Yes. I think the best thing would be to bring them in. Second best would be to cover them with frost cloth, sheets, upturned pots or something like that. Peppers need temps over 50-55. They probably won't be killed by temps in the high 30s, but they could be weakened or stunted. Newly transplanted peppers are already compromised. Baby them.

Don't have frost cloth. Old sheet? Worried about bending the stems. Not supposed to be this cold here this time of year.

tried. cant lift the pots. now what?

This was Saturday

Do you have sticks or something you can stick in the pots or next to them that would hold a sheet or plastic tarp off the plants? I have used cardboard boxes or empty pots or trash cans over pots that size. You could pull them all together and up against your living space then fashion some kind of cover over the whole group. Or you could take a chance.

i've pulled everthing up against the inside. It's going to have to do. Whatever doesn't kill them makes them stronger.

A friend just recommended "newspaper hats" Brilliant!

How did they fair? I am in MD and left my plants outside no cover but our low was not as low as yours we hit 41 which is a whole lot warmer than 30's. I like the idea of newspaper hats, great idea and one I will remember. Thanks for sharing the idea.

Mark

I am curious as to how they fared as well. I ended up setting my Cherry Bombs and Jalepenos under a small table on my porch and covering that with a blanket. They seemed to be fine this morning and are going back into the garden later today. But I will remember the newspaper hats for next cold season. Thanks!

Hope the OPs plants did well. I'm feeling smug because I ignored the local weather forecats and used my few year's experience living here and covered the tender plants I could. For whatever reason, we always get frost when it is forecast in the mountains, even though we are in southern Md and near a river. Sure enough, the potatoes tell me it frosted, all their tops are burned. And tomorrow, up into the mid 80s we go. Hopefully that's the end of the frost at last.

Everyone seemed to survive just fine. Not sure how much good the newspaper did, it had all blown off by this morning. Going to start a new thread re Balcony peppers and would love any input.

Al