LAGENARIA SICERARIA Dipper
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SEEDS OF PILGRIM’S GOURD - LAGENARIA SICERARIA DIPPER

Curious and original gourds widely used mainly as containers, and dry closed, for musical instruments! In addition to decorations, bottles... everything you can think of! In some countries its young fruits and leaves are eaten as vegetables.

Annual climber of almost 3m that produces rounded fruits at the end that taper at the top, with a very hard shell. Yellowish-white trumpet-shaped flowers that open at night. Large, oval leaves, covered with dark green hair.

It needs well-drained, moist and rich soils

Soak the seeds in tap water for 12 hours. Drain the seeds without letting them dry and then sow. The temperatures for optimal germination will be 20/25ºC.

Seeds per gram: 5
4,13  with VAT (10%)

Calendar Calendar

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Sow indoors
Sow outdoors
Harvest
Flowering
Climate Zone Sub-tropical, Tropical, Warm areas
Flower colour Cream
Fruit color Brown
Germination (in days) 3-7
Hardiness Half-hardy (0ºC)
Life cycle Annual
Plant use Climber, Creeper, Culinary, Decorative, Gardening, Indoor Plant, Walls, fences
Planting distance 100x100
Soil - Moisture Moist, Well-drained
Soil - Ph No preference
Soil - Type Clay, Fertile, Light, Rich, Sand
Sunlight - Exposure Partial shade, Sun
Watering Abundant
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