Harden off inside?

i usually never have any problems w hardening off my plants...I usually start them mid to late feb or very early march indoors ..then on the days that it's warm enough to not shock my own plants I take them out for awhile then bring them back in ...it has always worked for me and I never had to set my plants out in the shade for a week or two and introduced them to direct light...wellll I got a late start due to a few issues and where I'm growing my head plants at not I have an old man who would just love to call the cops and bust my ass if he seen me packing out 25 little pot plants moving them around in the shade and he would really know something is up if I make something to protect them from critters and are packing them in and out of the house ...well I was wondering if I could just crack a window to get some fresh air flowing and keep my fan on them and just kinda keep them like a house plant or something slowly letting them get use to the sun...I meen it is UV rays comes my in the house and it's just kinda sorta like putting them in the shade..right??? This might sound dumb but I just thought I would ask...I really don't have any other options and the ones I do have are way to risky....I just wanna get them outside asap is all ...so if someone could let me know that has done this or would know the answer please let me know...I feel like I'm just being parinoid and this would be absolutely fine but I just thought I'd ask ty

I dunno if it would work but I typically never harden off my plants as I'm in a situation like you. Mine go straight on the sun, seems to slow them down momentarily but it's the only option. You could put them in s shaded area for a few days in the bush before putting them in the final spot. Gl

I don't know about inside the house unless it's literally an open window with sun coming through ......I built a little screened porch and that's where I pop my beans and let them get used to the elements ......but you gotta do wahat you gotta do ..GL

We also gotta remember seeds in nature pop in full sunlight and any seeds I don't put in the greenhouse, I start rite in the spot there guna grow full time ((direct sun)) and I don't have any issues unless a pest etc etc.....if you have a porch I'd put them out on the porch for a week or so .....and when you notice the tops bending/following the sun that's a good indicator there happy and ready for lots of light IMO ....GL

I burnt a few of the leaf tips on one of my recently obtained clones from too much direct sun too soon, but it's bouncing back pretty well. I'm keeping them inside for now because it's been raining. The last 2 years I just potted them up and put them out with no "hardening" and had no problems, but it was later in the year (mid-June) so maybe that had something to do with it. Good luck with your grow

I use to never harden them off but I explained why... but I don't see why the light coming through the windows ...open or not... wouldn't do the job...I'm not saying I'm right cause idk ..that's why I'm asking ...but I meen if you sat a house plant in front of a window where the sun comes through it all day that plant grows ...right..so I just figured I would set them in the house where sunlight is not actually directly in them but the light that is in the house would be coming from the sun...I would open could open the windows too if needed but that's really my main question ...glass shouldn't effect anything...if so could someone explain why...I just like to learn...ty all for answering me btw...

GoRealUhGro said:

I use to never harden them off but I explained why... but I don't see why the light coming through the windows ...open or not... wouldn't do the job...I'm not saying I'm right cause idk ..that's why I'm asking ...but I meen if you sat a house plant in front of a window where the sun comes through it all day that plant grows ...right..so I just figured I would set them in the house where sunlight is not actually directly in them but the light that is in the house would be coming from the sun...I would open could open the windows too if needed but that's really my main question ...glass shouldn't effect anything...if so could someone explain why...I just like to learn...ty all for answering me btw...

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The only reason I said windows open is because you mentioned circulation in you original post .....GL

No help for this year if you already have all your patches picked out and ready to go. But if you knew this was a thing, you could leave a couple of small trees standing in your patch. Transplant the young plants into the holes, then a week or so later cut the trees so you are getting full sun.

I start all my regular season plants outside. I have found that if they are in full sun from the beginning, they do fine. If they already have their first true leaves before going out, they can get toasted.

And when using lights, the kind of lights used have a big impact on how long you have to harden them off.