Hardening Off

For the first few days set your seedlings in a sheltered spot outdoors in shade or partial shade for the day. Make sure they don’t dry out too much and bring them indoors again at night in case of late frosts.

After a few days you can begin to increase the amount of sunlight they get while still watching closely to make sure the leaves are not burning. If you do see some light spots on the leaves don’t fret, just watch them closely and perhaps back off a little on the time spent in full sun each day.

After about a week or so of hardening off your plants will be ready for the garden.