Planting out seedlings

[duggie]

I've been growing cosmos, marigolds, dahlias, asters (chinese and duchesse) and rudbeckia from seed. They are all doing well and I was just wondering if it would be safe to plant them out yet? I know I need to harden them off a little first though.

[roitelet]

By the time you have hardened them off Duggie it will be aboutthe third week in May so they should be fine.

[kentvegplot]

Harden them off yes, but the Cosmos and marigolds are tough cookies anyway, and will take a bit of late frost if it happens.

[Alice]

If they're hardened off Duggie, they should be fine. If you're not a gambling man plant half and save half.

[duggie]

Thanks for the advice. I think I will harden off half the cosmos and marigolds and plant next week, then harden off the rest for planting out at the end of May.