I never wait for germination, I start mine in trays with heat from a radiator type heater and I get leaves in 4-5 days. Try a nice warm location to germinate seeds inside. Moonflower seeds I spill outside seem to only germinate after temps get into 90's. Make sure you soak over night or nick first and soak seeds for a few hours before putting in cell paks or whatever you do.

I bought a heat mat from Lee Valley Tools last year (I have no radiator), just for plants like this. Once the plant is germinated, it can then be hardened off to cooler temps. I start them just before last frost, then I can put them outside in my plastic "mini greenhouse" from Big Lots. If it's going to be too cool at night, they can come in, the rest of the time they stay out. Growth is slow early on but the greenhouse keeps the temps in the day into the 90's and they do fine. I plant them out the 2nd week after last frost.

GGG

The heat mat thing works. I was just curious as to whether anyone had tried taking a vine at the end of the summer and rooting it for Spring planting. I plan to try it myself. Looks like it might be sorta like a sweet potato vine and root quickly. Will let you know.

I'm gonna' give it a try too celeste. You've got me curious now.

Squirrellypete

Just looked at mine AND, guess what, it's rooted. Good way to have some green in the house over winter that's not normally a house plant. Then, next Spring when the ground has warmed, I'll have a head start. Yeaaaaa!

IF you can keep it alive!

> Would like to know where I can find the seed, thanks, rosequeen005.

I bought mine 3 years ago at good ole Wal-mart from their seed packet display. If you can manage to grow even just one good Moonflower vine every year you'll have seeds the rest of your life and tons leftover to share too!

Squirrellypete

HD also has Moonflower Vine seeds in their display of seeds.

I may have some to trade as mine have been blooming for months.I don't seem to have any problems with germinating the seeds,I germinate them in a two liter bottle and it forms a mini greenhouse effect and they come up in a few days.I've never tried rooting them being they come up easy but I do imagine you could.Mine will probably bloom well after Thanksgiving as most all plants(perennials/annuals) do here.Debbie