Hardening off?

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  1. xNattyx

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    Hi in early Jan i sowed some salvia, sweet peas and red hot poker they have been inside since then. However now i have brought a 6ft plastic greenhouse and i want to put them in there because i havent got room for them inside now. I have been putting them outside everyday for a week now and then bringing them inside at night they seem to be ok do you think they would could go out yet thanks:gnthb:
     
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    Hi Natalie I would be a little apprehensive of putting them out to soon I am not an expert, but I am going to sow my Sweet Peas(Sugar Almonds and Skylark mixed to day)could have done it in Sept-October but Just the way I have always done mine, :)I have never put mine out in March ,always late April /May and when they are about 6inches high I pinch the growing tip out to make them bushier,This might be of some use to you hopefully:)
     
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    I bought some young red hot poker plants last weekend which have been sitting outside for the past week with no ill effects (and temperatures dropping below freezing several times). So they should be fine.

    I think the sweetpeas and salvia might need more protection - not sure how much those plastic greenhouses give from the frost?

    Maybe risk it with a couple of each to see what happens (not putting eggs in one basket mentality)?
     
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