110+ days. For carving, burning, painting or just looking at. Blossom end about 4 inches across with neck from 8 to 12 inches long. Usually curved but can be grown straight if trellised or trained. Approximately 165 seeds/oz. Dipper Long Handle Gourd seeds yield green gourds that have a long handle. The handle curves naturally, but can be grown straight with the use of a trellis. The Gourd seeds do best in well-drained soil and full sun, and can be harvested off the vine when ready.
Growing Dipper Long Handle Gourds Garden Seeds
- Latin Name: lagenaria siceraria
- Other Names:
- Days to Maturity: 100+ days
- Hardiness Zone: 3-12
- Planting Depth: 1/4"
- Plant Spacing: 1-3'
- Row Spacing: 8'
- Growth Habit: Vine
- Soil Preference: Well-drained soil with a pH between 6 and 7.
- Temp Preference: Warmer
- Light Preference: Full Sun
- Diseases/pests: Susceptible to rot and mildew
- Color:Green
- Flavor:N/A
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Seeds Per Package:
- 2 g - Approximately 60 Seeds
- 1 oz - Approximately 850 Seeds
- 4 oz - Approximately 1,000 Seeds
- 1 lb - Approximately 4,000 Seeds
Dipper Long Handle Gourd seeds can be sown indoors three weeks before the last frost, and transplanted after three weeks. When it comes time to transplant outside, harden off the plants during a period of four to seven days, then plant one inch deep with one and a half to three feet between plants. While growing, be sure not to overwater, as doing so can cause rot and mildew to spread throughout the vine. When the gourds are ready to be harvested, the stems will turn yellow and can be cut off the vine.