
Bushel Gourd
$ 3.00
130 days. Lagenaria siceraria
The Bushel is gigantic ornamental gourd!
Bushel Gourds can grow up to 5 feet in diameter, the size of a bushel basket, and can weigh as much as 100 lbs.
This gourd variety is excellent for making crafts.
Plant seeds early in year is you have a shorter growing season.
Contains 15 heirloom seeds
Planting Tips:
A few weeks before the last frost of the year is the best time to begin starting your gourd seeds inside your home or greenhouse. It takes a gourd seed about a week to germinate and then about two-three weeks to mature enough that it can be transplanted outside.
Sow seeds approx 1 inch seeds. Keep soil moist but not water logged.