GinaRothfels

I can see the advantages of putting the tree outside and will have to give it some serious thought. But I've got a back yard full of plants (which I hope will be worthy of the name bonsai one day) and space if becoming a problem. I also WANT some of them inside so that I can look at them when I don't have time to go outside. As my ficuses are among my better looking trees at the moment, those are the ones I like to have around. Also they are better suited to indoor conditions than most.

As far as the hail is concerned, this storm was the worst I've ever seen and not likely to happen again in a hurry (though I have a habit of fearing the worst). All my outdoor plants are near walls but there is little protection available for them there. Some were damaged a lot worse than others, but none were untouched by the hail. Had it come from the opposite direction, there would probably have been very little damage. But there's no predicting such things and I'm doing the best I can.