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Background: I sowed my first batch of tomatoes on April 4th on those transparent 12-grid trays w/ domes that are supes trendy right now, potted them up on May 4th & 5th into 3-inch transparent pots (which I now understand may not provide the ideal darkness for their roots, live and learn), and I would like to transplant them outdoors soon.
Questions: One concern that I have (and I'm not sure how concerned I should be) is potentially introducing outdoor wildlife into my indoor environment during the hardening off phase.
- Do other gardeners worry about this or am I over thinking it? Is it basically set them on a table (not on the ground), don't leave them out there for too long, and hope for the best?
- What other steps can I take to keep my indoor environment as sterile as possible while hardening off some plants when they're ready?
ETA Additional Reading: Hardening Off Seedlings: How to Safely Transition Indoor Plants Outdoors
I don't worry about this, because I live in a century home that's basically porous to small outdoor critters already.
My 60yo trailer has the same problem. I’ve got box elder bugs for days, but my friends the house spider, the cobweb spider, and the jumping spider eat well and do their part. There’s a spider in every corner of my shower. Possibly perverts but they’re not weird about it. We’ve had a local rat boom for the past few years, but the dogs have been diligent. It’s the sugar ants that are the real motherfuckers.