Gourd 'Birdhouse' / 'Waterdipper' / 'Martinhouse'

Sowing method: 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. But do open windows and doors for night flowering! Outdoor cultivation usually succeeds well, let the plants climb! If well ripened, it can be stored for a few months, and 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: Various insects
• Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
• Ease of cultivation: Moderate

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

• All year round