SaltyBuddha
Seedling
A fan!
Yes, you can find this if you specifically search "indoor bonsai circulating fan" but most of the major guides for "indoor bonsai" don't include this tip. If they do, it is not highlighted enough.
With some common sense, I realized my Akadama/pumice/lavarock soil was staying wet for way longer than what most people said. I gave it a good watering and it stayed wet for over a week. White mold started growing on top and the plant was not happy.
I added a fan directed towards the pot and lower half of the tree. It took another 5 days for the substrate to dry sufficiently for watering. Now, I can completely soak the tree and it will need to be watered within 1 to 2 days.
"I hadn't been told you have to run a fan to circulate air." 13 out of the 4,379 words in Jack Wikle's guide to growing plants indoors...and I missed it.
Just posting this for any newbies out there wondering why their indoor plant may not be thriving. Air circulation is always happening outside and needs to be replicated on the inside.
TLDR; add a fan to make watering easier and plants healthier
Yes, you can find this if you specifically search "indoor bonsai circulating fan" but most of the major guides for "indoor bonsai" don't include this tip. If they do, it is not highlighted enough.
With some common sense, I realized my Akadama/pumice/lavarock soil was staying wet for way longer than what most people said. I gave it a good watering and it stayed wet for over a week. White mold started growing on top and the plant was not happy.
I added a fan directed towards the pot and lower half of the tree. It took another 5 days for the substrate to dry sufficiently for watering. Now, I can completely soak the tree and it will need to be watered within 1 to 2 days.
"I hadn't been told you have to run a fan to circulate air." 13 out of the 4,379 words in Jack Wikle's guide to growing plants indoors...and I missed it.
Just posting this for any newbies out there wondering why their indoor plant may not be thriving. Air circulation is always happening outside and needs to be replicated on the inside.
TLDR; add a fan to make watering easier and plants healthier