Spring Seedlings
Karen McNew
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Published: April 24, 2008
I have been basically doing a dance with the seedlings that have formed from the Morning Glory and Zinnia seeds I planted… I have transplanted most of the seedlings into larger pots and the directions said to “harden them” I should put them outside and bring them in at night… at first in the shade and then in the sun for a little while...eventually they should get used to full sun… I have noticed that after they are in the direct sunlight for a while they begin to look a little wilted… so… I pick all of them up and move them back into the screened in porch.
I am starting to wonder when I will be able to stop moving them back and forth and when they will look more like plants and less like really tall four leaf clovers (Zinnias) the Morning Glories already are starting to look like a vine so I am not as worried about them…
Any tips are welcomed.
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Posted by ( Sgt Mom ) on April 25, 2008 at 5:51 am
In my experience, you can leave them out after danger of a frost is past. They will wilt at first, it’s called transplant shock. Resist the urge to over-water in that case. I like to have at least 6 fully developed leaves on a seedling. Another way to judge is to compare your seedlings to the ones being sold at stores, are they about the same size? Also, guard your young morning glories from rabbits!