Description

• Bottle gourd vegetables are popular as lauki/ghiya in India. This variety of bottle gourd is round like a lattu-bulb shape and can grow up to 10-12 feet. Bottle gourd is not only tasty and delicious but also rich in essential vitamins and nutrients which are grown for its fruit. Bottle Gourd is one of the healthy vegetables you must add to your kitchen garden.
• Where to grow: Balcony or terrace garden Growing season: Spring, Summer, Rainy Sowing method: Direct Seeds sowing depth: 1 inch Germination Time: 8 to 14 days Germination temperature: 20–27ºC Harvesting: 2 months Plant vigor: Strong plant
• Sunlight – The bottle gourd needs at least 8 hours of full sunlight every day.
• Water – Give water regularly on summer days and keep moist the soil.
• Soil – Use well-drained, loamy, and rich organic matter soil with PH 6.5-7.5.
• Temperature – Round bulb-shaped bottle gourd optimum growing temperature is between 24 to 35ºC and the minimum temperature is 18ºC.
• Common pests – Aphids, cucumber beetles, cutworms, leaf miners, and squash bugs can attack bottle-gourd plants. Bacteria wilt and downy mildew are infected gourd plants. Look for early signs of fungal, insect, or other infections spray organic pesticide Neem oil to cure these symptoms.