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To plant out my one cucumber plant into an un-heated greenhouse . I don't want to loose it but it's 6 inches high now with proper leaves and I think I can see a flower bud .
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Hi Divvy.
I hardened mine off weeks ago by putting into a plastic container lined in bubblewrap and they went into the unheated greenhouse last night. It's all about the hardening off and the lowest temps...so if you have hardened it off it should be ready to go out soon. If not, it needs that before it will be ready.
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whats the best way of doing that . It's only in a 3in pot.
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I would plant it up into a 5 inch pot (assuming the roots are showing out the bottom of its current pot) and put it in the greenhouse in the daytime. Fleece it overnight for a week to 10 days and then it should be okay to stay out there overnight without fleece. Depends on how chilly your greenhouse gets though. Mine hasn't been below 10C for weeks and my cukes are sown out there.Happy Gardening,
Shirley
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I've put one of mine in the unheated greenhouse and it's staying out there on it's own for the first time tonight in the pot which it's going to be staying in for the summer. It's a bit earlier than I do normally but I have back up so am not too worried.
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I'd only just sown mine last weekend in the heated propagator, but once they showed through (Weds) I've put them in the unheated greenhouse in the day, and back in the propagator at night with the heat turned off. Tonight they are staying 'out' all night.
I've got more seeds if they do take a chill, but I think they should be OK, the temp hasn't been that low at nights here for some time. The butternut squash have been planted outside for over a week and are looking fine.I could not live without a garden, it is my place to unwind and recover, to marvel at the power of all growing things, even weeds!
Now a little Shrinking Violet.
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