I've had seedlings going that I started in February. This year is my first time doing significant gardening and we have the first 2 of 3 large raised beds built. My calendar says it's time to start planting a lot of the seedlings out, but it's snowing! We had a dangerously dry winter (major drought in much of the state and there have already been wildfires) but the last few weeks we've had 50 mph wind, rain, and snow. The forecast says tonight is the last night with freezing temperatures and I suspect it may be the last of the winter weather, but I'm terrified to put my precious seedlings outside. My husband has built the start of some cold frames in case I'm wrong, but it looks like we start getting up into the 70s by the weekend (nighttime lows in the 40s).
I clearly can't keep everything in my dining room forever under grow lights (can I?
). What are some good articles on hardening off and helping plants to transition to outside? Does anyone else have this anxiety when it comes to putting their plants out in the garden?
I clearly can't keep everything in my dining room forever under grow lights (can I?