The past weeks have brought rain on an almost daily basis, and now there is at least a week of sun. With the rain behind us for a while I decided to take the shade cloth off of the seedlings. The shade cloth prevents the seedlings from being damaged or washed away. The sun is getting lower in the sky and is now passing through our neighbors oak tree for about 3 hours every afternoon. Now, with a lower sun and partial shade from a tree the seedlings should be fine without the shade cloth. Cactus seedlings sunburn easily and this often kills them, so it is important to have shade cloth. So far, the seedlings look great and are showing no signs of sun damage, but if the rain returns the shade cloth will have to go back on - at least until the rain is over.