I must admit I had not been paying attention to the weather, we've been traveling a lot to visit our DS in college.
Imagine my surprise today when I checked the10 day weather forecast, to find that our temps are going down into the low 30's starting Friday night, with freezing temps expected Saturday night! 😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰
All of my plants were still on the back deck, some of them including Rainbow Shade and Pink pudica are still blooming. I quickly cut off the leaves on the plants that weren't in bloom and carried them into to house, where they were placed in the basement, along with all my tropical plants from the deck, steps and walkway. The DH carried in a few of the larger plants for me thank goodness!
I left the leaves on the plants that are still blooming, and when they're done, I'll be cutting the leaves off of them as well. These were placed by a window where they'll get some sunlight.
Nothing like the threat of freezing weather, and possible snow flurries further north from us, to get me motivated to get the plants inside or lose them.
What does everyone else do to prep for winter? I'll also be spraying the plants this week to help prevent spider mites and mealy bugs.
