Gourd Seeds - Shenot Crown of Thorns

BOTANICAL NAME

Cucurbita pepo

LIFE CYCLE

• Annual

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

• Full Sun

DAYS TO MATURITY

• 95 to 110 days

GROWTH HABIT

• Vining

This intriguing gourd bears a striking resemblance to a miniature crown! Shenot Crown of Thorns Gourd Seeds produce long vines that stretch six to eight feet long and yield numerous exquisite gourds in a range of colors, including orange, white, yellow, lime-green, and dark-green. These gourds may also exhibit charming stripes or bi-colored patterns and measure four to five inches in diameter.

• Plants produce a variety of striped and bicolor fruit
• Wonderfully unique and attractive
• Roughly round with ribs and curved "fingers"

PLANTING SEASON

• Warm Season

SOWING METHOD

• Direct Sow
• Start Indoors

PLANTING DEPTH

• 1 inch

WATER NEEDS

• Average

PLANT SPACING

• 72 to 96 inches

HARDINESS ZONES

• N/A - Annual