Plants started indoors

schristi69 7/4/2013, 11:39 am

I have plants that I have started indoors, under lights. Can they be planted outdoors right away or do they need to be adjusted to the heat first?

**walshevak** 7/4/2013, 4:06 pm

Adjusted, the sun will cook them if you don't. Start them in the shade and gradually increase the sun time.

Kay

jkahn2eb 7/14/2013, 11:27 am

Which plants are you trying to transplant?

schristi69 7/14/2013, 12:25 pm

I have a crapload of tomato plants. I have been putting them out with a sheet as shade and watering the heck out of them and they seem to be adjusting well. I will move them to 50% shade cloth soon.

jkahn2eb 7/14/2013, 4:14 pm

If they're acclimating already under the shade cloth - good luck. I might try transplanting half now and half in a month to see, for future reference, which is the better transplanting time.

I usually start my tomatoes around Jan 1st and transplant a week or two before March 1st depending on frost likelihood. I get a spring crop of tomatoes and a shorter fall crop of tomatoes. Keep me posted!

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