I live by Dallas in zone 8A. My last frost is March 18th but mornings are in the 40s. I am thinking I should transplant around March 30th. Any advice?
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When should I transplant and harden off my plants?
- Thread starter SpeakPolish
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Are you transplanting into pots or the ground? My last frost date is 4-1 and I begin setting them out about a week before that, just to get them ready. I keep an eye on the extended forecast around my last frost date and when I see 10 days of acceptible nighttime temps they go out to their pots or in the ground.
I currently have a hydroponic setup for my plants and I plan to use pots, so I know there will be transplant shock.
SpeakPolish said:
If you don't already, put a fan on a timer and set it to blow low wind on them for like 15 minutes every 2 hours or so. This will help with transplant shock.
When I harden off (usually around 5/15 or so) I will take the plants out onto the patio close to the house in the morning around 9am and then bring them back inside when I get home after dinner around 6 or 7pm.
Our back yard faces east, so they get full sun in the morning till shortly after noon when the sun goes behind the house. About a week of this and then they go into the ground in our raised beds.
Good luck!
Thank you so much. Ill put my plants on the east side of my house too.SmokenFire said:
If you don't already, put a fan on a timer and set it to blow low wind on them for like 15 minutes every 2 hours or so. This will help with transplant shock.
When I harden off (usually around 5/15 or so) I will take the plants out onto the patio close to the house in the morning around 9am and then bring them back inside when I get home after dinner around 6 or 7pm.
Our back yard faces east, so they get full sun in the morning till shortly after noon when the sun goes behind the house. About a week of this and then they go into the ground in our raised beds.
Good luck!