Hello,
I'm sorry for misleading you with the source of the "draft-proneness"
of the plant (sorry for my English, we've been in the US only for a
few years
. We tried to find as much information as possible on the
Internet. Sometimes we got contradictory recommendations. What we
thought we got clearly was the idea that the tree would suffer being
exposed to draft so we did everything to avoid this.
Add to it the information from the Simon's book about the sensitivity
to the temperature changes and you'll understand why our tree is kept
locked in our home.
We'll try to take the plant outside as much as we can. The truth is
though, that we live in an appartment building so I don't feel
confortable leaving the plant outside where it could be
(inadvertently) harmed. So, the only thing we could do is to leave it
on our outside stairs... This is not particularly serene and pretty
place, but I guess it's still better for the plant so we'll do it.
Do you think a rainy and cloudy weather is better for the plant than
being inside where it's currently warmer than outside? We live in the
NY and we've been having very inclement season.
Thank you for your tips.
David
ps. The thing with the soil is rather unpleasant. Since, we're not
experts we would have easily repotted the tree in the 60% humus, 20%
peat, 20% sand composition...
(Alan Walker) wrote in message news:000001c472aa$18fd0b60$6101a8c0@Alan...
David: OK, I suspected the quote might be inexact. The problem
is that there is a big difference between recommending a tree or
plant for indoor growing and a need to be grown indoors. When we
think about it, as common sense will tell us, there is no such
thing as a truly "indoor" plant. Growing plants indoors is man's
invention. All plants have originated and grown outdoors.
The problem is that we want to grow plants which are not
indigenous to our area. That includes tropical plants, such as
your Fukian Tea tree. Survival in unnatural climates, such as
tropicals in temperate areas or any plant indoors, requires more
than basic horticultural skills as a rule.
Some people cannot grow things outdoors, because they
have no access to any outdoor area at all or else the outdoor
area they do have is not secure enough to grow. Those people
will just have to commit to learn the advanced horticultural
skills needed to make the best of their situation. Fortunately,
that isn't all that hard to do.
I'm not going to try to discuss all the horticultural
variables involved in indoor growing. So, the bottom line is
that your Fukian Tea will do better outdoors when it is
sufficiently warm in your growing area. If you are in the
northern hemisphere below the Arctic Circle, you can grow it
outdoors now, and it will be better for your tree, because it
will have better light, humidity and air circulation than you can
provide indoors. Further, the idea that your Fukian Tea should
not be exposed to drafts is exactly backwards. It needs good air
circulation to reduce risk of fungus and other pest problems.
Alan Walker
http://bonsai-bci.com http://LCBSBonsai.org
-----Original Message-----
From: David Soukal
Hello, we were consulting several sources on the internet. Also
the book
Simon & Schuster's Guide to Bonsain, recommends the tree for
indoors.
They don't explicitely mention the draft, only temperature
changes.
Do you think, we should keep the tree outside?
David
(Alan Walker) wrote in message
news:000c01c47270$2894a3b0$6101a8c0@Alan...
David: To which book are you referring? Who is the author?
Alan Walker
http://bonsai-bci.com http://LCBSBonsai.org
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