[header] How to harden off seedlings [title] Stop adding water or fertilizer to the plants a week or 2 before you transplant seedlings to the outdoors. [title] Place a small table under a tree or in another shady part of your outdoor space to harden off seedlings at first. [substeps] Set plants outdoors on the table for an hour or 2 at the beginning of the hardening off process. 
Put the plants outdoors during mid-day, when the sun is at its warmest. [title] Protect the seedlings from wind with a wooden board.