Gakhaa - Gourd
This rare variety produces large, bottle-shaped fruit with a shallow neck and dark green skin flecked with white. They can be eaten young or used, when ripe, to make handicrafts.
The gourds dry in a dry, ventilated place and can be painted, sculpted or transformed into a variety of objects.
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in the ground, in bucket
Sow in pots at a temperature between 18 and 20°C, 2 to 3 weeks before planting. Transplant with the root ball into the ground, after the last frosts, at a minimum distance of 2 m in all directions. Sowing directly into the ground is possible in mild climates, in May. In both cases, prepare holes filled with compost or organic matter two weeks in advance to accommodate your seedlings or seeds.
March, April, May
August, September, October, November
in the ground, in the greenhouse
sunny
medium
all floor types
drained, rich, fees
Lagenaria siceraria
late
From 2500 to 3500 g
12 seeds
bottle
fleshy
From 40 to 50 cm
runner
Asia / Africa
This variety was collected at the end of the 1980s in an Algerian oasis.