Hardening Off

**"* M* <a*@ann-mccormick.com>**

I'm working on my next book and have come to the topic of hardening off. For
years I've read about the "rain dance" that gardeners are urged to undergo
to get their plants hardened off. Most of the advice starts with "Bring your
plants outdoors each day for a couple of hours" and gradually increases the
amount of time outdoors until the plant graduates to the outside world.

Yes, I understand you can't just plunk plants outside without regard to the
climate differences. But does anyone really do this process of slowly
acclimatizing over 7-10 days? I have a hard time imagining professional
growers going through this labor intensive process. And frankly, I haven't
got the time or patience for this.

So what do you-all do when bringing plants outside?

Ann McCormick, Herb 'n Cowgirl
Author of 10 Must-Have Herbs For Cooks, available at Amazon.com

Web: www.ann-mccormick.com
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Twitter: @herbncowgirl

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