If your trays look great for a week and then flop, melt, or vanish overnight, you’re not alone. Most gardeners blame chilly windowsills, surprise drafts, or “bad luck” for why seedlings keep dying, but that’s rarely the real culprit. The truth is that tiny plants die fast when one basic need stays off-balance for even…
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Hardening Off Plants Headache-Free
Hardening off plants is one of my least favorite gardening tasks. It requires a lot of care and attention, and it’s really easy to mess it up. I’ve yet to perfect the shuffle that involves bringing trays of seedling outside then back in. There’s always something that goes wrong. So let me help you avoid…