cherishedtiger wrote:So I started all my herbs (mind you it was a lot!) All indoors, all in those little peat moss trays in a green house indoors. As they started to grow and it started to warm up here in California I decided it was time to go out doors they needed direct sunlight. Something they were not getting in my house (anywhere!) Outside they went. Nice warm sun, and protected by the green house... next day they were all DEAD!!!! Everything I had spent months propagating dead...
So OK apparently outside too soon, I see my mistake... however they weren't really growing because of the lack of sun. Everything was just molding to wet with no way to dry.
So my question is, do I start over in the peat trays, outside in the greenhouse? Or should I just say forget it and plant in the ground???
I am so saddened by the loss of all my plants... any help would be appreciated!
(just a side note, no matter where I place my green house or plants indoors they get no direct sunlight thanks to living in a duplex with the sun never peaking through right)

Hi... Sorry about your plants.
I lost a bunch of seeds due to this same problem... What I learned is that peat trays, first off, are a haven for fungus to grow on. Because the peat trays normally contain peat and wood. They also don't dry out very well, so the trays stay wet. Fungus, mold, and mushrooms just love a nice wet wood place to grow on. So, I've sworn off peat pots forever, because they're mold waiting to happen. Get some plastic ones instead.
But it sounds like they may have been overwatered as well. (I had this problem too...) It's an odyssey.
And the hardening off... I won't give advice about that because I don't know much about it, other than it needs to be gradual.
I am currently gardening indoors with special lights. It seems to be going fine now that I have my light setup. It requires a LOT of light to do it indoors if you don't have light from the windows (I have the same problem of no light in the house). So that might be something to consider, getting artificial lighting if you do it indoors.