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Originally Posted by Nan_PA_6b
Loulac, really? 1/2 hour, then one hour, then 8 hours or more?
I never understood how people could harden their plants off within a few days; I start with an hour for a few days, then 2 for a few days, then 3 for a few days, etc.
When I've gone from about 1 1/2 hours to in-ground I've gotten sunburn on the leaves. Not sure what I'm doing wrong.
Nan
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I must say I followed the rules along many years : a gradual exposure to sunlight slowly increasing everyday till I forgot once to take inside a batch of seedlings and they didn't suffer at all. From then on I shortened that phase and now every year I stick to half an hour, 1 hour, then 10 o'clock- 6 o'clock. Local conditions, as stated by Worth, should be taken into account as well as the quality of artificial light they have received in the nursery. I suggest dark green leaves and stems are less fragile than pale leggy plants. Why not make tests with a few tomatoes you can afford loosing ? it would be a safe way to test one's environment.
All the best