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title: "Can anyone tell me what Houseplants like to move outdoors in summer?…"
description: "Can anyone tell me what Houseplants like to move outdoors in summer? Is there a good place to find this out? I live in zone 6b with a fairly short season for…"
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# Can anyone tell me what Houseplants like to move outdoors in summer?…

_Posted by Ceilidhontherun on 2024-07-28_

Can anyone tell me what Houseplants like to move outdoors in summer? Is there a good place to find this out? I live in zone 6b with a fairly short season for gardening. But, after moving all my herbs out to the deck, I’d love to move more (like my umbrella trees).

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## 5 comments

### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-07-28

you can move your umbrella but definitely do it VERY gradually especially this far into the summer. Ideally you’d start moving them out in early May for 6b and on a shady day — never move them from inside to immediate full sun or they’ll burn

#### Ceilidhontherun replied on 2024-07-28

Thankyou! I have a pretty shady side of my deck that only gets very early morning then late afternoon/evening sun which is where I’d considered moving them

#### Ceilidhontherun replied on 2024-07-28

Also, if we still get frost warnings in mid June, would I wait until then? Or just bring them in whenever temps are going drop below a certain degree?

#### eatyacarbs replied on 2024-07-28

frost in mid june 6b!? I’m in 6b that doesn’t happen where I am in NEPA — but in that case, assuming it’s rare I would just bring them in if you get a freak frost warning.

Sounds like a good spot but I would stick with full shade initially — a day or three — the morning/evening sun could still be a big shock coming from indoors

You can also use layers of window screening to be extra careful, but that always sounds like a hassle to me lol

#### Ceilidhontherun replied on 2024-07-28

I’m in Nova Scotia, Canada. We used to be considered zone 5-6 but … climate change

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