HOW TO GROW BOTTLE GOURD AT HOME FROM SEED IN POTS | HARVESTING BOTTLE GOURD

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How to grow Bottle Gourd At Home?

Bottle Gourd is one of the healthiest veggies and widely cultivated fruiting vegetable. It is popularly known as Lauki. The bottle gourd plant is a climber with spring-like tendrils. It grows in various shapes
and sizes including the long cylindrical and short round.

Bottle Gourd Health Benefits

Bottle gourd is best low-calorie health food loaded with vitamins, minerals and plenty of water and keeps your body hydrated. It is easy to grow and tolerant to high temperatures. Bottle gourd has high water content and, is a rich source of vitamins C, vitamins K, and calcium. It helps in, maintaining a healthy heart, bringing down bad cholesterol levels and, stabilizing blood sugar levels.

Planting Bottle Gourd from Seeds In Pot - Step By Step

How to grow bottle gourd in pots? Bottle gourds can be easily grown in 14-inch containers or big sized grow bags. Add good quality potting mixture in the container before planting seeds. Grow one plant
per container.

The first step is filling the tray or containers with soil.  After the soil is ready, seeds are to be spread on the soil surface. Plant seeds about 1-2 inches deep in group of 3 seeds then cover them with growing
medium. Wet the soil with water to provide the right environment for seeds to germinate.

Now cover the seeds with a very thin layer of soil  and gently pat the surface in order to make the seeds settle well in the container. Spray enough water over the surface in order to make the surface
completely moist  but do not flood it with water.

The sprouts should emerge within 10-14 days. If you want quicker germination, soak the seeds overnight in water, prior to sowing.
Soaking the seeds before sowing will soften the seed coat.

You can soak the seeds overnight in tepid water to help speed up?germination.

Seeds are sown directly in small pits or on raised beds. Bottle gourd seedlings are very fast-growing and quickly form the habit of a climber.

Planting Bottle Gourd In Seedling Tray

By using seedling trays you can produce healthier more uniform and vigorous seedlings and allow for field planting without disturbing the root system.

In Sprouting Stage. Seeds will germinate within first 4-6 days or so and tiny sprouts will be visible.

First leaves will emerge within 8 to 10 days. Second week onwards seedlings will start growing into a small plant.

Pricking Out, Potting on and Transplanting Bottle Gourd Seedlings

Once the plants have reached at least 1/2 foot in height, its time to transplant them to a pot or open space. Be careful not to disturb the roots of the plant while pricking out, potting on, or transplanting to
pot. 'Pricking out' means separating out seedlings growing together and transferring them into their own plugs or pots of potting mix.

Start pricking out as soon as the seedlings are big enough to handle. Fill pots with good quality all-purpose potting mix. Try to retain as much of the original potting mix around the roots as you can.

Powdery Mildew 

Powdery mildew can be a problem in humid hot weather. If mildew develops, remove the affected leaves. In order to avoid mildew and rotting, make sure the plant gets good air circulation and proper
water drainage.

Pollination

Pinch off growing points of the young plant to induce branching. The side shoots will develop separate male and female flowers in the second month. After pollination, the female flowers have little gourds
beneath them.

Vertical Trellis Support for Bottle Gourd Plant

The plant can grow over 1 - 6 feet as a vine, so it needs a solid support to climb. Strong trellis support should be built for the climber to grow or allow it to climb on poles or roof of the house.

Harvesting Bottle Gourd

Your plant should start flowering within 25-30 days of planting. Bottle gourd produces white flowers, about 4 inches in diameter. Bottle gourds should appear within 40-50 days of planting.

The harvesting season begins after 2-3 months of seed sowing, and it continues for about 6-8 weeks.

Best stage to harvest is when fruits have soft, smooth surface and you can push your finger nail through the skin or scrape it easily.

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