Carolina Gardening: How seriously should we really take the first frost?, 0 by donnacreation

donnacreation wrote:
Was in full panic mode yesterday, frantically bringing in dozens of tropicals while cursing myself for being such a procrastinator. Also took many justicia radiant, gold shrimp,variegated tapioca, pineapple sage, and brug cuttings. 35f in my backyard this morn with frost on the rooftop - was surprised it was above freezing. My tallest variegated tapioca is over 8' tall and still looks undamaged. May cover it with frost cloth cloth tonight so I can enjoy until the first killing freeze. Looking forward to temps bouncing back into the 70's in a few days and wishing I hadn't cut the j. radiants yesterday - they were all in full bloom and so gorgeous! Next year I'll know better.