One winter, my husband decided it would be a good idea to block off the "solarium," actually the mud room that used to be the back porch, in order to save on heat. We hung a curtain over the opening, and the next day all my plants looked dead. I managed to save most of them, but the recovery period was long, and since I didn't have enough sunny windows elsewhere, the curtain came down.
If you ever find yourself in such a situation when a cold snap unexpectedly damages your house plants, there are steps you can take. You might even be able to save plants that were left outside too long, depending on the type of plant and how far the temperature fell. And if you're not in that situation yet, there are steps you can take to prevent such disasters. Read up on prevention and cold damage remediation in house plants, and last ditch efforts to save plants that have been outside too long at Apartment Therapy.
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