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.
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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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