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Recovering Sunburned Tomato Transplants

White, bleached leaves = sunburn from insufficient hardening off. Don't transplant yet. Wait for new green growth to appear, signaling recovery. Then harden off properly over 7–10 days before planting out.

Proper Hardening Off

Start with 1–2 hours in dappled shade.
Increase exposure daily.
After a week, leave out overnight if frost-free.

Recovered plants will catch up and produce well—it's still early season.

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