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When are people planting outside?
Here in Germany there's "Die Eisheiligen" (the Ice Saints, which are mid of May - people (especially in the south / in Bavaria) don't plant anything outside before then that can't handle a frosty night.
So I'd never plant my chilies outside before mid May, and even then I'm keeping smaller / weaker plants in a little longer as in case they aren't hardened off already and are a bit more robust in general even a few nights in a row below 10° is too much for the little ones.
In fact today and tomorrow it'll be 7°C at night again and I'm definitely putting a few of them (that are outside on window sills right now) inside again.I lost some to the cold already this year and it's super frustrating, as they seem ok at first but then leaves become manky over a period of about two weeks, and you can watch them slowly die 😐
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When are people planting outside?
I've repotted a load of trays of jalapeño, cayenne & something something, and am hardening them off outside during the day (when it's not raining...).
When's a good time to give them up to the great outdoors? I don't want them to just get slugged or catted straight away.