How to grow bottle gourd
Lagenaria siceraria
When to plant bottle gourd
Bottle gourd is a long-season annual vine. Direct sow after all danger of frost has passed and the soil has warmed to about 70 degrees F (NC State, UF/IFAS).
Bottle Gourd is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.
Growing conditions
- Lifecycle
- Annual
- Days to maturity
- 90 to 120 (from sowing)
- Spacing
- 108 in apart
- Planting depth
- 0.5 in
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil pH
- 6 to 8
Common problems
- cucumber beetles
- squash bugs
- powdery mildew
Sources
- University of Florida IFAS Extension, Gardening Solutions: Lagenaria (Bottle) Gourds
- North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox: Lagenaria siceraria (Bottle Gourd, Calabash)
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