sheepinajeep

Hi there,

I noticed that a few other people on this board are from the San Francisco bay area, and so am I. I just happen to live on the coast where it seems like there is always a lingering amount of just enough fog to effectively block out rays from the sun.

Literally, I went to a plant nursery perhaps 3 miles east of me....all the plants were bathed in sun. My condo? Nope, not a ray of sun.

My worry is that my plants are not getting enough light on a constant basis. Yes, sometimes there is sun, without a hint of fog. Lately, it doesn't seem to be that way.

We live on the first floor of a condo complex. My ficus and scheffleras are indoors....they get shifted to the east facing window sill during the day, where sometimes the sun is able to get through the fog and touch them with light.

I just bought a starter trident maple from the nursery. Kinda worried about it just because it will be outdoors on the porch, which doens't get direct direct light from above just because the upstairs neighbor's porch is right above ours. So if the sun is out, the plant will get a slanting sort of light, as the porch faces south.

Man, it just feels like I am living in the wrong condo!

I know that there must be SOME photosynthesis going on, but not sure if there is enough.....meaning, will the Trident Maple be okay? Since he came from the nursery just down the street, I figured he was acclimated to the weather, including the fog. I am not too worried about the other plants....they seem to be doing good. Would hate to lose the Trident Maple so soon if the fog doesn't let up!

Thanks for the opinions people!

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