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How To Harden Plants Before Transplanting

Before transplanting plant sprouts to your garden you will need to harden them if they were in your house or a very sheltered area to start with.

You can do this a number of ways.

Set them outside for a few hours increasing every day until they can stay outdoors all day and over night.
Set up a

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seeds need warmth to germinate

I just wanted to mention a few things about starting your seeds outdoors in the garden this early.

As I have mentioned before, if you have hoop houses you can start your seeds outside this early. Especially with this nice weather we are having!

There is something to keep in mind though – Most seeds need temperatures

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Buy Ladybugs

Ever wonder what to do about insect pests besides spray them to death?

Ladybugs and Praying Mantises eat several times their own weight in garden pests in one day!

Imagine having a really great pest control in your garden and never having to spray a single pesticide!

Here’s a list of what they love to feast on:

Ladybugs

aphids
whitefly
spidermites
mealybugs

Praying Mantis

aphids
beetles
grasshoppers
caterpillars
moths
mosquitos
other

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Starting my seeds!

My plans to start some tomato seeds in February did not turn out. I now have them all started! Here is a list of everything that went into pots and seedling planters tonight:

4 Different Kinds of Tomatoes
Green Peppers
Jalapeno Peppers
Peas (normally right in the ground, but starting just to see.)
Zucchini
Eggplant
Sunflowers
Sweet

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