Fresh Long Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) – 100+ Premium Fast-Growing Seeds

Our fresh selection contains 100+ high-viability seeds, meticulously harvested to ensure rapid sprouting and maximum success rates. The Long Bottle Gourd is an incredibly fast-growing annual vine, boasting large, velvet-textured leaves and beautiful white evening blossoms. It is remarkably resilient, easy to grow, and offers an exceptionally high yield, making it a staple and rewarding addition for any backyard gardener or small-scale homestead.

You will receive:

• ✔️ 100+ Premium-quality Lagenaria siceraria (Long Bottle Gourd) seeds

• ✔️ Hand-selected for exceptional viability and rapid sprouting rates

• ✔️ Packaged in professional, moisture-controlled botanical sachets to maintain long-term freshness

• ✔️ Germination and vertical trellis guide included to help you get started

🌼 Cultivation & Care Information

• Botanical Name: Lagenaria siceraria

• Common Name: Long Bottle Gourd / Calabash / Opo Squash / Lauki / Doodhi

• Plant Type: Vigorous annual climbing vegetable vine

• Sun Requirements: Full sun (Essential: Requires at least 6–8 hours of direct, intense sunlight daily to ensure robust growth and prolific fruit setting).

• Soil / Medium: Thrives best in rich, fertile, organic-rich, and well-draining sandy loam soils with a neutral pH.

• Watering: Requires regular, deep watering to support its rapid vine growth and heavy moisture-rich fruits. Keep the soil consistently moist but avoid waterlogging.

• Growth Habit: A highly vigorous, fast-climbing vine that requires a sturdy overhead trellis, arbor, or fence network to keep the heavy, long gourds hanging straight and clean off the ground.

• Temperature: Thrives in warm, tropical, and subtropical climates. Best sown when soil temperatures are consistently warm; highly sensitive to frost and cold snaps.

💡 Pro Growing Tip: To break the tough outer shell and maximize your germination success, soak the seeds in warm water for 24 hours before planting. You can also gently clip the very tip of the seed shoulders (away from the inner embryo eye) to allow moisture in faster. Sow the seeds 1 inch deep in a warm, loose, well-draining starting mix. Keep the soil consistently warm and damp—under optimal conditions, these fast-growing sprouts will eagerly burst through the soil within 5 to 10 days!