Description
Round gourds are small green vegetables with spongy insides. Besides being used as food and a natural medicine supplement, their seeds are also roasted and eaten. Try our organic non-GMO Round Gourd (Vegetable) seeds. Also, check out our workshops for more details.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Number of seeds in a packet - 5
PLANT DESCRIPTION
- Difficulty Level - easy
- Vine Height - 1 - 6 feet
- Flower Color - white
- Fruit/ Vegetable Color - light to leafy green
- Type - outdoor
- Feed - Vermicompost for nutrients every week, Seaweed once a month for greener leaves, and Epsom salt for better blooming once a month
- Watering - keep the potting mix moist (not soggy)
- Sunlight - full sunlight
- Germination Time - 2 weeks
- Flowering Time - 3 - 4 weeks
- Fruiting Time - 4 - 5 weeks
- Suitable Temperature - 70°F - 85°F
- Season - all seasons
HOW TO GROW ROUND GOURD FROM SEEDS
- Take a Growbag and fill it with Cocopeat.
- Sprinkle the seeds around the Growbag.
- Fill the hole with Cocopeat lightly and spray with water.
- Keep the potting mix moist (not soggy).
- Seeds will germinate within 2 weeks.
- Full sunlight is needed.
ALTERNATE METHOD
- Take a Medium Size Pot and add a Potting Mix.
- If planting in the soil adds Neem Cake Powder, Vermicompost, and Seaweed.
ALTERNATE NAME
- Botanical name: Praecitrullus fistulosus
- round gourd seed in hindi: gol laukee ka beej (गोल लौकी का बीज)
- round gourd seed in tamil: uruntaiyana curaikkay vitai (உருண்டையான சுரைக்காய் விதை)
- round gourd seed in telugu: gundrani potlakaya vittanam (గుండ్రని పొట్లకాయ విత్తనం)
- round gourd seed in kannada: dundagina sorekayi bija (ದುಂಡಗಿನ ಸೋರೆಕಾಯಿ ಬೀಜ)
- round gourd seed in marathi: gola tupace bi (गोल तुपाचे बी)
- round gourd seed in malayalam: urunda matthanga vithu (ഉരുണ്ട മത്തങ്ങ വിത്ത്)
- Other names: Indian squash, tinda, round melon