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Planting out veggie seedlings
KeenOnGreen
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My Radish, Beetroot and Lettuce seedlings are in the greenhouse and now need potting up. Is it too early to plant them outside in the main vegetable bed, or do I need to harden them up first and put them out a bit later when there is no risk of frost? We are in London, so relatively mild now compared to other bits of the country. Tomatoes & Peppers I know still need to stay under cover for now.
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I planted out some radish some time ago but covered it with a cloche. They've done well and I ate the first one today. I did harden them off before planting out. I also have a, later, direct sown batch, in a container with no protection. They've not suffered in the recent frosts.
My beetroot and chard have been out for a f ew weeks. I harden them off over a week, first letting htem spend the day outside with some protection, then leaving them wedged between some pots with protection (coldframe is on my birthday list).
Thanks all. Will harden them off over the next few weeks, as we don't have cloches or fleece. I can start to direct sow the next batch in a month or so.
All of these can now be sown outdoors, in their final positions. No frost in London, I should think, and they're all hardy anyway.