Hardening off question

[G_Dogg]

Okay, I put about half of my peppers out on Saturday, I checked them an hour ago and noticed about 5 or 6 plants had some sunburnt leaves.
Maybe out of laziness or maybe because of foolishly thinking that the sun isnt as strong in Canada, I didnt put up the white sheet or cheesecloth like I had planned. Stupid move on my part however there is not that much damage.

I have a new question since I cant find cheesecloth big enough to cover 4'X 8' space, and I am way too cheap to buy a nice new white sheet.... Do you think a cheap white vinyl shower curtain from the dollar store would accomplish the same thing in terms of providing shade for the plants? Let me know what you think.

Thanks, Greg

 

[gardenkiller]

GDogg: Do you have a place to put them in the shade, like the north side of a building or something? This is how I do mine and didn't lose a plant this year. Just let them in full shade for a while then move them into the sun little by little and more on cloudy days. After a couple weeks they will be prepared to soak up the sun without keeling over.

 

[BBQ-Phil]

Here in Germany you can buy fireworks rockets for silvester. Every newyears day I go out and collect the sticks of these rockets,they also work great.