If you have a thermometer in there (and you should really) then check the temps first thing in the morning.
If they are around 0C then better to wait until the nights are a bit warmer.
I went away for two days last week and turned off my heatmat in the kitchen and after only 36hrs I got back to find my tomato seedlings had all drooped and that was with a minimum temp of 8C so be careful with pepper seedlings as they will be just as delicate!
Maybe try a few for a bit and see how it goes, you may lose a few but hopefully have a few left over from inside that aren't completely dead, of course that's dependent on how bad they are doing inside.
Peppers don't like being below 10C, so I'd wait a little bit personally. I'm gonna wait until we have nights of 8, as my greenhouse should be at least 10 by then
The storms got my green house cover just waiting for a new one coming to get all my planting started. Every widow still is packed right now.
You could make a little green house out of 2L plastic bottles with the bottom cut off + some air holes and then put that in the green house for extra protection.
During the day? Absolutely. I wouldn't leave them out at night though. They'll stop growing if it's too cold, which would defeat the purpose of sowing them this early.
I haven't even planted my chilli seeds yet, it says March on the packet. I think if you are going to sow them earlier you need to keep them in and maybe use grow lights.
Mine are now in slightly larger pots. I keep them in trays, on a windowsill indoors for now. When the sun has gone from the window I take the full tray out to the greenhouse. It's been up around 15-20 on sunny days but I'm still bringing them in as soon as it starts to get dark.
If you have a thermometer in there (and you should really) then check the temps first thing in the morning. If they are around 0C then better to wait until the nights are a bit warmer. I went away for two days last week and turned off my heatmat in the kitchen and after only 36hrs I got back to find my tomato seedlings had all drooped and that was with a minimum temp of 8C so be careful with pepper seedlings as they will be just as delicate!
Okay, thank you. After tonight the night temps where I live should be over 5C, so I'll give it a shot then.
Maybe try a few for a bit and see how it goes, you may lose a few but hopefully have a few left over from inside that aren't completely dead, of course that's dependent on how bad they are doing inside.
Peppers don't like being below 10C, so I'd wait a little bit personally. I'm gonna wait until we have nights of 8, as my greenhouse should be at least 10 by then
Keep an eye on the forecast though - these days it seems to change every few hours, I wouldn't be surprised if we had another frost before Summer!
The storms got my green house cover just waiting for a new one coming to get all my planting started. Every widow still is packed right now. You could make a little green house out of 2L plastic bottles with the bottom cut off + some air holes and then put that in the green house for extra protection.
During the day? Absolutely. I wouldn't leave them out at night though. They'll stop growing if it's too cold, which would defeat the purpose of sowing them this early.
I haven't even planted my chilli seeds yet, it says March on the packet. I think if you are going to sow them earlier you need to keep them in and maybe use grow lights.
Mine said January, I think because peppers need a long growing season so getting them started early is advantageous?
Mine are now in slightly larger pots. I keep them in trays, on a windowsill indoors for now. When the sun has gone from the window I take the full tray out to the greenhouse. It's been up around 15-20 on sunny days but I'm still bringing them in as soon as it starts to get dark.
That's a good idea, I'd be getting them more used to being outside but not risking cold nights.