Hey, no it's the perfect time to think about where your trees are going to go. In fact, don't blink or you just might find fall already here.

Do you have a room that never gets to freezing and one that has light besides? That is the key. If you have a room that has some sunlight and that never gets to the freezing point, you have run into big time luck!

Remember, you can always use a space heater at low setting if this is a room without heat to stop it from getting down to freezing..

The only thing I have Mike, is an attached, unheated garage. It has no windows at all. I store all my figs in there ( not my car...priorities, right lol ). I do have lights that I bought at Costco last year. I think they're called shop lights. My citrus did fine over the winter with them in the dining room, but space is getting to be a problem. Do you think I could keep them in the garage with these lights? I do monitor the temps, so if it goes below freezing I could bring them in temporarily. I did deal with some scale over the winter, but not much and not a lot of leaf drop either. I actually think I had more growth in the house than I'm getting now outside...

Oh and jersey,hijack away anytime!!

Maybe instead of just storing them indoors why don't you utilize their color and natural beauty by incorporating them into your interior design. Here's a grow light I use for my indoor tree that has helped grow and showcase it www.soltechsolutionsllc.com/aspect/

I hear you about citrus in the house...this year will be bad here! I showed DH pics of one of the greenhouses, and he liked it quite a bit (although he has not seen the price yet ;-). But then he thought a minute and said, the only problem is that then if you get it, you'll buy even more plants"...I told him that I already had enough to fill the greenhouse, and he said, "yes, then you'll fill up the house again too"...LOL...he knows me well! Jersey, about your garage, you could probably buy a space heater to put in there in case it gets too cold for the citrus....

Haha thanks Laura!

John, I do have plenty of plants inside. My kitchen has lots of Windows so they all do fine without any special setup. The citrus seems more temperamental and I have at least 9 plants. I do like the light you suggested. Maybe one day if one of my citrus grows into a beautiful, blooming tree!!

Jersey, that is a good question..I wish I knew, but I have only grown with 650 watt lights in warm rooms and strong florescent , the kind you see in a hydroponics store in rooms with complete darkness that did very well. I grew all my cactus and succulents underneath them in a room with no windows at all and they thrived..The key was to keep the lights close to the plants and to rotate them often.

I would try it and if it works you will be jumping up and down with joy!

What I can tell you is that the cooler your trees are grown in, the less light they need. They won't grow much if at all but at least their leaves will hand on and they could be bug free...I found that the key bug free trees is to spray the with Fish Emulsion every month until you bring them in and then to mist the leaves often when they are cool with a fan of air movement at all times...You most certainly would not get spider mites which would be my biggest issue if I did not do this routine.

So Mike, you spray them with the fish emulsion every month outdoors? I have been spraying them with neem oil periodically. That fish emulsion stinks!!! I think I have some under my sink somewhere. I need to look.

Well, look at it this way..You will be reminded of walking along the coast, your neighborhood cats just might come around and scare the bejeebers out of those oversize hairy rats, and the bugs eating at your leaves just might not acquire a taste for your citrus leaves anymore..Shall I need say more? lol

Use the Cold Pressed stuff if you can find it. It has all the natural oils in their natural oil state that is much less harmful than Neem and yet does a great job of keeping bugs away. I use 'Neptune Harvest'..Kind of expensive but I would use no other since it has never let me down)

That's the one I have Mike, but I don't use it often because, as Laura said, it stinks lol. I've done it outside in the fall and then brought them in...no one was happy with the odor. I had to go to buy candles. It'll be much better if they're outside full time so I'm going to start spraying tomorrow. Thanks, I learn something new every day!!

Ok...I just checked...what I have is fish fertilizer. I'll spray outside, but well before I have to bring them indoors!! I

What I do is fill a Miracle Grow nose end bottle half way with it and the rest with Foliage Pro or Miracle Grow, and then screw the cover on and connect to the hose. I do a mass spray of all my plants especially under the leaves..It only smells like the ocean for a few hours and them dissipates within hours)..A bit longer to loose the smell when I spray the plants in my greenhouse though..lol

This way not only are you preventing pest issues but at the same time feeding your trees. A two in one shot for every thing, even my hanging baskets, orchids, everything.

This one....

http://www.lowes.com/pd/Miracle-Gro-Garden-Feeder-and-All-Purpose-Food-24-8-16/3050769?cm_mmc=SCE_PLA--LawnGarden--PlantFood-_-3050769:Miracle-Gro&CAWELAID=&kpid=3050769&CAGPSPN=pla&store_code=1198&k_clickID=9a713acd-d024-4ba1-ab4e-04bab28cdd7f

That may be an option Mike. Thanks! I kind of like spraying them with a bottle...I find it relaxes me!