall the first year
Howdy, Kit!👋 I certainly did enjoy this video because I continue to learn so much I need to know. Thanks for answering the question about feeding.😃 Can one put a fruit tree inside too big of a pot? I put my mulberry in a huge pot and it's hard to keep down in size! The pot is 2 feet high and the same across.
Hi Valorie I’m happy you found it helpful 😊thank you. The size of the pot is really used to control speed of growth, a huge pot would be almost like planting in the ground. If you prune the roots and cut back a lot of the growth we slow everything down but you can still plant it back in the huge pot.
@@GrowWithKit Thanks, Kit!😃
Dude ive been looking for a useful video on this for the last 7 days... THANKS for this video!
No problem mate, thank you for watching and commenting 🌱🌳
You need to speak up
Yeah I know thanks, this was one of my first videos over 6 years ago now.
Howdy, Kit! 👋 Thanks for the knowledge!😃 You have beautiful trees! Love the leaves on the hazelnut. What food do you use for trees?
Hi Valorie, no problem 😊 thank you 🌳🌱 no specific feed but usually try and get a natural one. I’ll do a video on feeding them soon.
Do you have any recommendations for how to prune these? I have one that’s about two years old.
Love it. Fits in perfect with my zen themed yard
Hi. Your trees are looking lovely. We have one about 10ft but isnt too full, and would like thicker. Is it ok to prune this time of year, or is it best to wait until Autumn. We havent done anything to her since planting in the ground last year. Wanted to ensure she was settled
Would you mind sharing the approximate dimensions of the trays used for this planter?
48cm & 38cm
This is exactly the style of bird bath I have been wanting to buy, and I've already got a bag of cement, so now just need to find a couple of trays with that nice rounded shape. I haven't seen any exactly like yours before.
They look like plastic plant saucers, that you put under your flower pots. You can buy various sizes at home improvement stores.
I think the WD-40 is probably not very good for any wildlife. No matter how much you wash it the chemical will still be in there.
I know, I didn’t think at the time, I only use vegetable oil now it works better than the WD40 anyway.
@@GrowWithKit I think it's a great plan, one we'll probably do. I like that it's low profile and less likely to tip over. We'll probably make a couple. Thanks for sharing.
Nice video I’ve done quails and a goose from the supermarket, but not managed to get fertilised duck eggs yet 😢
What plans do you have for leaf size reduction? I have 2 rowans growing in the ground, slightly thinner trunks than yours but leaf size is an issue. Of course it's not an ideal leaf size species, but it's a fun project!
I have no plans it doesn’t matter to me, I’m gonna let it grow quite big and keep it pruned and shaped how I think looks good. I’ve got trees with much bigger leaves too, it’s all fun to me 😊🌱🌳
Just replanted my sunflowers 🌻yesterday seedlings 🌱 are smaller though so I put two in one… in each corner.. I will let them grow for 3 weeks and will do a final transfer on my Garden Bed
Thanks for the post. Brilliant idea. So any idea how you cap the end of the other gutter end please. Look forward to your advice. Thanks in advance.
It’s not needed on my greenhouse because it slopes slightly and the water flows nicely, I guess you could put a blob of silicone sealant at one end.
Terribly slow start to our year
Can I breed and cook them in a 6 month cycle?
I guess so if you want to, they’ll be basically fully grown by then.
@@GrowWithKit thanks!
Hi Kit, very interested to know why you prefer to use a line cord strimmer rather than fitting a metal brush cutting blade. I have a Honda Strimmer but always tend to use a metal blade ?.
I find the cord mulches the grass down a lot more and it disappears quicker, I do use the blade when there are thicker weeds and brambles. Also the blade is less forgiving if I hit one of my trees, I’ve also gone through the fence before with the blade but the cord doesn’t damage it.
Howdy, Kit!👋 I enjoyed the update on your veg garden. It is a good thing you waited to start sowing. I cannot imagine still getting a frost in June! Hopefully, you'll have an abundance of good eating from the garden this year. And I hope you get to enjoy lots of tall beautiful sunflowers.🌻 Continued happy gardening!👍
Thank you Valorie, it is very unusual for us to get frost so late, normally end of April beginning of May is our last frost. Happy gardening to you too 🌱🌳😊🌳🌱
Great video 👍
Thanks 👍
I really enjoyed this video. Especially when you were searching for little trees in the forest
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you ☺️
New sub here. I love how you explain clearly and simply. Great job! Thank you! I'm glad I came across your channel!
Thank you ☺️
Can you paint concrete ?
You can. Ask for masonry paint. You can also add colorant for cement during mixing, or there are products for staining concrete. I think your stains can be almost any color. Unlike color additives while mixing. Paint sits on top of the surface, but stain penetrates the surface. I hope this helps.
Yes you can, just make sure you clean all the dust and residue off and let it fully dry. It doesn’t have to be masonry paint but it is the best. I’ve used fence paint and various spray paints, all seem fine on the concrete.
Hello!!! Quick question...when can my seedlings handle full arizona sun? Im afraid theyll fry out here!!
Im a bit shocked! You said you kept the seeds in warm. But what I have seen some videos, everybody put it into a fridge. Im very confused now to be honest.
They were stored outside all winter in our porch, they would have been subjected to the cold.
Hi, Kit! 👋 The ashes are beautiful trees as well.👍
Thanks Valorie 🌱🌳😊🌳🌱
Thank you for your practical and easy method of germinating papaya seeds!
Howdy, Kit!👋 I really enjoy these pruning sessions. I'm learning a lot.😃 The curve trunks make them look like happy dancing trees. They look good to me.👍
Hi Valorie, I’m happy you enjoy them, thank you for watching 😊🌱🌳
I enjoy the slow paced video style.
Is there any way to make the base hollow? Just so I can lift it on my own.
Anyway you can think off will be fine, someone suggested using an empty bottle, you could also use some gutter pipe, people even add polystyrene to make it lighter.
Hello sir! I just bought some hazelnut seeds, and I would like if you could tell me please what month to germinate them? and what is your successful method that you follow? Do you germinate them in paper towel, plastic bag or directly in soil Thank you very much
You could use some pvc pipe in the middle of the base to make it lighter and save concrete if ya wanted
Great idea, thank you.
Is humidity matter?
Thank you from Florida.
Love this idea rain keeps knocking my sunflowers down here in texae
Aleppo pines??
I've raised chickens and ducks for several years now and I'm still amazed at how fast fertilized eggs develop and it's so rewarding to watch them hatch and grow.
Howdy, Kit!👋 It's great to see how your forest is developing. The trees look so nice!👍
Thank you for this! I will make a birdbath this week. You explain exactly what is needed and everything is so easy to understand. Thank you.
Excellent lighting great rumble of thunder to go with it this sky is really talking.
that's Great...
Thank you for this! Mine are 3 and I felt they were small and not growing. However I think I’m on par.
Thanks for the vid my man!
Cheers for the content dude! Hope youre well!
What do i if the leafs are brown or yellow
Great job!!
Great job.instead of using adatives I just cement wash afterwards.fills all holes and excellent sealer.dries fantastic colour.great also for moss growth.great video.