HFF-02 Ash Gourd - Budidha Gummadikaya - 8+ Seeds

Common Name : Budida Gummadikaya (Telugu) , Raakh Laukee (Hindi) , As Kort Kaykari (Tamil)

Grow Your Own Fresh Wax Gourds!

Enjoy the benefits of home gardening with our premium, non-GMO wax gourd seeds. Also known as ash gourd or winter melon, this versatile vegetable is perfect for soups, curries, and juices.

How to Grow:

✅ Soil & Planting: Choose a sunny location with well-drained, fertile soil (pH 6.0-7.5). Sow seeds directly after the last frost, spacing them 3-4 feet apart.
✅ Water & Care: Keep soil consistently moist but avoid overwatering. Provide trellises or ground space for healthy vine growth.
✅ Pest Control: Monitor for aphids, caterpillars, and whiteflies. Use organic pest control like neem oil or introduce beneficial insects.
✅ Harvest: Pick when the gourd has developed a firm, waxy coating and reaches its desired size. Store in a cool, dry place for extended freshness.

Start growing nutritious, homegrown wax gourds today! 🌱✨

Pot Size :
You Can use 5 gallon or 3 gallon grow bag/ buckets  for planting Ash Gourd Seeds . If you want to grow in Plastic pot use minimum 16 Inch pot . The bigger pots/grow Bags will provide more space and more nutrient to the plant .

Soil Requirements:
Ash 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.

Sowing Instructions:
Put 3-4 seeds in a pot with minimum spacing of 4-6 inches between each seed . Once they sprout and grow a height of 1-2 feet remove weak saplings . Make sure that healthy saplings 1 or 2 will remain in the pot. Two plant can survive in a pot give you lot of fruits to you .

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

Water Requirements:
Ash 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:
Ash Gourd is easy to grow plant . It will grow fast and give you good amount of harvest . The common issues you face while growing Ash Gourd | budida gummadikaya are Leaf Curling and White Mealy bug Use insecticides or Neem spray

Harvesting:

Ash Gourd will start giving you fruits within 50 days from seed plantation . Well sized fruits will be good in taste and nutrient value . Dont pluck them before they are ready to harvest .