California Gardening: Three Gourds Harvested – Bitter, Bottle & Snake Gourd

We harvest three of the most nutritious nutritious gourds in this video – Bitter Gourd (Bitter Melon), Bottle Gourd, Snake Gourd. We go over the entire growing cycle of gourds from February to November and give you tips on the best gourd growing tips, trellis demonstrations, harvest and much more!

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Bitter Gourd
– Also known as bitter melon, bitter gourd, bitter squash, patrick or balsam-pear, Goya, karela

Bottle Gourd
– Also called calabash or white-flowered gourd, opo squash or long melon
– Rounder varieties are called calabash gourds
– Crescentia cujete calabash

Snake Gourd
– Trichosanthes cucumerina is a tropical or subtropical vine
– Also called snake gourd, serpent gourd, chichinda and padwal
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