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Re: [Starting Seeds Indoors] Squash

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>Anybody had any luck starting seeds like squash,
oregano or basil indoors?  If so, how long did you
wait before moving them outside?

>Roger Martin
Zone 7 -- West Texas -- where we had almost no winter
at all so I think spring started January 15.
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Zone 9.4973 here, San Fog'cisco
69% Sun,Spring, Fall, No Summer or Winter.

Not a squash climate.  Ideal for artichoke.

I don't (yet) muclch with black plastic and have soil warmth hassles.
I almost must start squash, melon indoors.  Remember Ron S. who starts, waits
2 weeks, and starts a second batch in case the first is too early?  He gets
maximum early with maximum safety/fallback.

I can't say just when I transplant.  I use styrofaom cups for these big guys. 
Hacksaw or breadknife slots (2-5) in bottom 1/4" give drainage, (all parallel
slots, 1/4-1/2" apart.)  I often pre-start under 1 layer oo 1 layer, of
tissue, and plant the sprouts in the cups.  There goes a week.  Another week
in the cup, maybe two.  A week outdoors in the cup, or two, maybe under a milk
jug or 2 liter for added warmth.  I let the plant tell me when.  I listen, if
I'm not otherwise occupied.

These are a long season big plant, so they get 2-3 x as many starts as
required.  If they all grow (I get 1/3 - 1/2 due to neglect, er, I mean
selecting the strongest plant, the surviver) I pluck the smaller fruits,
instead of the smaller plant.  In tomatoes, I pluck 3, say, out of a group of
5.  But do not prune, only cage.  Sorta same, except w/poor luck w/ squash
until recently, I have let them sprawl, with some guidance.  So they are on
the garden edge.  They shade ground...!
Bill

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