Bottle Gourd / Calabash Dipper (Lagenaria siceraria) seeds

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Bottle Gourd / Calabash 'Dipper' (Lagenaria siceraria) seeds

From the fruits of the gourd, since primeval times, containers and rattles are made.
Contents: Approx. 5 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

2,35 €

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SKU: 1282

GTIN: 4250601207087

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Delivery time: 2 - 7 Workdays Other countries

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Ethnobotanically speaking, the bottle gourd is an extremely meaningful plant. The dried fruit of the gourd have been used for millennia as a storage and drinking vessel. Closed dried fruits can be used as rattles and are probably the oldest musical instruments known to man. Even as a resonator for stringed instruments such as the Brazilian berimbau, they are still used today.

Although the calabash was originally native to Africa, it has spread to America and Asia in prehistoric times already. Thus Lagenaria siceraria is certainly one of the oldest cultivated plants of mankind.

Plant description

Species:	Cucurbitaceae
Root system:	Shallow roots
Flower colour:	Yellow
Lifecycle:	Annual
Flowering months:	June July

Growing advice

Sowing depth:	2-3 cm
Planting distance:	100 cm
Bad companion plants:	Dill Cucumber Potatoes
Good companion plants:	Broccoli Maize Marigold
Row spacing:	100 cm
Sunlight:	Full sun
Germination time:	5-10 days
Germination temperature:	18-24° C
When to sow outdoors:	May

Preculture in April. Plant in pots and transplant outdoors after a hardening phase after the blackthorn winter in May. When planting, be very careful not to damage the sensitive root ball. In late May, the pumpkins can also be sown directly outdoors. Space the plants about 100 cm apart from each other.
Loves a permeable, nutrient-rich soil, warmth and plenty of water.

Other names

Botanical name:	Lagenaria siceraria
German names:	Herkuleskeule, Hiewerkerbes, Jonaskürbis, Keulenkürbis, Trompetenkürbis, Zähkerbes
Spanish names:	Porongo, Mate, Calabaza de Peregrino, Guaje, Bule, Jícaro, Acocote
Italian names:	Zucca A Fiasco, Zucca Da Vino, Zucca Bottiglia, Cocozza, Zucca Lagenaria

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Manufacturer information: Magic Garden Seeds GmbH | Junkersstraße 7 | Regensburg, Germany, 93055 | service@magicgardenseeds.com | https://www.magicgardenseeds.com

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