indian snake gourd plant IPS047

indian snake gourd plant IPS047This hybrid snake gourd produces lots of fruit. The fruit are dark green color with white stripes, growing up to 17 19" in length. Gourds weigh approximately 1 3 lb. How To Grow Snake Gourd Pot Size : You Can use 18*18 inch Grow Bag 18*24 Inch Grow Bag for planting Snake Gourd Seeds . If you want to grow in Plastic pot use minimum 18 Inch pot . The bigger pots Grow Bags will provide more space and more nutrient to the plant . Soil Requirements: Snake

This hybrid snake gourd produces lots of fruit. The fruit are dark green color with white stripes, growing up to 17-19" in length. Gourds weigh approximately 1/3 lb.

How To Grow Snake Gourd
Pot Size :
You Can use 18*18 inch Grow Bag 18*24 Inch Grow Bag for planting Snake Gourd Seeds . If you want to grow in Plastic pot use minimum 18 Inch pot . The bigger pots/ Grow Bags will provide more space and more nutrient to the plant .

Soil Requirements:
Snake Gourd need moist but well-drained, nutrient-rich soil. Use soil mix with combination of Red Soil , Vermicompost and Cocopeat at a ratio of (2:1:1) . Also add 2-5% of Neem Powder to the soil mix. Neem Powder will act as fungicide.

Seed Placement :
Put 2-3 seeds in a pot with minimum spacing of 6-8 inches between each seed . Once they sprout and grow remove weak saplings . Make sure that healthy saplings will remain in the pot.

Light requirements:
Snake Gourd Plant needs Full sunlight. Good amount of sunlight will help plant to grow healthy .

Water Requirements:
Snake Gourd needs to be watered daily. If the temperature is higher than 35 Degrees water it twice . Excess watering will cause in Root rot for any plant , so you need have proper drainage system in your container . Make sure that excess water will drain properly .

Common issues: Snake Gourd is easy to grow plant . It will grow fast and give you good amount of fruits . The common issues you face while growing Snake Gourd are Leaf Curling and White Mealy bug . Those problems can be easily resolved using our Bio Insecticides . Use our Bio Insecticide Guardian for removing leaf curling and White flies .

Harvesting: Snake Gourd will be ready for harvest in 65-70 days . Well sized Snake Gourd will taste good . Wait till the Potlakaya is ready to harvest .