Lagenaria siceraria
Dipper strain with smooth surface and long slender neck. Not Edible.
Gourds, Ornamental Gourd Seeds, Birdhouse, Snake Gourd, Ornamental Mix and Luffa
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Annual Open ground / cold frame April on harvest fruits Sept - Oct |
Lagenaria siceraria, are hard shell gourds, when dried the shells become very hard and with care can last indefinitely. Grow them on the ground or on strong trellis. Gourds require a lot of feeding, and are best grown like marrows for best results.
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Dipper Lagenaria siceraria Dipper strain with smooth surface and long slender neck. Not Edible.
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| Gourd - Speckled Swan Lagenaria siceraria Speckled green coloured skin, the children will love growing and painting these gourds with their crook shaped necks. Not Edible.
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Hedgehog Gourds Cucumis dipsaceus Organic Sourced. Also known as Mini Luffa. A cucumber relative and will keep for several months. Small fruits, striped and spiny, orange skin with a very fine green flesh, mixes well with ornamental gourds. Fruits Approx 2 inches x 1.5 inches.
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Cavemans Club Lagenaria siceraria Club shaped 30-45cm gourds deeply veined with a narrow handle. Dark green colour with lighter streaks. If grown on a trellis will produce straighter necks. Not Edible.
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Snake Gourds Lagenaria siceraria Pale green narrow and long gourds, that twist and curl. Can be dried and painted with your own original pattern. Not Edible.
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Harrowsmith Collection Specially selected mixture of ornamental gourds. This mix contains mostly warted pears, dumplings, patty pans, cheeses and other shapes in a diverse range of colours.
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Collection 1 packet each of the following Gourds Speckled Swan 12 seeds Cavemans Club 12 seeds Snake Gourd 16 seeds Hedgehog 100 seeds
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Apple Gourds Lagenaria siceraria Apple shaped gourd, each plant can produce 4-7 fruits with dark green mottled skin that turns brown when dried. Dry and paint them or stain them red to look like apples, use them in crafts or make into birdhouses. Not Edible.
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Gourds Birdhouse Gourds Lagenaria siceraria Bottle gourds, easy to grow 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.
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The cultural information should be used as a guide only, I have found a number of different sowing techniques for the same seed from different sources there does not seem to be a standard. With this in mind you should use this website as a guide only, you probably already have a tried and tested way of sowing different seeds. As a rule of thumb the larger the seed size the more cover it requires, and fine seed like Lobelia Begonia etc requires no cover.
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