Not yet, I'm waiting for a freeze warning.

I think this one won't but I am getting a feeling that I better start making arrangements. There are so many

I, too, am waiting .............have it all organized to move quickly if I must.

Only brought one thing in under the covered porch. (I'd already brought in a few under cover a few weeks ago)

The tropicals loose their leaves anyway so I'm not too concerned until a freeze is predicted.

I started gathering all that needs to go inside into one area last weekend. When its time to move them I can do it quickly without running around and missing something. Garage is cleaned out and plant space empty and waiting. :)

I'm usually in a panic, rushed and shoving things around the garage to make room for them... and cold too.

I've never been this prepared this early!

Forecast for Quitman for last night was 32, so I went to east Texas earlier this week (rainy Tuesday) and potted up the in-ground plumeria and other tropicals that I had stuck in the ground, the alocasia that I don't think are hardy, the Crinum Menehune, etc. etc. I moved the potted Brugs into the sunroom, as well as the potted plants on the decks.

Then as I was heading to leave (so happy, a half hour earlier than expected!) I looked around as I locked the door and saw that all the trops I had potted up were sitting in a clump in the yard. Grrr!! Unlock, open up, move in, and finally head home.

Made for a long day, but I'm glad it's done (mostly). Next trip I'll cut back the in-ground brugs.

I have most of my tender plants either in or near the GH already. Brugs in the ground still need to be cut back, mulched and covered-that will happen this weekend. I also want to get some cuttings of a few things to root over the winter-gotta remember to take cuttings. I don't like to wait for a freeze warning, by then it's too late to be well organized.

I'm hustling around, Pam, just like you and the reason is that I only have about 4 minutes a week to devote to gardening chores. Between the job, the yard, the DGS, the chickens, the pets and a few moments per day for personal hygiene, I just don't have a lot of free time anymore.

Cheryl

Good luck hustling. Sorry you have to do it so quick after being sick.

I brought the cooking ginger, rau ram, and lemongrass in earlier this week. Haven't really figured out where to put them yet! There in the living room... Don't really know if it was necessary, but they aren't dormant yet.

At what temperature do others bring in these things?

Did mine in the rain Tuesday night after I finished putting the greenhouse together. Still got a few things to put in but most are ready.

Yup. The garage has a bunch, and several in the house, as well.

Gotta stop buying tropicals. Too much hassle.

Still have a bunch to do in the yard as well. probably will end up working in the cold, before all is said and done.

merrybookwyrm,
I wait until the last possible moment. We usually have a few nights of 30's then it warms back up.. then some more really chilly nights then it warms up again. I feel when we have several 30's nights in a row its time to drag them in.

Sometimes mine get drug in, only to be drug back out for several more days then drug back in again. At the old house it wasn't too hard to do that. I had a nice space along side the driveway I could put them in.
At this house I don't have that space. All the plants have to be drug in so we can get the cars in & out the garage so I'll only drag them out on nice days to water and drain before dragging them back in so hubby and I can get in and out of the garage.

Most of mine can survive a few nights in the upper 30's. Its the hard freeze that will kill them or damage the limbs.
for me its usually around Thanksgiving into early Dec if the weather holds out that long. There have been some Halloweens with freezing rain, and ice storms on Thanksgiving. But we've also had nice Halloweens and Thanksgivings. So its a wait and see kind of thing.

My peace lilies are already inside only because I've been too busy to drag them back out yet. They sit on the front porch facing North where its much cooler than if they were on the back porch facing south. :)

I think I'll just leave them inside now, except for watering day. (Which reminds me, I need to go bring in the fern)

So when you bring the plants in all depends on what's going on and what kind of plant it is that you are bringing in.

I lost some last year, and swore I'd try to plant only plants that were hardy in my zone.

I did get some plants that weren't labeled well and later found out they may not survive though the winter. But I'll just take my chances. If they die, they get replaced next year.

My goal is to have a garden that is truly low maintenance. That way, one day when I can't work out in the garden, hopefully it will still look (mostly) decent. Or, it could be that I'm just lazy!!!! ;)

I need to start thinking about getting the greenhouse put up. I don't have anything in the ground, other than veggies, that shouldn't survive the winter because I have enough tropical/tender stuff in pots to deal with. The pots can be pulled together and covered with blankets for the few cold nights we should get in November, so I do have some time. They survived in San Antonio by being pulled against the house and covered as needed so I probably have until mid-December before I freak.

Cheryl,
I honestly don't know how you do it! I feel like I have no time with my responsibilities and I don't take care of a grandchild full time!

I have to plan a week ahead for cold, my work schedule has me pretty much working, driving and sleeping Friday through Monday...leave in the dark and come home in the dark pretty much. The stuff that I didn't yet pull inside still looks fine by flashlight, it did not go into the 30s like predicted. I'm leaving my mature brugs in-ground this year and plan to just harvest the branches for cuttings and mulch the roots well. The bananas, plumerias and tropical hibiscus will winter in the garage. My bottlebrush and succulents are in the spare bedroom where there is good light.

Ragna, the plants you sent are all doing well! I thought that I lost the Calamar in an incident with the neighbor's dog, but it grew new roots and is doing fine!

Jolana, the bottlebrush is alive and well, but growing very slowly.

Pam