Edible Calabash Gourd is an extremely vigorous climbing vine in warm climates. There are many varieties producing fruits of different shapes and sizes. One of the interesting results in growing Calabashes is that Calabashes of different fruit shapes/varieties may pollinate each other and produce fruits in new/unexpected shapes. The plant is easy to grow and is almost free from disease and insect attacks. Fruits are picked when immature and cooked like squashes. The matured and dried fruit forms a hard wooden shell that can be used to make a drinking gourd. NOTE: Bottle gourd flowers in the night time, it needs night-time insects to carry out the pollinating process for setting fruits. If the insects are not available in your area, the pollinating process can be done manually, by picking up male flowers and transferring pollens (face-to-face touching the center part of flowers) to femal flowers which have pencil size, about 1 inche long, fat section between the flower and vine stem. This process should be carried out during the after-sunset to before-sunrise period when flowering is active. If the pollination is done correctly, the fat portion will grow inot full size fruit. --- Please click the item name to see the details and place your order. |
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| Calabash Gourd, Med-Long (OPO) Light green, bat-shaped fruit. Easy to grow. | | | Bottle Gourd, Hybrid India Long Long straight fruit. Excellent for cooking uses. | ||
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| Bottle Gourd, Hybrid Extra Long Extra long cylindrical bottle gourd. | | | Bottle Gourd, Hybrid Asia Short Short fruit in excellent quality for cooking uses. | ||
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| Calabash Gourd, Japanese Round Round-shaped calabash. Popular gourd in Japan. | | | Calabash Gourd, Green Star Very popular in Taiwan. Easy to grow. | ||
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| Calabash Gourd, Bottle Gourd Dried fruits for making birdhouse gourds and drinking bowls. | | | Calabash Gourd, Mini Bottle Gourd Small fruits for making decorative gourds. | ||
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| Calabash Gourd, Hybrid India Globe Global shapped fruit. Tender and delicious. | | | Calabash Gourd, Hybrid Green Bell Excellent quality. Very productive. | ||
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| Calabash, Hybrid Lattoo New hybrid variety. Very productive. | |||||
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