Prepare soil mixed with organic manure or compost before sowing the seeds after all frost and check soil is clean from any weed or insect open the seed packet on a white sheet of paper as while opening the seeds might fall, which are not visible to naked eyes after preparing the soil, sprinkle the seeds over the soil cover the seeds with little soil or press with gentle hand while watering, care needs to be taken to only sprinkling water through a sprinkler or manually using your hands do not use pipe or a mug to water for the first week, as the force of water might damage the seed germination process. Germination may take place 10-18 days, depending upon different varieties. For herbs or small seeds variety special care needs to be taken cover the sowing area with transparent polythene in evening for fast germination all flowers, tomatoes, chilli, peppers, brinjal etc. all needs to be transplant once the plant is 3-4 inch. All varieties require very less water and need sunlight min 2-3 hours daily for winter variety 1-2 hours sun is fine for germination process.
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Specifications
In The Box
100 Seeds Per Packet
General
Brand
UGRA
Model Name
UBGs_856_GkT
Quantity
100 per packet
Common Name
Asian/Bangladeshi Bottle Gourd
Flowering Plant
No
Suitable For
Indoor, Outdoor
Type of Seed
Vegetable
Organic
Yes
Family
Cucurbits
Scientific Name
Cucurbitaceae
Net Quantity
100 per packet
Additional Features
Other Features
Bottle gourd seeds can be grown in containers or on raised beds, If you opt for growing bottle gourd in a container, choose a circular pots or grow bag with 16” diameter and minimum depth of 8-10 inches, Make sure your container has proper drainage holes at the bottom, Ideal growing medium for bottle gourd seeds is 1 part Garden Soil + 1 part Coco Peat + 1 part Vermicompost Or 2 part Garden Soil + 1 part Organic Manure, Fill your container with the growth medium of your choice, Sow 2 seeds at the centre of a pot, On raised beds, sow two seeds per spot in a spacing of 3 x 3 ft, Place your seeds on the surface of the medium and use the inside with the tip of a pencil and cover the surface with growing medium, Water the sown seed bed immediately by a light shower with a watering can, Before sowing the seeds, add organic manure in the soil with 2:1 ratio. Organic manure can be well rotten cow dung manure, farmyard manure, Compost or Vermicompost.