Skipping Cold Hardening Costs You the Whole Transplant
Sun hardening and cold hardening are two different jobs. Here is how to cold-acclimate transplants so a late frost does not take out everything you just planted.
Propagation
Starting plants from seed indoors and out, and hardening off seedlings for transplant.
The First Two Days After Planting Decide Your Transplants
Transplant shock vs a root ball that never got rewetted: how to water in, where to check moisture, and why afternoon wilting is normal.
Seven Days of Hardening Off Before Your Seedlings Move
Hardening off takes 7 to 14 days of hour-by-hour exposure, not one afternoon. A day-by-day schedule plus the night temperatures that make overnight stays safe.