Patty Pan & Spaghetti Squash

[cardiffsteve]

Just a quick question....

Will it be warm enough to germinate Patty Pan & Spaghetti Squash in my plastic blowaway or should I put them in a warm room in the house?
Its sunny most of the day where its positioned.

Any advice would be good

Steve

[veggiechicken]

Indoors Steve - its still awfully cold overnight

[rustylady]

I'm keeping mine in the packets at the moment They can't go outside till after the last frost.

[KittyColdNose]

Mine are on a cold windowsill (our horrible north facing living room) Will harden them off when it warms up a bit more.

[Ananke]

Mine are still in the packet too.

[Alison]

Another vote for in the packets

[horticultural_hobbit]

Still in the packet. Won't be sowin til end of April, else they will take over me classroom. In the past I've used my magic seedbox to start them off. Not sure if I will just stick them on windowsills instead. But they will be babies started off in yogurt pots.

[Two_Sheds]

Its sunny most of the day where its positioned.

and at night? Still chuffing freezing

[marchogaeth]

I have some BNS and pumpkins in pots - going out in tunnel during day and in house at night. They are growing quite well but I think it's that old thing of will they be any better than the ones I plant later.

[SarzWix]

Indoors for sure. And no more than 3 weeks before the last frost date, assuming that you'll spend 2 weeks or so hardening them off (out in the day, in at night). For me that means I won't be sowing them until the last week of April

[buzzingtalk]

Mine are getting sown today, BNS are my fave crop and I am going to do some experiments this year on early indoor sowing compared to direct sowing.

[chris]

End of April sowing here too - last year I was shuffling loads of plants in and out every day/night. Did my swede in! They get very large, very fast too.. which made hardening off difficult.

[zazen999]

I have sown some courgettes but only as indicators to how cold my greenhouse is getting; they have survived the week [not grown mind] under a cloche in the greenhouse but my proper cucurbits aren't going being sown yet at all; another 2-3 weeks.

[cardiffsteve]

Thanks everyone
Think I got a bit carried away as it was warm yesterday and new blowaway, I was keen to get sowing.
I shall bring them into house and into a warm room.

Last frosts "should be" end of April in cardiff but who knows this year.

[lettucegrow!]

That's the trouble with these little glimpses of spring. Lulls us into a false sense of security and you want to to get going.
I've left mine in the packet to. Resisting the urge!!