Outdoor seedlings

Hello6969! · Aug 15, 2024

Hi people,
When in seedling stage do you just give like a hour of direct sun per day for like 14 days then full sun ?
What is the Goto ?
Tia

Scooby-Do · Aug 15, 2024

I live in a moderate climate, nothing crazy hot like Nevada etc

I’ve never had issues leaving seedlings under the sun all day. I find the sun doesn’t burn them like a grow light can if too close

Hello6969! · Aug 15, 2024

Scooby-Do said:
I live in a moderate climate, nothing crazy hot like Nevada etc

I’ve never had issues leaving seedlings under the sun all day. I find the sun doesn’t burn them like a grow light can if too close

Thanks matey !

Funkentelechy · Aug 15, 2024

The wind can be a bigger concern to new seedlings being introduced to the outdoors, if you live in a windy climate.

graying.geek · Aug 15, 2024

Hello6969! said:
Hi people,
When in seedling stage do you just give like a hour of direct sun per day for like 14 days then full sun ?
What is the Goto ?
Tia

If the seedlings have been started indoors, without direct sunlight, you should leave them out under partial/dappled sunlight for a couple of days before putting them under direct sun.

Hello6969! · Aug 16, 2024

If the seedlings have been started outdoors ? Can I leave them out allday from the start ?

graying.geek · Aug 16, 2024

Hello6969! said:
If the seedlings have been started outdoors ? Can I leave them out allday from the start ?

If you start in direct sun from germination, and if they get daily exposure to several hours of direct sun, yes.

mandocat · Aug 16, 2024

Hello6969! said:
If the seedlings have been started outdoors ? Can I leave them out allday from the start ?

They do well sprouted outdoors in the spring. Later in the summer I would be concerned about them drying out quickly in the heat.

topcat · Aug 16, 2024

Hello6969! said:
Hi people,
When in seedling stage do you just give like a hour of direct sun per day for like 14 days then full sun ?
What is the Goto ?
Tia

Oh, brother. You guys...

Hugo Phurst · Aug 17, 2024

Some seedlings love full light right from the start, others will bleach & die from too much direct light.
Dappled/ambient light is best to start a seedling. You can increase the light if they start to stretch.

If you have lots of seeds, start outside next spring. You'll lose a bunch but the ones that survive will be big & strong.

Good luck

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