What temp should I set my thermostat?

Adam_MA

All,
I am leaving tomorrow morning for a week long business trip. My lovely and trustworthy mother is going to stop by my house every day to remove the mail from the mailbox, and more importantly check, mist, and water my tropicals as needed.
My question is, what temp should I leave my thermostat set to? I would like to save some money and leave it lower than when I'm home but I want to make sure my trees are comfortable and keep growing well.

Thanks in advance
Adam

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Adam_MA

Oh yeah.. I have 2 ficus trees, one serissa, and some 2 and 4 month old cuttings of the ficus trees.


Adam

wmcorcor

I guess more info on what the trees are would help

Adam_MA

Golden Gate Ficus
Ficus Benjamina
Koyoto Serissa
2 Month old cuttings of the Golden Gate
3 Month old cuttings of the Benjamina
And a couple of new cuttings of the Golden Gate but if those don't take I won't be devistated.


Adam

pdbbonsai

A safe temperature for my tropicals is to never let them get below 45 degrees. So, in the fall when nights were getting to be 50 I started to acclimate them back into the house. I currently keep mine at about 60 degrees during the entire winter.

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wmcorcor

I have roughly the same and then a few others (except a Serissa--can't live with a plant that dies if you look at it wrong). I keep my lowes setting at 63 and the trees are near the window so I'm sure it's a few degrees cooler.