first grow ... day 2 n im stressing

Hi everyone ,

Just want to know if im on the right road.
I have ten auto,s that have all appeared 2 days ago. Im going to grow them outside.

I have them in a wardrobe with a warm and cool white flouro going for about 20 hours a day and a temp of 22-24 with plastic bags over the pots (propagator)
They are flying up and already a couple of inches and have second set of leaves.

I have clear plastic bags over each pot , that im taking off for 2 hours+ each day ( ie yesterday was 2 hours today 4 etc) , in the hope of getting them outside in 10 days

. I am going to grow them outside , so is it a question of giving them an hour or so + each day outside , instead of just moving them out in 10 days ?

i have the temp at 22-24 at mo , but im worried that its well cooler outside (10-15 max) and that the change might shock them.

I am a bit concerned that they are stretcking for the light(as they seems tall) so ive lowered the light to almost touching them

Any feedback for a first time (stress-case) grower would be well appreciated ,

Cheers

Take those bags off.

I think a week or so of hardening them will up your odds.

And yes, take the bags off & get a fan on them.

And, welcome to RIU.

If you are planting them in the ground get the roots as deep as possible this well help with colder weather. Possibly some mykos on the hole.

ok ill get the bags of , but isnt this part of hardening them( in fact i thought thats how you harden them ..... I read that they need the humidity ??? The fan is to make the stem more solid right? or is that part of hardening ?

yer good point on the ruderalis , didnt really think about that. Cheers for the advice

get 'em in the sun soon as possible. i sow seeds in pots under full sun. it doesn't burn them even in s. florida summers. you're biggest challenge is to not over water the seedlings. i use a mist bottle to keep the soil moist but not wet. GL