[Marcella]

I planted four Tromboncino Squash seeds - each one in a paper cup with seed starter mix and they aren't coming up and it's been four or five days. I had them in the house - my other various seeds did start in cups in the house. I have set the squash seeds outside this morning to get sun but it is cloudy today. I wonder if the seeds are dead now?

I suppose I need a grow light for inside house. I had never heard of grow lights until I got on this forum months ago. Do either of you have any suggestions as to the kind of grow light is best? I have no idea. Do you just put the grow light anywhere in the house and put the cups with seeds under it? I think the squash seeds would have sprouted with a grow light.

[Marcella]

I got a plastic spoon and dug into the paper cups and only one had a seed in it that looked as if it’s sprouting and the other three seeds had not done anything. I stuck that one sprouting back in the soil but I probably ruined it by digging it up.

I found this grow light thingy that is compact for I need compact in my small downstairs area. Please read this and see if you approve this unit would grow seeds inside. One of the comments about this unit is from a woman from Houston and it was hot summer when she tried to grow seeds and finally went to this unit to get seeds to grow inside until they could withstand getting put in the hot sun here.

http://www.amazon.com/Hydrofarm-JSV2-2-Foot-Start-System/dp/B0006856EQ/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t

[Black Agnes]

Why not put them outside in a small tray with water in the bottom? Make sure the cups have small holes in the bottom of them and then put them in a small tray or dish with 1/2”-3/4” water in the bottom and put them in the sun. The problem might not be so much sunlight but soil temp. Squash like it warm.

[greeneyes]

After being up most of the night, I was up early this Am, got the granddaughter off to school and went back to sleep until I got a total of 6 and half hours.

What does the seed package say about germination time and temperature. If it is too hot or cold, that will reduce the number of seeds that will sprout.

Re: plant lights, full spectrum for growing anything other than lettuce/leafy stuff. I’ll have to look up the one that I got and get back to you on Friday. It may or may not be the best, but I really like it.

Just winding down a busy day, and am getting a headache, so I need to take some aspirin and catch some zzz’a. I’ll catch up on the rest of the posts tomorrow.