canadianlights
Yamadori
Hi there,
I have a few plants growing indoors as of now and they are doing well, lots of new growth even with just the help of a grow light (any sunlight from my windows is being blocked by another building). I will be moving into a new place where I have a place to put my bonsai outdoors once summer hits.
As of now, I have a ficus microcarpa, a portulacaria afra, and a serissa foetida. However, I am worried about rain and overwatering the trees once they are outdoors. For my p.afra, since it is a succulent I water it when the tree starts showing signs of watering (not very often), but what do I do one the rain hits? Sometimes it can be continuous rain for days on end, I won't be able to shelter them if I am at work.
Is it fine to leave them outside once the season is appropriate, regardless of the amount of rain? The soil drains well (plants bought at bonsai nursery) but it is not extremely well-draining. After a good watering, the soil stays damp enough for the plant for close to a week.
Thank you for everyone's help!
I have a few plants growing indoors as of now and they are doing well, lots of new growth even with just the help of a grow light (any sunlight from my windows is being blocked by another building). I will be moving into a new place where I have a place to put my bonsai outdoors once summer hits.
As of now, I have a ficus microcarpa, a portulacaria afra, and a serissa foetida. However, I am worried about rain and overwatering the trees once they are outdoors. For my p.afra, since it is a succulent I water it when the tree starts showing signs of watering (not very often), but what do I do one the rain hits? Sometimes it can be continuous rain for days on end, I won't be able to shelter them if I am at work.
Is it fine to leave them outside once the season is appropriate, regardless of the amount of rain? The soil drains well (plants bought at bonsai nursery) but it is not extremely well-draining. After a good watering, the soil stays damp enough for the plant for close to a week.
Thank you for everyone's help!