Info: Annual, small-fruited gourds with 1.5 - 2 m long vines, diverse fruit shapes, and color patterns. For climbing fences, gazebos, pergolas, and walls. Popular decoration for baskets and bowls. Frost-sensitive.
Care: Sow 2 cm deep at intervals of 100 cm with 2 - 3 seeds per planting spot, press lightly and keep moist. Pre-cultivation with 1 - 2 seeds/pot and planting out after the last frost is possible, keep only one plant per planting site. Prefers a warm, sunny location and nutrient-rich, fresh, humus soil.
Tip: Harvest fruits when ripe but before the first frost. The stem should detach easily. Lasts many months.
Sowing: April - May indoors; May - June outdoors
Germination: 8 - 14 days at 18 - 20°C
Flowering: September - October