You will lose them at 24* especially if it's several nights, without any protection. It may or may not be warm enough under the awning, but it would be better than nothing, maybe.

If you can get some large sheets of clear plastic and hang them off the awning all the way around it so as to be a makeshift greenhouse then I think they'd be fine all winter long, especially if 24*f is the lowest you usually have. They would do better in that with the outdoor sunlight than inside, unless you have grow lights.

I think most big hardware stores will have large sheet plastic, Visqueen is a name brand. It's used to make moisture barriers between the ground and structures, and it's quite wide and on rolls I think. Pretty reasonably priced.

Thank you, Barb.

I thought about putting them outside again until we get another freeze warning. But, I'm not sure if they like being brought in & out. And, they're too big to just bring in every night. We have fairly mild winters...but, it's those few cold spells that ruin things.

I've thought about Visqueen before (making a makeshift greenhouse). But, both ends have steps that we use all year round (4ft wide openings in a 8ft wide deck). So, it would be difficult to completely enclose it.

I do have some lighting inside, but I'm not sure if it's enough. The lemon started blooming just a few days after I brought it inside. It may have started blooming outdoors.

If I ever get another house, my dream is to have a sunroom attached to a uncovered concrete patio, so I can have them on wheels and roll them in & out :)

Thanks for your help!

You're welcome! Have you seen these? They work pretty well and hold a lot of weight, like up to 500 lbs I think. Just a thought.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Unbranded-16-in-Plant-Dolly-Black-DEV3000B/202675357

Those do look nice...the only thing is I'd have to wheel them over the threshold. But, with two of us, I don't think it would be a problem. I may get one to try.

I'm still wondering if it's OK to be bringing them in and out (going from warm to cold and vice versa). Because, maybe, I could just bring them in when there's a freeze warning.

Thanks again...take care!

I have 4 of those plant caddies. They are fantastic. The only thing I wish is that they have wheel locks. You should see me trying to put a 30 lb pot on one (it's like a candid camera moment). Oops, I guess I'm showing my age. Do millennials even know what candid camera was?? lol

That show that got cancled after the airport security prank?

Thank you everyone...I'm going to put them back out shortly. And, I'll cover them if it's borderline, and bring them in for the hard freezes. Barb...thanks for the link to the caddies and Monica...be careful! LOL

Pip313

Sort of.....Candid Camera ran in the 1960's then was syndicated in the 70's. Allen Funt the host was on a flight that was hijacked (for real) in 69. Most passengers thought it was a prank because they recognized Funt until they landed in Cuba!

Pip I never heard that but glad to hear it now. LOL

I was talking about this, but no not cancled because of it

In a suit against Peter Funt, Pax, and the Mohave County Airport Authority; Philip Zelnick, 35, claimed he was injured June 15, 2001, during one of the show's pranks. Funt, posing as a security guard, instructed passengers to go through a fake X-ray machine, and Zelnick received a bruise to his thigh while getting off the conveyor belt. The jury awarded Zelnick a total of $300,000 in punitive damages with Funt and the show ordered to pay $150,000 each, although Funt and the show appealed and later reached a considerably lower, undisclosed settlement. An out of court settlement was also reached with the Mohave County Airport Authority, with Zelnick accepting an amount of $95,000 from the airport. PAX TV also awarded Zelnick $7,500 out of court.[12][13]