(photo credit Amazon.com)
This is what I bought at Tractor Supply this afternoon.
In this area, it's recommended that you detach the hoses,
put them away, like in the garage and then put these insulated
covers over the spigot.
No we don't have a away to turn off the water faucets,
only to the drip system, that I turn off and drain the lines.
The plant materials here survive the winter well, at least
if you go with the advice from the County Extension Office,
which we did on our property.
Yes, we have different Apps on our phones for all different sorts
of alerts, Weather, Amber, Silver Alerts, Fire, Police ... I think that's it
And yes, a "Hard Freeze" is considered 29° or below and it's coming awfully early this year.
Last night we had just a regular Freeze which is 32°... I had to actually turn on the heat.
Usually we don't do that until maybe the second week in November.