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Post by e on Jun 9, 2020 8:01:01 GMT -5
Hi! I am a first time poster, very excited to be here. I started my aerogarden in early May with cucumber, long beans, container cherry tomatoes and multiple basils and peppers. The beans in particular are huge and really ready to be transplanted!
My question is about hardening seedlings at this time - there are pretty detailed instructions with my kit for "hardening" transplanted seedlings, but clearly at an earlier time of year (it discusses frost conditions). Do I still need to do anything special at this time of year when it's so warm and the sunlight so long?
Many thanks!!
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Jun 9, 2020 10:39:58 GMT -5
Hi, e. Welcome!
Yes, you do need to adjust your plants to the outdoors gradually, or they will get sunburned and be unable to cope with wind.
Start with an hour a day in the shade and gradually introduce them to part sun, and then sun.
Good luck!
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hakaku
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Never enough plants!
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Post by hakaku on Jun 9, 2020 12:51:42 GMT -5
The advice sher01 gave is pretty sound!
I've personally been transplanting from my AeroGarden unit directly into my raised planters outside, but I tend to do it first in the late evening when there's only a bit of sun left for the day. This prevents them from getting scorched on the first day and gives them at least a full night to hopefully grow their roots a little bit into the soil. I also water them every day (directly at the soil level, not over the plant) so that they aren't shocked and can gradually adjust to an environment with less water. It can also be beneficial to pick days that you know will be overcast and not too hot for the next few days afterwards (it's only been roughly 17 °C - 26 °C here, for comparison). Otherwise, you could start them in pots and move them from shade into sun progressively more every day as suggested by sher01.
This year I've successfully transplanted: - basil (no problems whatsoever -- I've done genovese, thai and dark opal basil)
- tarragon (will complain at first, but recovers fine)
- thyme (no problem)
- rosemary (growth stalled and parts of the plant died off, but it's still hanging on)
- papalo (transplanted a few days ago, no problem so far)
- tomatoes (might droop at first, but recover well)
- zucchini (leaves died at first, but plant recovered and produced new ones)
That said, I've been unable to transplant lettuce from the AeroGarden.
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