Phal Seed Pod

[kinknstein]

Hi
I pollinated one of my NOID Phals at the beginning of October. It has developed a fair sized seed pod now almost three months along. I have a couple of questions though. First, how long does the seed pod need to stay on the mother plant for? I have heard six months previously but am not too sure. Secondly, we are in the midst of the big freeze right now, about -25 deg Celsius, would you think it safe to transport the mother plant home at this time? I am on xmas vacation for the next two weeks, so I do not want to leave her alone for two weeks with no watering. Very often I do purchase new plants in this type of weather and the greenhouses will typically just wrap the plant in paper wrap and then put a plastic bag over that. Do you think that should protect the pod?