The bottle gourd is a vigorous climbing vine cultivated in India, known for its various fruit shapes and popular varieties like CO1 and Pusa Megdoot. It thrives in sandy loamy soil with good drainage, requires support for growth, and should be harvested 60-120 days after sowing when the rind is tender and green. This vegetable is rich in vitamins and minerals and can also be used to make musical instruments.

2. Bottle gourd
The bottle gourd is a vigorous, annual, running
or climbing vine with large leaves and a lush
appearance

3. As Climber
The bottle gourd plants have commonly cultivated
plants in India. Most of the Cucurbitaceae vegetable
plants are annual climbing vines with wide leaves &
those are edible. The fruit has various shapes. And
the shape depends upon the varieties.

4. Varieties
Popular varieties are CO1, PKM 1, PLR 2, PLR
1(salad type), Pusa Megdoot, Arka Bahar, TNAU
Bottle Gourd Hybrid CO1 & Pusa Summer Prolific
Long.

5. Season & Spacing
Best season for sowing bottle gourd seeds is during
January & July. This vegetable plant spacing needs
to be 30 cm x 30 cm x 30 cm at the size of 2.5*2
meters.

6. Soil
This vegetable plant prefers to grow in sandy loamy soil with good
drainage preferably acidic pH of 6 to 6.5 & plant thrives well at good
organic potting mix.

7. Plant Training
After 3 to 4 months’ plant requires support
for their growth. This plant can be
supported through bamboo sticks or any
dried branches of woody plants.

8. Fertilize
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Application of organic Farm yard manure
around the plants monthly once or twice
around the plants will results in high
yielding fruits.

9. Pruning
Trim the old dried plant parts. At regular
intervals removal of rotten fruit from plant
during the rainy season.

10. Maturity indices of bottle gourd
Bottle gourds are permitted to obtain a maximum maturity
on the vine before harvest. The fruits are ready for harvest
60-120 days after sowing depending on the variety

11. Harvesting time
Best stage to harvest is when fruits have soft, smooth
surface and you can push your fingernail through the
skin or scrape it easily.

12. yields
 The fruit should be harvested when the rind of
the fruit is very tender and green.
 The average yield is l00-150q/ha. In houseplant
each plant can produce up to 5 fruits/plant.
 Bottle gourd may be harvested 55-75 days after
sowing.

13. Benefits
 Bottle gourd contains a good amount of vitamin C, B,
Folate, Iron, Zinc & Calcium.
 It contains a high amount of choline, a neurotransmitter
which are good for brain function.
 String music instruments made from dried bottle gourds
like Khanjiri, Tumba, Veena, & others.

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