Bottle Gourd / Calabash 'Dipper' (Lagenaria siceraria) seeds
- From the fruits of the gourd, since primeval times, containers and rattles are made.
- Contents: Approx. 5 seeds
- Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly
Regular price:
€2.49
Product number: 1282 GTIN: 4250601207087
Description
Ethnobotanically speaking, the bottle gourd is an extremely meaningful plant. The dried fruit of the gourd have been used for millennia as a storage and drinking vessel. Closed dried fruits can be used as rattles and are probably the oldest musical instruments known to man. Even as a resonator for stringed instruments such as the Brazilian berimbau, they are still used today.
Although the calabash was originally native to Africa, it has spread to America and Asia in prehistoric times already. Thus Lagenaria siceraria is certainly one of the oldest cultivated plants of mankind.
Although the calabash was originally native to Africa, it has spread to America and Asia in prehistoric times already. Thus Lagenaria siceraria is certainly one of the oldest cultivated plants of mankind.
Plant profile
| Lifecycle | Annual |
|---|---|
| Species | Cucurbitaceae |
| Flower colour | Yellow |
| Flowering months | July, June |
| Main harvest | October, September |
| Root system | Shallow roots |
Growing instructions
| When to sow outdoors | May |
|---|---|
| Sowing depth | 2-3 cm |
| Germination temperature | 18-24° C |
| Germination time | 5-10 days |
| Sunlight | Full sun |
| Planting distance | 100 cm |
| Row spacing | 100 cm |
| Good companion plants | Broccoli, Maize, Marigold |
| Bad companion plants | Cucumber, Dill, Potatoes |
Sowing and care
Preculture in April. Plant in pots and transplant outdoors after a hardening phase after the blackthorn winter in May. When planting, be very careful not to damage the sensitive root ball. In late May, the pumpkins can also be sown directly outdoors. Space the plants about 100 cm apart from each other.
Loves a permeable, nutrient-rich soil, warmth and plenty of water.
Loves a permeable, nutrient-rich soil, warmth and plenty of water.
Other names
Botanical name: Lagenaria siceraria
German: Herkuleskeule, Hiewerkerbes, Jonaskürbis, Keulenkürbis, Trompetenkürbis, Zähkerbes
English: Calabash, Bottle gourd, White-flowered gourd, Opo squash, Long melon
French: Calebasse, Gourde, Gourde pèlerine, Cougourde, Cougourdon, Cuyon, Courge-bouteille
Italian: Zucca a fiasco, Zucca da vino, Zucca bottiglia, Cocozza, Zucca lagenaria
Spanish: Porongo, Mate, Calabaza de peregrino, Guaje, Bule, Jícaro, Acocote
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