David:
When I have my Fukien Tea indoors, I place them on a propagation mat which gives the roots a little heat...
It is very important to have a fan blowing on your tree, which will keep the pest popuilation down.
I have my fluorecents on for 18 hours.
Also, try to prune the leaves, when you see them over lapping each other. That will keep the fungus from developing.
I would certainly use a wooden skewer in the soil to know when to water. Email me, and I will send you the details on the Persiano Pick.
Best of luck,
Carl L. Rosner - near Atlantic City zone 6/7
http://rosner.becanz.net
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David Soukal wrote:
Hello,
we haven't repotted the tree yet. But we do keep it indoors. This is
our first bonsai and the book we bought said that it should be kept
inside, since it is, supposedly, sensitive to draft. Also, we don't
have garden, since we live in an appartment...
We could buy some extra light and / or open the windows more.
Another thing I forgot to mention is that we removed about a half inch
of the soil from the top and replaced it with another one. The reason
why we did that was that the soil was full of rotting leaves and
flowers... Only later, we found out that the soil we purchased doesn't
probably have the right composition. It was about 70% of fired clay
and only about 25% of pine soil. I noticed that this layer probably
prevents the rest of the soil from breathing so it's possible the we
kept that plant overwatered for a several hours.. Could that be the
reason?
For now, the plant seems to be doing OK. Its berries are even bigger
and tend to ripe to light red color. The berries we used to see drier
very fast...
I noticed several black spots on a few bigger leaves. It can only be
seen from under, so I hope it's not the spiders or other parasites
Thanks for your help!
David
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