Birdhouse Gourd / Bottle
10 seeds
This is a great ornamental gourd producing large fruit in abundance on trailing vines. The gourds can be dried out when mature and used as a bottle or birdhouse or for ornamental purposes like painting. The gourds were used in ancient Chinese medicine for carrying liquids and was believed to bring health giving properties to the liquids inside it.
Sow in Spring and Summer or Sp-Su in warm northern areas. Sow 20mm, seedlings emerge 5-8 days, space 90cm apart. Harvest once dried out