On 24/4/07 23:37, in article , "Tim W"
wrote:

Iread in many places about the need to gently introduce seedlings to the
outside. What's the point of this? It sounds like a lot of fuss and bother.

Where do you live? If it's in Salcombe or the Scillies you probably don't
need to worry. If it's anywhere else you could learn by doing. ;-( The
fuss and bother is to harden your plants off - you're sending them to
horticultural boot camp. Stick them out in the day time for some fresh air,
bring them in at night to protect them from cold and maybe frost, which will
kill them. When the danger of frost is past for your area, plant them where
you want them to grow permanently. BTW, when you say 'seedlings', I am
assuming you do NOT mean baby plants still in a seed tray but pricked out
plants in pots. I hope.
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Sacha
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South Devon
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