Its not unusual to get a frost or very close to it during the first part of april, like last year. So I wouldn't move heavy stuff too far away from protection yet. I think the long-term average last frost is around the third week of march.

As much as I'd like to move some plants outside, especially the larger ones, they are just too valuable to risk. For example, I have a large pot full of Peace Lilies that I've had since my wife's funeral in 2001. I do put them outside in warm weather (they love the extra light they get even in the shade), but I can't afford to lose them.

Every plant has a history - some were gifts, some I propagated years ago, and some were throwaways I saved from other people's trash, and so on. They're like old friends now. :)

When I lived in coastal SC, zone 8b, we would often (like nearly every year), get a hard frost as late as mid-to late March.

Just sayin'.....

Against my better judgement I cleaned up all of my basjoo bananas last w/e. Even though they look terrible all winter I always leave the dead leaves on to give the trunks a little more cold protection, and with our extremely mild winter this year I didn't lose even a few inches off the top of the trunks. They're all already putting out new growth, right from where they left off last year....seven or eight feet above ground.
Cleaned up a few other beds & found gingers coming up, as well as a few EEs.....and even lantana sprouting new leaves at the base.
Haven't moved out any tender palms yet but probably will this w/e......as long as the long-term forecasts keep looking good.

I just viewed the 7 day forecast. Looking Good! 50's as lows and 70's as high through middle of next week. And no signs of any winter mischeif / cold air for the next 14 days.

The long term forecast, even to 3 months out, says above normal for Alabama. I think we're done this year, but I'm not changing what I do much from year to year. What was it, 5 years ago, I think, when it was warm like this and we had a late hard freeze?

Close call !

Way too close!

My figs look like they're almost ready to ripen. It would have been terrible had we had a big killing frost. That happened a couple of years ago, and all the leaves and figs fell off. Still had figs that year, but they were delayed quite a bit.

Heads up No AL -- there's a another patchy frost warning out for tonight.

Yeah, what IS this??! It's supposed to be 38 all the way down here tonight. OMG! (Shivering!)

Well... my peas are finally happy!

Here we go again - 1 1/2 hours later I have all sensitive vegetation covered.

I included my rose, which has just started blooming. Now I know roses are hardy perennials, and the plant would have been fine, but did I reason correctly that the frost might kill the blooms?

I didn't cover anything. It's nowhere near to late to re-start stuff and it didn't seem worth it.

But it was 41 here and no sign of frost anyway.

Yeah, whew! 42 at 6:45 AM here. Safe but still CRAZY COLD!!

In March I would have been willing to bet my paycheck we would not see the 40 degree range again until Fall. Wrong!! However, its was a nice Spring.Had to hold my breath last part of April.