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| Hi all
ok...i started my Zinnia seeds too early hence they are very tall and leggy. In my neck of the woods we plant annuals after Memorial Day which makes sense as we have e had some very cool nights. The weather now is hot hot hot and the sky is sunny and i won't be around to bring the babies in and out. Soooo do i keep them inside for 3 days or leave them outside in shade but very hot weather. I'd hate to lose these guys. They aren't looking to good now. If i can just get them through a few days i think i can save them Any thoughts? Thanks! Dale |
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- Posted by yiorges-z5il (My Page) on Thu, May 21, 09 at 19:57
| Since you will not be around to "harden off' the seedlings then you should leave them where they were growing since germination..... |
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| actually yiorges-z5il, the zinnia are hardened off and if i could i'd be putting the in the ground this weekend. So my concern is that if i leave them out over the next couple of days they will dry out and dies but if i leave them indoors i'm afraid they'll react to the lack of sunlight. What could also happen is that the weatherman predicts rain. That would leave the flats filled with water. What do you/other folks think? Thanks! Dale |
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- Posted by newbie_in_nj 6b E/Central NJ (My Page) on Sat, May 23, 09 at 13:56
| I've got some little plants under type of shade cloth over overturned lawn chairs and chaise lounges. They're getting light breezes and filtered sunlight. Using something to shade them prevents them drying out every day. I weight down the sides of cloth at night for now. I took cardboard boxes and tented them over other seedlings since I don't have place where there's dappled shade all day. At night I put covers from plastic storage containers all around sides to keep out wind and add shade cloth over everything. Do you have a porch or somewhere relatively protected you can easily rig up wind, light and temp protection if you find enough "stuff" around to set something up? Just don't use solid, impermeable materials over, under and on sides or they'll overheat. They're already hardened off so cooler temps forecast shouldn't effect them. If you've got those bases covered you just have to think about moisture. Don't know if giving them good, long drink before you do all the covering would carry them for 3 days. Roots might not like all that water but you may not have a choice. Good luck! |
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