It's mid-March and has been unseasonably warm, and I had the idea of putting my plants out side. Well this is what happened:
It was windy and direct sunlight to these cucumbers, and boy did it look bad. Apparently this is wind burn/ sun burn. I did not do it correctly this is the key to hardening off plants
Take Your Time.
For the first few days, the plants should go out in a shady spot, without direct sunlight and very little breeze. Then gradually add more time, and add direct sun light. Some say it can take from one week to ten days.
To heal this plant, I brought it back in for about a weekend and it still has these burned spots, but a lot of new growth looks very healthy. I am going to attempt now to slowly harden off some of my plants so I can plant in about a week and a half. I could probably plant now, but some of the evenings might be too cool for tomatoes and peppers.
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