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Re: Problem after placing tomato plants outdoors temporarily

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You need to very gradually acclimate any plants that have been started
indoors to direct sun light.
You only give them increments of light  increasing the amount daily until
they can stand a full day.
I always begin with an hour for 2 days then two hours for 2 days and so
forth.


On Sat, 25 Mar 2000 19:55:11 -0500 "...Charlie..."
<csimpson@preferred.com> writes:
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> I have been growing plants indoors under flouresent light to get an 
> early
> start. This morning I placed a few tomato plants out on the patio as 
> we were
> having temps in the mid-seveties today. After about 6 hours in 
> direct
> sunlight several leaves on the plants were browned and shriveled and 
> in fact
> I may have lost one plant. What has happened here?, does one need to
> gradually introduce the plants to outdoor conditions?. I have heard 
> of
> hardening off the plants but I thought that was temperature related 
> rather
> than light related. Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> 
> Charlie
> 
> 
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