AFRICAN GOURD OR CALABASH AB
Lagenaria siceraria
RécolteConseils de semis
Cycle de vie : annual
Durée de levée : 10 to 15 days
Température de levée : 20°C
Technique de semis : in pocket
Profondeur de semis : equal to the seed size
Contenants de semis : in a bucket / in open ground
Conseils de culture
Description
The African Calabash is a decorative, inedible variety of squash.
Create a variety of decorative and everyday objects using African calabash! Try your hand at making musical instruments, lampshades and light fixtures, birdhouses, utensils (bowls, salad bowls, gourds), and other original sculptures.
Sowing : in April, in peat pots in a light location (temperature 20°C), transplant in a sunny location in mid-May at a distance of 1 m in all directions for non-running varieties and 1.20 m in the rows and 2 m between rows for running varieties. Adding compost is recommended.
