Hi Craigo198, They are wilting as they may be undergoing intial shock, keep them in the shade for a week or two and they will bounce back. I have transplanted 1 and 2 year old trees from one container to a bigger container, by bare-rooting them, washing off all the soil and planting them in new soil, and they have always bounced back. These trees are very hardy, I had a something pull out one of my small moringa tree and I found it after a couple of days on the lawn, it was almost dry, but I planted it and it bounced back. So as long as the tap root is there, it will come back. Do not overwater.. xman

I am new to rooting cuttings. I slowly transistioned my cuttings from 70/30 perlite /soil mix. This was my process from start to finish. Maybe you can figure out something for yourselves. 1) rooted in water or sphagnum moss 2) Put in soil mix of 70% perlite/ 30% pro-MIX soil 3) put in bins with 100% humidity 4) Once rooted to my liking, transferred to 50/50 mix of same components in 1 gal pots. 5) Put pots near North facing window out of direct light. used humidifier to raise humidity level in room to 90-100% 6) Over the course of a week, slowly lowered the humidity in room to normal levels by turning humidifier on and off at different intervals 7 Once in room for a day or two at normal levels, move to room with south facing light 8) Transfer outside to shade to acclimate outside, slowly acclimate to light I still have lost some cuttings due to poor root development. At least 2/3 have survived to this point, which is outside in shade. Good luck! I'm new to this so take it with a grain of salt.

You have received some excellent advice. I will add my 2 cents. First not knowing your soil makes it hard to give good advice. Mine is deep sand. So no chance of getting too wet. I've been setting out some large late plants over the last two weeks. Going out to set out some when I finish posting this. First from my experience some of the potting mixes will tend to dry out in my sand although the sand around it will be moist. On the large plants if daytime temps are over 90 I will have to water lightly every day for 7-10 days till the roots get established and reach out into the soil surrounding them. In a tighter soil like clay I don't imagine you would have that problem. But since I've gardened for 40 plus years in deep sand it is all I know. Another thing I do is I put the cage up around it when I transplant and put large squares or shade cloth over the top. This allows them to get indirect sun but not direct sun. Then even in the heat where I use 2 ft diameter cages I put a trash bag with a cut in the bottom over the outside of the cage and pull it down where the top of the bag is just below the top of the plant. I mulch the inside with straw leaving a small area around the stem unmulched. Using these methods I have set out plants when the outside temps are over 100 and the winds have been high and had very few problems and minimal wilting. Each grower has to find methods that work in their garden. As I stated above my soil is sand and very fast draining. If it wasn't I wouldn't water the way I do. Most of the other methods I use I feel should work anywhere. Once established I normally water once a week. During the extreme heat of last summer I watered once every 4 days. I try to water the least I can once a plant is established. I gradually pull the bags down to adjust the plants to the severe wind. I leave them bunched at the bottom for a few weeks. If I know severe weather is coming I can pull them up and put straw in the top and they usually survive well. After they get 4 ft or taller I remove the bag totally. I have tried various methods and this works well. If your cages were a smaller diameter or you didn't mulch you might bake a plant. But the way I use them with the large cages I have never hurt a plant. Jay

Are they getting enough water? Did you harden them off before putting them outside? (That is when you acclimatize them slowly to the sunshine, putting them in the shade for a few days and then slowly letting them get used to full sun). I would shade them now during the day and see if they are happier. Linda