More on my Herb and Veggie Mini-Gardens

I found rainbow chard yesterday afternoon at Paul & Sandy's Garden Center in East Hampton. I put the six-pack out in the planter box on the deck but did not plant it yet. Last night was warm and rain is expected today. I didn't cover any of the plants. I would like to find the garden cloth mentioned at the UCONN garden conference that allows light and rain to pass through. Then I would make some mini-greenhouses with some hanger wire and the cloth. But by the time I find it, it will not be necessary. I'll give the chard a few more days of T.L.C. (in case of severe rain, wind or low temperatures I can bring the six-pack inside) before planting them with the lettuce, bok choy, and spinach already in the planter boxes. This is a great article about hardening off tender young plants and getting them planted in the ground that arrived in my email today from Fine Gardening. Get Those Seedlings in the Ground - Fine Gardening Article