If you haven't already bought them, I'd wait until next spring. If you do have them, wait until they get the first light frost. Then dig them, shake the dirt off their roots and cut back the foliage. Spread them out on newspaper for a few days to dry and then put them in an airy container like an onion bag or open card board box. Store them somewhere cool, dark and slightly damp. A basement is perfect. Don't refrigerate!

Donnabaskets,
I have them already. I got them at work as pitch outs. I have Gingerland and little miss moffit and a couple other ones. I wasn't planning on planting them but keeping them in pots till this fall. Should I let them get cold still before I cut the folliege off?

Thanks
Katie

I love Gingerland. It's my favorite. Yes, I would still let them get frostbitten a bit before cutting them off.

Thanks a lot for the info.

Katie

I believe you can bring them indoors as houseplants for the winter. I'm planning on digging up my container caladiums to do this.

Some will do okay as houseplants. Drying them out and storing them, after first frost, has worked, but I do not have the means to provide them with the humid 80 degrees they need to be sizeable by Spring planting time. Nor do I have a sunny, warm window sill to try to overwinter growing plants. We always have to buy started plants, or wait until hot weather for my saved bulbs to get going.