Description
This gourd can be eaten like a squash! Produces 30-48″ gourds with a light green smooth skin and pale yellow flesh. To eat, harvest them when they’re closer to 6″ long and 1″ diameter and use like a summer squash – steamed, sauteed, or baked! They can also be dried as a ornamental piece like other gourds.
Gourd – Cucuzzi Italian Edible – Lagenaria siceraria
Soil & Water: Provide rich soil. Water young plants moderately, then increase their supply of water after the gourds set.
Planting & Growing: Start seeds indoors 3 weeks before last frost or direct sow once danger of frost has passed. Support vines with a fence or sturdy trellis, and protect young plants using row covers.
Harvesting & Storage: For eating, harvest when about 6″ long. For ornamental use, allow to mature to full size. Cut the stem, rinse using a 9:1 bleach solution, and hang to dry in a warm, dry place until the seeds rattle (3-4 weeks).
Soil Temperature: 75-90F
Planting Depth: 1”
Germination: 3-10 Days
Height At Maturity: Vine
Days To Maturity: 75 Days
Sun/Shade: Full Sun
Spacing After Thinning: 18-24″
Approx Seeds per Pack: 10
Product image via: True Leaf Market
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