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Re: Seedling Xchange-transplant advice



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> From: Havi Hoffman <vegetablegarden.guide@ferris.icsn.com>
> To: veggie-list@eskimo.com
> Subject: Re: Seedling Xchange
> Date: Wednesday, May 07, 1997 11:31 AM
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> Give the transplants a try.  I know that cukes are reputedly hard to
> transplant, but I've been in a situation like yours and succeeded with
the
> transplants.  Wait for a still, overcast day for transplanting to reduce
> the stress if that's feasible in your area.
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> 	My experience, although in a different zone, is that direct seeded cukes
often catch up to the transplants, since there's no shock.  But if you're
going to transplant them, and you could try both and pull out the weaker
plants later, you should shade the transplants for a few days after you put
them in the ground.  I do this with inverted plastic pots, flats that have
mesh bottoms, or with burlap or fine mesh supported to keep it from
crushing the plants. I have never had a problem with too much heat under
the pots, even on a sunny day, and have had lots of success transplanting
all sorts of things, even in summer.  You can save a supply of large pots,
old flats and stuff that gets discarded for the "shaders."
	Judy Warner
warner@ultranet.com
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