Beginner Gardening: what temps?, 0 by luv2gardengirl

luv2gardengirl wrote:
I'm new to this forum. I started my garden last year using Growboxes which are wonderful for a single parent like me that also rents! This year, I decided to start indoors! Been doing alot of research....decided to build a shelf from wood at Lowe's! What a project! Wish I would have thought about the cinderblock method!!

In any case, I started with Peat Pots, everything germinated wonderfully. I then decided to break apart the peat pots and put into my Growboxes. One big reason, is because I hate watering...growbox has a reservoir that helps in that.

So now these are in my garage under shop lights. However, we are in Pittsburgh area and it's cold still!!! My garage can range between 50 and 70 degrees. What i started doing is using an osilating fan and oscilating heater.....any feedback on that?

Also, because the temp is so low in there I don't turn off my lights ...is that bad?

Will these temps keep the plants growing? I think my last frost date is late May.

Another question is growing the vegetable in my house upstairs....might be a dumb question but will bugs just come out of nowhere with these plants?

I'm growing squash, romaine lettuce, carrotts, basil, tomatoes, cilantro, beets, onions, watermelon, pumpkins