Gourd 'Warted Australian'

Sowing method: Sow March-May indoors. Plant out: April in the greenhouse or late May outdoors. This white-flowering gourd likes a warm summer and therefore grows well in the greenhouse. However, due to its night-blooming nature, keep windows and doors open! Outdoor cultivation is usually successful, but make sure the plants climb! If well-ripened, it can be stored for several months, and indefinitely once dried.

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Sowing/planting time:

• March
• April
• May

Harvesting time:

• August
• September
• October

Soil type:

• All soil types

Cultivation location:

• Indoors
• Greenhouse
• Outdoors warm / sheltered

Position:

• Sun

• Flower colour: White
• Origin: Tropical Africa
• Average growth height: More than 200 cm
• Annual or perennial: Annual
• Attractive to insects: N/A
• Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
• Ease of cultivation: Moderate

• Latin: Lagenaria siceraria
• Dutch: Calabash
• Also known as: Squash gourd
• English: Bottle-Gourd, Creools: Poe, Hindoest.: Lauki

• All year round