Kalebasse Dipper

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created by steffen a. at 23.03.2021

Features

Color

weiß

carrot like

gesprenkelt

Location

Beet

Freiland

in Kompostnähe

Fruit shape

länglich

keulenförmig

rundlich

langer Hals

Growth habit

Kletterpflanze

No fruit

Season Overview

Propagating

Planting

Harvest

Description

Bottle gourd variety 'Dipper' is climbing. Bottle gourd is not only a tasty vegetable, which is often used in Asian and African cuisine, but also an ethnobotanically extremely significant plant. The dried fruits of the calabash have been used as a storage and drinking vessel for thousands of years. Closed dried fruits can be used like rattles and are probably among the oldest musical instruments. They are also used as resonators for stringed instruments, such as the Brazilian berimbau. Although the calabash was originally native to Africa, it spread as far as America and Asia in prehistoric times. Thus, Lagenaria siceraria is one of the oldest cultivated plants of mankind.

Non hybrid

Not frost resistant

Growing tips

Annual climbing plant. Sow in April about 3 cm deep in pots and plant out after a hardening-off period after the Ice Saints in May. Be very careful with the sensitive root balls when planting. From then on, they can also be sown directly in the open ground. Distance between plants approx. 100 cm. Loves well-drained, nutrient-rich soil, warmth and plenty of water.