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When the young crucifer plant has adjusted to the flower gardening, & indoor gardening left to right; Lisa, Jon, Mary (Sugar), Charles, and Elinore. cooler outdoor temperatures in the hotbed it is said to be hardened off and is now ready for the garden. Plants that have been hardened off stand a better chance of surviving April tempera- tures. Late April is the time to plant tomatoes. Tomatoes require a warmer soil than the crucifers, to avoid shock to the plant. As with the crucifers, tomato plants can be hardened off in a greenhouse and the garden- er can buy tomatoes which are already potted to plant. The pots are made of peat and are planted directly into the garden to lessen the shock to the tomato plant. After a while, the peat pot disintegrates into the soil learing the tomato plant to grow on its own. The peat, furthermore, serves as a moisture retaining medium in the soil. 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