Ok so I just bought some plant starters for my fall garden and was wondering if its a little early to plant them out side? Its pretty hot here and I wanted to know if putting them out in this heat would kill or stunt them? Should I keep them inside a few more weeks or plant right now?
I have burssel sprouts, calliflower, and chinese lettuce.
- TheWaterbug
- Greener Thumb
- Posts: 1082
- Joined: Mon May 02, 2011 5:15 pm
- Location: Los Angeles
How hot is "pretty hot?"Royiah wrote:Ok so I just bought some plant starters for my fall garden and was wondering if its a little early to plant them out side? Its pretty hot here and I wanted to know if putting them out in this heat would kill or stunt them? Should I keep them inside a few more weeks or plant right now?
I have burssel sprouts, calliflower, and chinese lettuce.
It's in the upper 80s here in Los Angeles, we can't even buy brassica starts here because no one's selling them yet. They say, "Too hot. Wait a month."
Then again we don't get freezing temperatures here, so there's no rush.
The plant store had them out side in full sun and they looked really nice so I don't think I really need to harden them off...Marlingardener wrote:I'm not sure about Chinese lettuce, but here in Central Texas we plant loose leaf lettuces in mid- to late October. Other brassicas like cauliflower and broccoli transplants go into the ground the third or fourth week of September. If they are planted in soil that is too warm, they don't thrive.
Since you bought the starters, why not use this time to harden them off and get them used to outside temperature fluctuations and more sunlight (gradually increasing the amount of direct sun every 2-3 days)? You could even up-pot the lettuce if necessary.