So who has brought their plants inside already?

[Paul]

Most of my plants that were outdoors were my cps ... very few orchids got to summer on the balcony -- too intensely hot over the summer for most of them. But many of my cacti and succs, like my cps, were fine out there. So not so many chids to bring it, but still a lot of plants all the same. The cacti/succs, and some cps are still out on the balcony. But did bring in all but one of the few orchids I had out there. The remaining one is a nobile type so it can handle things getting significantly colder before I have to worry. My tropical hibiscus and some of my cps have also come in. Trying to work out where best to put them.

[MrHappyRotter]

I keep almost everything indoors year round. I got tired of dealing with pots getting knocked over, limbs falling on and breaking leaves/spikes, and most importantly, bugs.

The few things I put outside each year should be good for another few weeks, we normally don't get too cold until later in October.

I did have a warm growing dendrobium and a vanda vietnamica that I brought indoors when we had a slight cool snap come through last week or the week before. But that decision was also partially based on the fact that they were both in bloom/spike and I thought they should come in so the cold or the bugs don't get them.

[silken]

We've already had -2 Celsius overnight once, although I think right in the city it didn't freeze. So the 5 Oncidiums that were outside have been in for a couple weeks. I have one Cymbidium that will come in when frost is a real threat. Maybe a few more weeks. It sits against the garage which likely gives off heat a bit. I am re-arranging things just to get a bunch of my Catts off the window ledge where they spent the summer. It will be too cold there except for the Cymbidium once winter really comes. I hope to sell several divisions at our meeting this weekend, so that will help free up a bit of space.

[dbarron]

Ok, last weeks reply to my post made me think about minimum temps and I think I'll be ok till temps get down below the mid 50s (in about a week and a half according to National Weather Service).
I didn't think about latouria dendrobiums being cold sensitive. My paphs (villosum, and hybrid brachys) display similar sensitivity apparently (new to paphs). And hey, the oncidiums are about on par too.
I guess the only one to stay out longer will be my miltonopsis hybrid.

I would have left them a few weeks too many probably, but for that reply...thank you.

I really hate to end the summer vacation, but I guess it's coming quite soon.

[silken]

Originally Posted by dbarron

Ok, last weeks reply to my post made me think about minimum temps and I think I'll be ok till temps get down below the mid 50s (in about a week and a half according to National Weather Service).
I didn't think about latouria dendrobiums being cold sensitive. My paphs (villosum, and hybrid brachys) display similar sensitivity apparently (new to paphs). And hey, the oncidiums are about on par too.
I guess the only one to stay out longer will be my miltonopsis hybrid.

I would have left them a few weeks too many probably, but for that reply...thank you.

I really hate to end the summer vacation, but I guess it's coming quite soon.

Be careful with the Miltoniopsis also. While they are classed as cool growers, it is more meant to imply they do not like heat. Not that they like cool or cold temps. I wouldn't leave those beyond mid 50's either. The only ones I would leave (of the common genus's) are Cymbidiums and the nobile Den's. I'm sure there are others, and some Oncidiums have cool growing species in their make up but usually don't need below 55 to bloom if they are hybrids.

[nutgirl]

I've had a couple of upper 40's mornings to get me thinking about this. Time to set up the racks inside.

My Cymbidiums and Kingianums stay out all year in a protected place. (I throw a sheet over them if it's below freezing)
Most of my Cattleyas and the temperature tolerant Dendrobiums and Vandas stay in a slightly heated greenhouse in winter. Everything else will be inside in the next 2 weeks. Space will be at a premium.

[catherinecarney]

I'm northeast of Columbus, Ohio--we've had a few nights with lows in the 40's lately, but the days have been sunny and warm (70's) so all the orchids are still out (even the phals and they're growing like weeds). I know it's borrowed time (don't even want to think about the "s" word yet), so I'm getting things ready indoors for that mad dash to bring everything in....And yes, somehow, despite my best intentions (and even giving some away) I still have more plants than I started with....

Catherine

[Leafmite]

People say that you can always fit in one more. Right.

I just finished bringing in part of my plant collection; tomorrow the rest will be coming inside.
The first picture shows the kitchen window and that has mostly orchids. The second is a two-foot, two bulb lamp and this has the gardenias, coffee, camellia, and the piper nigrum. The third picture shows the 'little' trees. The larger Theobroma cacao (chocolate tree) is sitting on the floor this year as it really loved our summer weather this year. Even though this is an understory tree, I have a grow lamp to give it a little boost and to keep the plants in the fairy garden growing.

[wintergirl]

LOL, funny. But I do see a couple tiny spots that you might slip one in, just trying to help

[Leafmite]

The window where you can see light? Yes, I did think about that but two of those are Angraecoids and need good air flow around the roots and leaves so I can't really cram them too much. Since I still am bringing in plants, though, that could change....