20 WAX GOURD Winter Melon White Ash Benincasa Hispida Vegetable Seeds
DESCRIPTION:
NAME: Wax Gourd
OTHER COMMON NAMES: White Gourd / White Pumpkin / Tallow Gourd / Ash Gourd / Winter Melon / Gourd Melon / Chinese Watermelon / Chinese Preserving Melon
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Benincasa Hispida
COLOR: Green Skin / White Flesh
PLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Indoors weeks before last frost / Cold Stratify / Fall
PLANT HEIGHT: 6 - 12”
PLANT SPACING: 15 - 20’
HARVEST: 80 Days
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun
SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average
QUANTITY: 20 Seeds
OTHER: The Wax gourd’s fruit has green skin that is covered with a white waxy coating. They can grow up to 4’ long and 2’ around, weighing an average of 15-20 pounds. Their flesh is white, crisp, juicy, and mild flavored. They can be eaten raw or cooked like a vegetable and enjoyed in any number of dishes. The Wax Gourd is popular in Asian cuisine. The fruit is nutritious and even has some medicinal uses. The plants are vining in habit, and grow very similarly to watermelons. Wax gourds can be stored for 2-6 months after harvest.
We've got 15 more types of Gourd seeds available, & many types of Pumpkin & Squash seeds too!
* FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ADDITIONAL SEEDS!
PAY ONE FLAT SHIPPING FEE PER ORDER NO MATTER HOW MANY PACKS OF SEEDS YOU SELECT!
WE HAVE OVER 2,000 TYPES OF FLOWER, VINE, TREE, SHRUB, HERB, FRUIT, & VEGETABLE SEEDS TO CHOOSE FROM!!!
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DESCRIPTION:
NAME: Wax Gourd
OTHER COMMON NAMES: White Gourd / White Pumpkin / Tallow Gourd / Ash Gourd / Winter Melon / Gourd Melon / Chinese Watermelon / Chinese Preserving Melon
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Benincasa Hispida
COLOR: Green Skin / White Flesh
PLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Indoors weeks before last frost / Cold Stratify / Fall
PLANT HEIGHT: 6 - 12”
PLANT SPACING: 15 - 20’
HARVEST: 80 Days
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun
SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average
QUANTITY: 20 Seeds
OTHER: The Wax gourd’s fruit has green skin that is covered with a white waxy coating. They can grow up to 4’ long and 2’ around, weighing an average of 15-20 pounds. Their flesh is white, crisp, juicy, and mild flavored. They can be eaten raw or cooked like a vegetable and enjoyed in any number of dishes. The Wax Gourd is popular in Asian cuisine. The fruit is nutritious and even has some medicinal uses. The plants are vining in habit, and grow very similarly to watermelons. Wax gourds can be stored for 2-6 months after harvest.
We've got 15 more types of Gourd seeds available, & many types of Pumpkin & Squash seeds too!
* FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ADDITIONAL SEEDS!
PAY ONE FLAT SHIPPING FEE PER ORDER NO MATTER HOW MANY PACKS OF SEEDS YOU SELECT!
WE HAVE OVER 2,000 TYPES OF FLOWER, VINE, TREE, SHRUB, HERB, FRUIT, & VEGETABLE SEEDS TO CHOOSE FROM!!!
