TomorrowSeeds - Calabash Bottle Gourd Seeds - 60+ Count - for 2026 Planting Lauki Dudhi Long Melon Loki Indian Doodhi Kaddu Opo Squash Chinese Asian Vegetable Grow Your Own Home Farm Patio Healthy

• Unique shape and smooth skin make it a visually striking addition to any garden
• Mild, versatile flavor perfect for soups, stews, and curries
• Rich in nutrients like vitamin C and potassium for a healthy diet
• Can be harvested young for tender dishes or mature for crafting purposes
• Fast-growing and productive, providing an abundant harvest

Calabash Bottle Gourd is cylindrical-shaped like a bottle that is 12-14 inches long and 2-1/2 pounds, with shiny, light-green smooth skin and white inner flesh. Calabash bottle gourds grow on 10-foot climbing vines that are a sight to behold when hanging from arches or fences, featuring twining lush foliage and white blossoms. In tropical Asia, bottle gourd is grown year-round, where it is an important crop for nutrition. Regarded as one of the healthiest vegetables in the world, bottle gourds, are low in calories, high in dietary fiber, and are rich in essential vitamins and minerals that improve mind and heart health, such as choline, a neurotransmitter that improves memory and mood functions in the brain. Harvest young and tender bottle gourds for their succulent, flavor-absorbing flesh and use in soups, stews, curries, salads, and stir-fries. When left to completely dry, bottle gourds can hollow and harden to be used for crafting bowls, utensils, instruments, canteens, and decorations. Also Known As: Bottle Gourd, Lauki, Loki, Dhudhi, Dudhi, Kaddu, Opo Squash, Upo, Snake Melon, Cucuzza, Long Bottle Gourd, Calabash Gourd, Po Gua, Buap, Nam Tao Yao, Hu Lu Gua, White-Flowered Gourd, Long Melon, Birdhouse Gourd, New Guinea Bean, Tasmania Bean.