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Feb 24, 2018 7:54 AM CST
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Name: Pat
McLean, VA (Zone 7a)
I've gone and planted far too many seeds and a large percentage of them germinated so I'm running out of room to keep them under lights inside.

I'm in zone 6b and the weather forecast calls for as low as 32 degrees in 8 days then as low as 27 two nights in the following week. Otherwise the temps will be above freezing.

I have a glassed in back porch where I usually begin hardening them off, but never this early. Does any know for sure if these young seedlings will survive putting out right now? I'm not on the AHS Robin because I kept getting kicked off when my e-mail server gave me problems and kept rejecting their mail so if anyone is on there, would you be kind enough to ask this question for me?

Thanks - Pat
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Feb 24, 2018 8:56 AM CST
Name: Ken
East S.F. Bay Area (Zone 9a)
Region: California
I can't think of any reason those temperatures would be a problem for a daylily seedling, especially since they'll be inside the porch. Think of it as a large cold frame. If anything, they'll miss being under the lights. If it's on a concrete slab, all the better, since the concrete is a huge heat sink. There are a lot of succulents which would survive those conditions.
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Feb 24, 2018 11:28 AM CST
Name: Larry
Enterprise, Al. 36330 (Zone 8b)
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I agree with Ken!
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