The Coreopsis (pictured) has many buds and is beginning to flower!  I can't wait to get them planted in the butterfly garden.  They will make a great border.

Plant Hardening

I spent the last 7 days hardening my plants in preparation for transplanting into my butterfly garden.  When plant hardening the following steps are recommended:

• Make sure your plants are watered well before exposing them to the environment (bright sun and wind).
• Begin exposing plants to outside environment for 4-6 hours on Day 1 (recommended to keep the plants out of direct sunlight for the first couple of days).
• After exposing the plants to the outside environment, bring them into the garage or back into the house for the remainder of the day and night.
• Add a couple hours of outside environment each day.  On Day 3 you can begin exposing the plants to direct sunlight.

Progress to date...

• Grow Seeds Indoors - Week 1 Results
• Grow Seeds Indoors - Weeks 2 Results
• Grow Seeds Indoors - Weeks 3 Results
• Grow Seeds Indoors - Week 6 Results
• Grow Seeds Indoors - Week 8 Results
• Grow Seeds Indoors - Week 10 Results

Next Steps

This weekend I will be transplanting the plants into the garden.  I will be taking pictures and showing some of the process!

Checkout My Butterfly Garden Plan - Part 8: Grow Seeds Indoors to follow my progress.

Have any tips or suggestions?  Please share comments.