Gourd Seeds - Giant Bottle

BOTANICAL NAME

Lagenaria siceraria

LIFE CYCLE

• Annual

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

• Full Sun

DAYS TO MATURITY

• 120 days

GROWTH HABIT

• Vining

Bottle gourds, commonly referred to as trumpet, calabash, and white-flowered gourds, are sizable green fruits that can reach up to 12 inches in width and 40 inches in length. Cultivated across nearly every USDA zone, these gourds are often cured and utilized for decorative and crafting purposes. To ensure the development of attractive giant bottle gourds on your plants, it is crucial to carefully select and prepare the garden site. Throughout the growing season, provide the necessary care to the gourd seeds and offer support to the vines with a trellis to suspend the gourds effectively.

• Though edible while still young, most gardeners use them for art or as tools
• Dried fruits can be used as a utensil, container, or a musical instrument
• Harvest when stem and tendrils near the fruit are entirely brown

PLANTING SEASON

• Warm Season

SOWING METHOD

• Direct Sow
• Start Indoors

PLANTING DEPTH

• 1/2 inch

WATER NEEDS

• Average

PLANT SPACING

• 24 to 36 inches

HARDINESS ZONES

• N/A - Annual