I've been pulling my broms out of the ground to put them in pots and they don't seem to care. Almost everything is going into a pot. In the end, probably everything will be potted unless it's strapped to a tree or doesn't have a cup that needs cleaning or I don't want to cross it or bring it inside when it's got a nice flower. So I think there may be a few crypts I don't pot up, but everything else is getting a pot.

I really recommend potting them up and then just burying the pot.

Burying the pot certainly is a good idea - easy to move the bromeliads.

I live in Brevard on central Florida's east coast.

Why not get some freeze cloth and cover the bromeliads? Less work!

Hi Msulli 2472

In my experience (here in Aus.), pulling plants out of the ground for a few days doesn't do them any harm as long as they aren't allowed to dehydrate.

Last year when I was re-doing a garden bed I removed brom. plants and had them just sitting on the grass for a couple of weeks before they were re-planted with no ill effects, although the weather wasn't as cold as you have to deal with where you are.

Even if you take them inside they still should be OK as long as they aren't allowed to dehydrate; they're almost bullet proof you know.

Good luck with them and all the best, Nev.