I always seen it said that cucurbits were sensitive to root disturance, but I've never experimented to find out how true that is. Even if you started them in trays or plastic pots with a peat or coco based medium, you'd still be disturbing roots to a degree when transplanting.
Aside from direct seeding, to get an early start before consistently warm weather comes and frost is no longer a threat I've always started cukes and squash in peat pots to avoid disturbing the roots when transplanting.
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