Seedlings Need Hardening Off

Summary


PLANTS or seedlings growing in a very sheltered situation such as a glasshouse grow well because of their environment. This growth is soft and sappy. If the glasshouse is heated, the growth is forced, making the plants even softer.

If these plants are moved out of their lovely home and placed straight into the real world they will receive a shock that could cause them to bolt (go to seed prematurely) or die.

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Seedlings Need Hardening Off

In the middle of summer you do not have to worry too much about hardening off soft plants, in fact a day or so is ample. In winter and between seasons such a...

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