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Hello,
I'm currently growing tomatoes (Sweet Million and Tumbler) in a polycarbonate mini greenhouse. The past few days have been really warm & sunny so I've put them outside during the day.
I was wondering when I can leave them outside all the time (it's getting a bit crowded in the greenhouse!)? I live in central Scotland so hoping the risk of frost is now gone!
Do I continue to put them outside during the day for the next week or two, then leave the lid of the greenhouse open at night for a week? (not sure exactly how to harden them off!) The problem is I also have a few aubergine and pepper plants in the mini greenhouse too, and I'm not sure if they would cope with the lid open overnight. What would happen if I just left the tomatoes out overnight without hardening off? Would they die, or just slow down a bit for the next wee while?
Hoping someone can help!
I'm currently growing tomatoes (Sweet Million and Tumbler) in a polycarbonate mini greenhouse. The past few days have been really warm & sunny so I've put them outside during the day.
I was wondering when I can leave them outside all the time (it's getting a bit crowded in the greenhouse!)? I live in central Scotland so hoping the risk of frost is now gone!
Do I continue to put them outside during the day for the next week or two, then leave the lid of the greenhouse open at night for a week? (not sure exactly how to harden them off!) The problem is I also have a few aubergine and pepper plants in the mini greenhouse too, and I'm not sure if they would cope with the lid open overnight. What would happen if I just left the tomatoes out overnight without hardening off? Would they die, or just slow down a bit for the next wee while?
Hoping someone can help!
But in the meantime - I harden things off by taking them out of the mimGH for a short time, building up to full days and then as long as the forecast looks OK, leaving them out on the patio near the house (i.e. a bit more sheltered) overnight for a couple of days - whole process takes about a week, depending on the weather. Some plants I have just had to plant without hardening off properly and haven't lost any yet - but I think different plants react differently depending on how healthy / vigorous / tender they are etc and of course whether you get any chilly weather too soon after planting out.
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