Dipper Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria)

These melon-green gourds make for marvelous crafting! With long, slender necks and small, bulbous bodies, Dippers can be dried and cut into ladles. Train them to a trellis for straighter handles or let them grow graceful curves on the ground.

• 20 seeds minimum
• Germination: 7-28 days
• Maturity: 90-120 days
• Scarify seeds with file and soak in lukewarm water for 24 hours before planting.
• Build hills with 5 of surrounding space in full sun. Direct sow seeds -1 deep after last frost or start indoors 5-8 weeks before last frost date.
• Space 24-36 apart.