SUMMER VEGETABLE
Usage
Use it to prepare the delicious indian dessert lauki ki kheer; Prepare healthy bottle gourd juice or consume as a cooked vegetable
Common Name
Lauki, Long Calabash, White-flowered Gourd, Dudhi
Key Values
Open-Pollinated
Heirloom/ Desi
Non-Hybrid
Non-GMO
Non-Treated
Sowing Time
Feb-Mar, June-July
Sowing Depth
1/2""
Plant to Plant Spacing
3 feet
Germination Time
7-12 days
Growing Type
Climber, Bushy
Ideal Planter Size
10"" to 12""deep, 12"" to 16"" wide
Ideal Temperature
25°C to 35°C
Companion Plants
Sponge gourd, Bitter gourd, Cucumber
Antagonist Plants
None
Watering
Daily
Sunlight
Full sunlight
Fertilizer
Feed every 2 weeks with liquid organic fertilizer rich in potassium & phosphorous
Harvest Time
60 to 70 days
