Which one is that, Christopher?

Mine are enjoying the outdoors too. It is so sunny here! My jades are getting nice and red too! love it!

except I think my string of buttons got a little burned. I moved it into a shadier spot.

I put mine outside earlier this week. It was forecast to be a low of 37 Thursday night/Friday morning and they were fine. It's supposed to be down to 35 tonight. Do I roll the dice and leave out?

Whip, I think if they are wet I'd bring them in. If they are dry they can probably tolerate 35 for a few hours.

Sadly, there is a frost advisory here for tonight. I think it is going down to 35 so I may only bring in some of the more fragile ones I have out there right now. Pennsylvania is sure playing tricks on us this year with the weather.

-Erica

The variety of Jades available never ceases to amaze me. I absolutely love the coloring and glossiness of the leaves on your Jade.

We have had a crazy amount of rain recently in southern Illinois so I am holding off on bringing mine outside. Getting the flower beds ready and such but I can't plant anything until it stops raining and the yard dries. I'm getting Spring envy, is there such a thing Christopher? Or am I making things up?

Tracy

My Jades color up and seem to enjoy the cool weather. Cool being anything above freezing. The problem I have is trusting the weather man. Forecasting the low at 35 doesn't leave a lot of room for error.

Rob, I left mine out last night with the temp down to 40F this morning. They've tolerated a bit lower this season, but 34F is the lowest I've left them....and I brought them in at 3:00 in the morning when I saw the temps dropping.

Josh

Looks nice, Chris! Great color already from that south window.

Josh

Thanks, all. I left this out and was away overnight, then I found it got down to the 30's, when I was expecting the 40's...but when I came home this afternoon, everything, including an orchid I put out, was fine. This is a Jade I had not posted before, but it was indeed in my south facing window, in a tiny pot, and I repotted it before leaving it outside. Stress from all sides, but it was fine.

I know all about Spring envy, yes.

Christopher

I've been able to finally get mine out for a couple of hours each day to start the acclimation process. Still got quite a few 30's in the forecast, so no leaving anything out. I won't trust anything under 45, because some of the varieties I have are rather rare around here, and I'm no gambler.

Joe

Joe - I always feel like I want to leave my most prized plants inside because I am worried about them as well. I have to keep reminding myself that they want to be outside!

I already sunburnt one of my Gasterias so now I know I need to find a different spot for my variegated Jades that isn't such a blast of sunshine.

-Erica

I may indeed leave some of my most prized plants inside in my nice window all summer. I have pesky squirrels who like to nibble on my plants. Last year they bit two branches off of my plumeria and bit my obliqua jade.

Christopher

Jades love outdoor sun too much to keep inside. You gotta either make peace with the squirrels, or show them the door, dead or alive. I can't say I've had them chew on my jades, but they have chewed other things, but I find that most aren't a problem. They each have their own personalities, so you just might have a bad apple in your squirrel herd. Problem is, they learn tricks and habits from their buddies, so if you don't handle the problem squirrel promptly, the others start acting up. A suggestion I might add is a bird bath. I had squirrels biting my tomatoes in the garden, and it turns out they were just thirsty. Maybe those juicy jade leaves are their source of water. A bird bath solved my problem.

Joe

I've had squirrels go after plants like Lithops just for that reason. Fortunately since I moved our TNR stray cat population keeps them away.

I think it's perfectly acceptable to keeps yours in that window, Christopher! It gets more sunshine than most of my outdoor locations!

-Erica