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I have some vegetable seedlings that I started 10 days ago. I am having a hard time with phototropism...?
...even with grow lights. We live in the south and for the next week the highs are in the mid-70's. Would it be okay for me to put my seedlings outside in the afternoon?
3 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavourite answer
Either your lights are not bright enough, or they are too far from the plants. If you are using florescent bulbs, the bulbs can be nearly touching the plants. They should be suspended above the plants so that you can move them up every day as the plants grow.
Night time temperatures need to be no colder than 50 degrees to set your plants outside permanently, maybe a bit cooler for plants in the cabbage family.
If your daytime temps are in the mid 70's there is no problem setting your baby plants outside. However, full sun is not recommended right away. If the leaves are pale green, they will not be ready to take full sunlight!
Set them outside in a shady spot at first. Be sure to keep the soil moist. Be very careful that they do not dry out.
As your plants toughen up it will be ok to move them to a sunnier spot.
- R.N.Lv 61 decade ago
Yes, you can put them outside in the afternoon, but not in the direct sunlight. Put them in a shady to partly shaded area in the afternoon outside.
- boogeywoogyLv 71 decade ago
Put your light source closer to the plants.
Transplant when they have at least one set of true leaves.
