When to move Coleus indoors

[Valentine2]

Just that really. I am in south of England. My Coleus plants are looking lovely and I grew them from seeds so very attached to them. I wanted to know when is the right time to bring them indoors on a windowsill or handing basket (indoor)? Thank you

Hi Valentine. I'd bring them in before the first frost, so within the next couple of weeks :)

Thanks for the reply. I will essentially move them within a day or two. Would a green house be fine? I have a small one from Wilkos that can just about keep both. But I think it won't work for long? What do you say? is indoors essential or the greenhouse would do? It is one of those small, 4 shelf greenhouses with a transparent thick plastic cover on. Tha ks

As a safety net you could try propagating, it is dead easy. Just break of some stems, strip off the lower leaves . Just leave a few at the top, then stand them in a jar of water, in a couple of weeks you will see a healthy root system develop. Then Pot them on, I use large yogurt pots. There is no need for rooting powder. Keep them somewhere light over winter.

Thanks for the suggestion. I grew them from seeds and would really like to propagate than starting from seeds again. Mainly because I love them too much propagating today!