How to tend a Lagenaria siceraria

Also known as: Lagenaria vittata Ser., Lagenaria vulgaris Ser., Lagenaria cochinchinensis M.Roem., Lagenaria hispida Ser., Lagenaria lagenaria (L.) Cockerell, Lagenaria microcarpa Naudin, Lagenaria leucantha Rusby, Pepo lagenarius Moench, Trochomeria rehmannii Cogn., Cucumis bicirrha Forst. ex Guill., Cucumis lagenarius Dumort., Cucumis mairei H.Lév., Cucurbita ciceraria Molina, Cucurbita idololatrica Willd., Cucurbita lagenaria L., Cucurbita leucantha Duchesne, Cucurbita pyriformis M.Roem., Cucurbita siceraria Molina, Cucurbita vittata Blume, Cucurbita lagenaria var. oblonga Blanco, Cucurbita lagenaria var. villosa Blanco, Cucurbita idolatrica Willd., Lagenaria idolatrica Ser., Lagenaria siceraria var. siceraria , Lagenaria vulgaris subsp. asiatica Kobjakova, Lagenaria vulgaris var. microcarpa Matsum. & Nakai, Lagenaria leucantha var. microcarpa (Naudin) Nakai, Lagenaria siceraria var. microcarpa (Naudin) H.Hara, Lagenaria vulgaris var. depressa Ser., Lagenaria leucantha var. depressa (Ser.) Makino, Lagenaria siceraria var. depressa (Ser.) H.Hara, Lagenaria leucantha var. makinoi Nakai, Lagenaria bicornuta Chakrav., Lagenaria siceraria var. laevisperma Millán, Lagenaria vulgaris subsp. afrikana Kobjakova, Lagenaria siceraria f. depressa (Ser.) M.Hiroe, Lagenaria vulgaris var. clavata Ser., Lagenaria vulgaris var. gourda Ser.

Watering

Likes wet environments, not resistant to drought, water thoroughly when soil is dry, avoid saturated water

Sunlight

Like sunshine, slight shade tolerance, high quality fruits in sunny places

Soil

Soil with loose texture or soil with specific nutrients, pH value between 6-6.5

Fertilizer

Like fertilizer very much, apply more fertilizer during fruiting time

Pruning

Remove aged tissues, dead, rotten, diseased leaves timely and harvest tender fruit about 20 days after flowering

About this plant

Origin
India, Africa, China
Category
Cucurbitaceae, Lagenaria
Size
Diameter ≥ 10 cm, height ≥ 15 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period June-July,fruiting period July-August
Flower colors
white, fruit color green, white
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