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half-hardy annuals
elliottsargent657TQJwHX
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I’m new to growing plants from seed wondering what to do in the spring when I’m going to sow half-hardy annuals in a propagator. Do I prick them out into small pots from seed trays and put them back in the propagator or can they go into a cold frame to be hardened off? How long should this take? Sorry if I seem a bit ignorant!
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What l do is put them back into the propagator for the first few days but leave the lid off. If temps are above freezing in the greenhouse l leave them like that overnight, if not l put the lid back but make sure the vents are open. Remove the lid fairly early when the temperatures start to rise.
If you don't have a greenhouse, and are growing indoors l would just leave the lid of the propagator off and after a few days take them out altogether.
After that, depending on the weather, l would put them outside in a sheltered spot for an hour or two and bring them back indoors. After about a week, move them to the coldframe, and open the lid during the day and close it at night. If the weather turns really cold, put a layer of fleece or newspaper over the plants.
It's a bit of a faff, but worth it. They are your precious babies after all.
Others may well have different advice, l might just be paranoid 😁
You are not ignorant at all, we all had to learn