Bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria)

Land Preparation

  • The main field is prepared by ploughing the soil well.
  • Trenches of 30–45 cm depth should be taken at a spacing of 60 cm.
  • Apply the basal dose of organic manures and fill the trenches up to 10 cm using top soil

Planting

  • Sow seeds @ 4-5 per pit.
  • Remove unhealthy plants after two weeks and retain three plants per pit