Bottle Gourd (Lauki ) Long Seeds

Bottle Gourd, commonly known as Lauki / Ghiya in India, is a wonderful vine rich in essential vitamins and nutrients which is grown for its fruit. bottle gourd is one of the healthy vegetables you must add to your kitchen garden.Bottle gourds are often referred to as Calabash Cucumbers. Bottle gourd is a climber with tendrils that resemble a spring. The milky green fruits with white meat come in a variety of forms and sizes; the most frequent is the long cylindrical and short circular variants. The plant spreads rapidly and furiously, covering a huge area. It is considered to be one of the healthiest and most adaptable vegetables since it is high in water and minerals that help maintain hydration.

Uses of Long Bottle Gourd

• Consuming bottle gourd can help alleviate tension.
• Due to the high water content, it exerts a cooling effect on the body.
• Additionally, it has sedative qualities and helps to relax the body.
• The bottle gourd is incredibly good to the heart.
• Bottle gourd juice is high in iron, vitamins, and potassium and can help you lose weight.
• The bottle gourd is beneficial in the treatment of insomnia.
• Consuming Bottle gourds prevents premature hair greying
• It is high in fibre and alkali, which aids in the treatment of acidity.
• Bottle gourd juice is a natural cleanser that aids in the elimination of toxins from the body.

Long Bottle Gourd Plant Care Tips

• Sunlight: Bottle gourd needs at least 8 hours of full sunlight everyday.
• Water: Give water regularly in summer days and keep moist the soil.
• Soil: Use well drainage sandy loamy soil and rich in organic matter with PH 6.5- 7.5.
• Temperature: Bottle gourd optimum growing temperature is between 24 to 35 Degree Celsius and minimum temperature is 18 degree Celsius.
• Fertilizer: After 45 days of planting bottle gourd, give them a handful of organic fertilizers as Vermicompost, cow dung, or Neem Cake around each plant. Otherwise, you can use 1 tablespoon of 15:15:15 (NPK) fertilizer per plant.
• Common pests and disease: Some common insects that are generally found in bottle gourd plants are aphids, cucumber beetles, cutworms, leaf miners, pickleworms, spider mites, squash bugs, squash vine borers, thrips, and whiteflies. Bottle gourd plant is infected by some diseases like Alternaria leaf blight, anthracnose, bacteria wilt, blossom end rot, downy mildew, fusarium crown rot, gummy stem blight, powdery mildew, watermelon mosaic virus. Look for early sign of fungal, insect or other infections spray organic pesticide Neem Oil to cure these symptoms.