SAFLAX - Bottle Gourd - 15 Seeds - Lagenaria siceraria

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Traditionally in Asian cooking, young bottle gourds are cooked with spices and pulses to make a rich dhal. Larger specimens can be stuffed with meat and tomatoes and baked, or added to other vegetables in a stir-fry or curry.

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Support the vines: Bottle gourd vines can grow up to 20 feet long and need support to grow upright. Provide a trellis or other sturdy support structure for the vines to climb. Helps to hydrate the body: Bottle gourd is 96% water, making it a great food to help keep the body hydrated.

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Supports heart health: The potassium in bottle gourd can help to lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of heart disease. Beautiful white flowers appear from July onwards, followed by usable fruits within three weeks which continue until the first frosts. Male flowers have longer stalks and open first. Female flowers have a baby fruit just behind the petals. Harvesting and use

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The fiber in bottle gourd helps to slow down the absorption of sugar into the bloodstream, preventing blood sugar spikes. Additionally, the presence of certain compounds in bottle gourd, such as charantin, insulin-like peptides, and alkaloids, have been shown to have anti-diabetic properties. Gourd Large Bottle. Bottle gourds, easy to cultivate once germinated from seed and best grown up trellis or fences to help retain their shape, if left to grow on the ground they may flatten on one side. They make excellent birdhouses, just leave them to dry, drill an access hole for the birds add a drainage hole or two and hang them up. Dried Bottle Gourd can also be decorated for ornaments and musical instruments. Cultivation Advice Gourd Large Bottle We found that a significant proportion (38%) of the exotic crops are grown from self-saved seed. This is important as it indicates that these crops are diversifying and adapting to local conditions.It is encouraging to find that 73% of growers swap seeds with others—another way of increasing crop diversity, and ensuring that rare varieties are grown and not lost.

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Add chopped tomatoes, coriander powder, turmeric powder, red chili powder, and salt. Stir well and cook for 5-7 minutes until the tomatoes are soft and mushy. Caring for bottle gourd plants in the UK requires attention to their growing conditions, watering and fertilizing needs, pest and disease control, and harvesting. Here are some tips for caring for your bottle gourd plants: Overall, adding bottle gourd to your diet can provide numerous health benefits and contribute to a healthy and balanced diet. Monitor for pests and diseases: Bottle gourds can be susceptible to pests such as aphids, squash bugs, and cucumber beetles. Inspect the plants regularly for signs of infestation, and treat with an appropriate pesticide if necessary. Powdery mildew is a common disease that affects bottle gourds, especially in humid weather. Treat with a fungicide if you notice signs of the disease. Harvest the gourds: Bottle gourds take about three to four months to mature. They are ready to harvest when the skin is hard and the stem begins to dry out. Cut the gourds from the vine using a sharp knife, leaving a few inches of stem attached.