Brilliant Tips To Hardening Off Garden Transplants

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Plants grown in protected environments like inside a house or greenhouse need to be hardened off before outside planting. Read Full Guide

Any plants that are grown inside should be hardened off before they're planted in a garden. See All Tips

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Keep your plants shaded and out of direct sunlight for the first day.

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After days 4 to 5, plants can stay in full sun the entire time they are outside

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A cold frame is a great season extender, but is an excellent (and easy!) way to harden off your vegetable transplants, too.

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Keep your plants shaded and out of direct sunlight for the first day.

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Keep plants in filtered sun and shade for most of the time during the first few days

After days 4 to 5, plants can stay in full sun the entire time they are outside

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A cold frame is a great season extender, but is an excellent (and easy!) way to harden off your vegetable transplants, too.

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Some old boards and a couple of old windows make a fast, cheap, and easy cold frame.