Protecting tender plants from cold weather can present a problem when the pot is too heavy to move inside for the winter. There is a solution that will save your back.
Wrap the exterior of the pot in bubble wrap and secure. I use duck tape but stretchy tie-downs would work as well. Do whatever pruning or cutting back is necessary. Stay on a regular watering schedule and cover the exposed part of the plant with an old sheet during truly cold nights.
I have successfully over wintered my tropical hibiscus using this method.
Shirley Hightower,Smith County Master Gardener
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