The plumeria were on sale at lowes today... I got my first one. Usually I am on the orchid forum as I grow a number of those. With reasonable success, I might add, so I'm fairly cartain I won't try to grow it with too little light and overwater it.

1. Plumeria101.com made fertilizing seem really really important, but they also seemed like they were trying to sell their fertilizer really really bad. How vital is it, really? I tend to fertilize everything weakly every other time I water with a higher N fert in the summer and high P at other times, and not at all in the winter. Should the plumeria be on a different schedule?

2. Different sources have told me different things about dormancy... Some say the cooling temps induces it, and others say the shortening photoperiod induces it. Although the days will shorten, it will remain above 40 degrees past halloween here in Austin. Should I bring it inside for the season when it defoliates, or when temps threaten to go too low? Perhaps the two will coincide, but I can't imagine a naked stem doing a whole lot of photosynthesizing, if they don't.

3. Everyone's coming inside when it gets cold, and I have about 10 square feet of adequately lit (1500-1750 fc) space with CFL's and a S. window that spans the wall in my bedroom. Am I better off letting the plant go dormant, and throwing it in the corner, or should I gerrymander the lights and fit it under there? The photoperiod will still be relatively short (13-14 hours).

Thanks

Bob