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  • From: Liz Pike <pike AT always-online.com>
  • To: market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
  • Subject: Re: hardening off
  • Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 12:40:42 -0500


From: Mike Steinberg

> Is it really necessary to
> harden off tranplants and if so, for how many days prior to transplanting
> and for how many hours per day-evening or day time?

I found my plants needed the hardening off more for the sun than any
other single factor. In experiments I've done, hardened-off
transplants show less transplant shock than the non-hardened
transplants. I start with 2 hours first day in shade, 4 hours next
day-- part shade/sun, increasing by 2 hours daily in a decreasing
mixture of shade and sun for about 5 days.

I found they also were less shocked when transplanted at the 3-4 leaf
stage.

Liz Pike
Morningstar Gardens
Pollocksville NC
ICQ # 68142830





  • Re: hardening off, Liz Pike, 03/30/2000

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