Gourd 'African Warty' / 'Verruqueuse de Maurice'

Sowing method: March - May indoors. Transplant: April in the greenhouse or late May outdoors. This white-flowering pumpkin-like plant loves a warm summer and therefore grows well in a greenhouse. But then do open windows and doors for night flowering! Outdoor cultivation usually succeeds well, let the plants climb! With good ripening, it can be stored for a few months, or even indefinitely after drying.

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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: White gourd
• English: Bottle-Gourd, Creools: Poe, Hindoest.: Lauki

• All year round