Hi all. Newbie here with several questions.
I have had a fukien tea for about 3 weeks. I'm now learning that was probably not the best choice for a beginner but ...
I've had a problem with mealybugs. I am using the 1% soap/vegetable oil spray and it seems to be working, but have only been doing it for 4 days, so maybe too soon to tell.
The soil doesn't seem to drain well and seems to stay wet too long so I want to re-pot. So the first question I have is should I do that now or wait until the mealybug problem is resolved?
Second question is around soil. Did a bunch of research and have decided to go with 50% Akadama, 25% pumice, 25% lave rocks. So I bought the ingredients but the pumice has me confused. I attached a pic of the label on the bag. Large label says Akadama, small label says pumice. The stuff doesn't float in water and it is easily crushed with fingers. It feels like clay. Is this really pumice?
Last question I have is the bark on the tree is missing in one section. I also attached a close up of that and the tree as a whole.
I live in the Northeast USA and although it's technically spring, it's still snowing.
Any comments or suggestions?