About 7 days before planting your tomato seedlings outdoors, help acclimate them to temperatures, sunlight, and wind. This is the process of hardening off, or gradually acclimating you new plants to outdoor conditions. These plants have spent their short lives in a warm, sunny, protected place and won't fare well if you don't expose them slowly to the elements. ‘Hardening off’ is the vital process of getting your tomato seedlings ready for transplanting outdoors. Just follow these simple instructions in order to give your tomato seedlings the best chance of success!
