Nesadi Bottlegourd Seeds (Doodhi/Lauki/Opo)
Bottle gourd, also known as Doodhi, Lauki, and Opo, is a versatile vegetable used similarly to zucchini, with a slightly sweeter flavor and firmer texture. This variety produces light green fruit, 1 to 1.5 feet long, and uniformly oval. Bottle gourd is a vigorous trailing or climbing plant with white flowers that open at night. Beneficial insects, especially bumblebees, are extremely attracted to the flowers. Just one thriving plant can grow over 12 ft, so it is essential to plant with a solid support and space to grow!
In our nursery, many of our customers have told us that this variety produces so many fruits they were having to give them away to friends and family in the height of the season!
As fruit thickens, the flavor becomes more diluted. It is best to harvest when the fruit is still young. If left on the vine, the outer skin will harden and fruit can be made into birdhouses, cooking utensils, or as is often done in South Asia, musical instruments.
These seeds were originally gifted to us by our friend Hetal whose family has been stewarding this variety for the past 6 generations in the Nesadi Village of Gujarat, India. These seeds have personnal importance as they are also from the same region as my own matriarchal ancestry. We have been stewarding this variety for the past 3 years.
Packet includes 10 seeds.
Bottle gourd, also known as Doodhi, Lauki, and Opo, is a versatile vegetable used similarly to zucchini, with a slightly sweeter flavor and firmer texture. This variety produces light green fruit, 1 to 1.5 feet long, and uniformly oval. Bottle gourd is a vigorous trailing or climbing plant with white flowers that open at night. Beneficial insects, especially bumblebees, are extremely attracted to the flowers. Just one thriving plant can grow over 12 ft, so it is essential to plant with a solid support and space to grow!
In our nursery, many of our customers have told us that this variety produces so many fruits they were having to give them away to friends and family in the height of the season!
As fruit thickens, the flavor becomes more diluted. It is best to harvest when the fruit is still young. If left on the vine, the outer skin will harden and fruit can be made into birdhouses, cooking utensils, or as is often done in South Asia, musical instruments.
These seeds were originally gifted to us by our friend Hetal whose family has been stewarding this variety for the past 6 generations in the Nesadi Village of Gujarat, India. These seeds have personnal importance as they are also from the same region as my own matriarchal ancestry. We have been stewarding this variety for the past 3 years.
Packet includes 10 seeds.
Bottle gourd, also known as Doodhi, Lauki, and Opo, is a versatile vegetable used similarly to zucchini, with a slightly sweeter flavor and firmer texture. This variety produces light green fruit, 1 to 1.5 feet long, and uniformly oval. Bottle gourd is a vigorous trailing or climbing plant with white flowers that open at night. Beneficial insects, especially bumblebees, are extremely attracted to the flowers. Just one thriving plant can grow over 12 ft, so it is essential to plant with a solid support and space to grow!
In our nursery, many of our customers have told us that this variety produces so many fruits they were having to give them away to friends and family in the height of the season!
As fruit thickens, the flavor becomes more diluted. It is best to harvest when the fruit is still young. If left on the vine, the outer skin will harden and fruit can be made into birdhouses, cooking utensils, or as is often done in South Asia, musical instruments.
These seeds were originally gifted to us by our friend Hetal whose family has been stewarding this variety for the past 6 generations in the Nesadi Village of Gujarat, India. These seeds have personnal importance as they are also from the same region as my own matriarchal ancestry. We have been stewarding this variety for the past 3 years.
Packet includes 10 seeds.
