Good luck Karen, I hope you and the plumies get through the winter unscathed. Our temps here are up and down daily, not too bad at the moment though, only had the one cold snap couple of weekends ago, so it's fingers crossed for all of us eh?
Regards, Gill.

Hi Gil,
tomorrow night they say on the news is to be the coldest. High 30's in my area, with 20 mi. winds. then to warm up.

so.. being I lost so many plants in Feb. going to put most in cans on my patio and cover them. I have several planted in the ground, will try and cover. I am probably panicing.. but am concerned.
Karen B.

Karen, Is this the SFV? If so, I better gather my few plumeria I have and make sure they don't freeze! Thanks. Eloise

Hi Eloise,
Well I may be panicing.. But my area, No. Hollywood says 38 degrees, with winds now dying down. I have taken all my plants in pots and put them on my porch and covered them with sheets. My plants in the ground, 5, have covered some. I lost almost all my plants last year in our sudden freeze, gonna do my best not to have this happen again. Cannot afford it, and heartbreak. Know 32 is the danger line, but it rained heavily here yesterday, and all are wet, so feel more of a chance of freeze.

sooo news says coldest night tonight, then to go up to the 40's..will see what tomorrow brings, hopefully ok. Have a lot of tender hibiscus too.
Karen B.

I'm two blocks north of Pasadena, and the Pasadena newspaper reported the low would be 40 degrees, "Present temp 39". My indoor/outdoor thermometer says the low here was 36 last night. There is a light frost on the lawn, and ice crystals on the car windshield. Perhaps several micro climates around the yard were colder. Several of my plumies are still blooming. The newspaper says the temp will be 41 Sunday night, warming slightly over the week, with rain for Thursday. Not sure if I trust them or not with the lives of my tropical plants.

I hope everyone gets through the winter unscathed this year. One advantage of living in a cold climate is there is no guesswork; plants must be brought in at some point if you want to have them next spring.

Philip

Hi Altadenamara and Phillip.
I checked the weather on weather channel for my city, said 38 or 39 degrees, wind. So did cover my plants the best I could..no wind. so made it ok. Canned ones are still on my patio, low 40's tonight. So odd for my area, we never hit these temps. Hope will not keep it up. You are south of me, I live in the San Fernando Valley, think you are a little cooler.

Hi PHillip. You are right. if you live in an area that you know dips to the 30's like you are..(bummer) you know what to prepare for. I am just going to have to watch each weather report and try and do the best I can. Temps are suppose to go up again..so who knows.

Do you get snow?
Karen B.

Not only has it been very cold at night, but can you all hear that wind whipping around this morning? I hope it hasn't thrown my potted plummies down and broke them!

Hi Everyone,

I'm in San Diego & the night temps are in the 40's. It has been cooler much sooner this year. Has anyone considered wrapping Xmas lights on the plumies to keep them warmer at night? I've also heard puttings socks on the tips would protect them from freeze.

With the rain & wind this weekend, I put as much as I could fit into my greenhouse & the bigger pots were pulled up against my house to help protect from the wind. I am considering putting all my big plants on casters for easier moving! LOL

I wonder what will be of my unopened inflos???

Hi Eloise,
yes, winds are a problem, I have had a lot of my plants plunged into the ground for that reason. but now have removed all of them, so I can put the cans on the patio, winds or what ever. Says think thursday or so is suppose to be windy. May or may not hit my area. I still have my plants on the patio, to the squirrels delight. dern. ha wierd weather, suppose to be think high temps tomorrow, was cool.
Karen