When to move houseplants indoors

Most gardeners wait till the very last minute before frost threatens to transfer houseplants that have spent the summer outdoors. But the plants will acclimate sooner -- with fewer yellowing and dropped leaves -- if they make the trip indoors when the temperatures outdoors and inside are about the same.

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