Seed Starting 202 – Preparing Seedlings For Outdoors

This video explains how to harden off your transplants and prepare them for outdoor conditions.

So you ’ve put your passion , solitaire and voiceless employment into originate your come , and watching them grow into young transplanting . Now , it catch interesting . If you were to take your transplants and put them directly outdoors , there is a good chance that many of them will be damaged or even killed . Why ? Because the change in environments was too great .

harden offis the process of educate seedling to handle the conditions of out-of-door lifetime . Think about it . While your seedling were inside , they were in an almost unadulterated world . No wind , bugs , disease , pugnacious filth , pets , critter and lawn equipment . They got watered when they involve it and for the most part , got the igniter they postulate . This perfect worldisn’texactly a well affair .

So how do you season off your seedlings ? By first starting to simulate outside conditions while still inside , and then bit by bit getting them used to outdoor condition . Brushing your hand across the seedlings on a daily fundament , or even using a hairdryer , can simulate “ confidential information ” . Then , there is the adjustment period where you expose them to more sunlight , wind and substantial watering ( in other Bible , using your regular watering tools ) .

I have come up with a suggested changeover “ schedule ” , which is what I ’ve used the last 3 - 4 years . By no means is this stage set in stone , and quite honestly , is erring on the side of safe . I realize that not everyone has the luxury of being able to be at home for several days in a dustup . This is why I would commend starting the modulation decent before a weekend . Your transplantation may be fine after 3 or 4 days of transitioning , which is great .

Transition docket

First 1 - 2 days:• NO direct Lord’s Day exposure• Protect from all wind if possible• take deep down overnight

Next 2 - 3 days:• Direct Dominicus for only 1 - 2 hours• restrained wind protection• Leave in garage or cooler positioning overnight

Last 2 - 3 days:• Direct sunshine for 3 - 4 hours ( more if they are responding well)• No wind protection• Leave outside overnight if there is n’t a freeze / freeze menace

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