TomorrowSeeds Buag Ngu Snake Gourd |White Striped Green Serpent Luffa Squash Bitter Melon 2025
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Buag Ngu Snake Gourd is unique and serpent-like! Its dark green and white striped gourd is narrow, twisted, and elongated like a snake and has soft flesh similar to that of luffa gourds and the calabash gourds. Buag Ngu Snake Gourd grows up to 12" long from sweet-smelling lacy, white blossoms. Popular in the cuisines of India, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa this plant prefers hot climates. The shoots, tendrils, and leaves can be eaten as greens. Snake Gourd offers a delicate and subtly sweet flavor with a mild and refreshing taste, reminiscent of cucumber or zucchini. Delicious for stir-frying, sautéing, stuffing, or pickling. Also Known As: Snake
Melon, Snake Squash, Snake Cucumber, Chichinda, Padwal, Pudalangai,
Serpent Gourd, Chinese Cucumber, Turiya, Padavalanga, Pathakaya,
Pakupis, Snake Tomato, Baup Ngu, Pudalankaai, Paduvalakaayi. We ship in 1 business day. Shipped with USPS First Class Mail.
*Fungicide-treated seeds protect the seedlings from diseases until they are up and growing. Do not eat treated seeds. Planting Instructions:Soil Preparation:To prepare soil, remove weeds, large rocks, and litter from the planting area. Leave small weeds and dead grass, they will enrich the soil when turned under. Spade the soil 8-12 inches deep and turn each shovel of soil over completely to cover the plant materials with soil. You may add fertilizer (see "Fertilizing" below) or 2-3 inches of organic material such as compost, leaves, or rotted hay over the planting area at this point. Till to mix this organic material into the top 8-10 inches of soil. Make rows of soil beds 4-6 inches high and at least 3 feet apart. This formation of ridges will help with drainage.Planting:Plant in the spring after all danger of frost has passed and the soil is at least 75F. To plant, make 1 inch deep holes spaced 4 feet apart in raised beds down the rows, then plant 1-2 seeds in each hole. Cover thinly with soil and water after planting. After the seeds come up and plants are 3-4 inches tall, thin to 3 plants per hill. Snake Gourd prefers hot climates with an average growth temperature of 85F and can grow up to 16 feet long vines. Trellising is recommended.
Care During the Season:
Watering:
Water the plants enough to keep them from wilting. If the weather is
really dry, squash plants should be watered at least once a week. Sandy
soils need to be watered more often than heavy clay soils.
Weeding:
Keep plants as weed-free as possible. When plowing or hoeing try not to
dig deeper than 1 inch to prevent from cutting the feeder rooters which
may slow the plant's growth.
Fertilizing:
You may optionally add scatter 2-3 pounds of a complete fertilizer for
each 100 square feet of garden area. Work into the soil and leave the
surface smooth. For small gardens, use 2-3 tablespoons of fertilizer for
each hill. Scatter the fertilizer evenly over a 2 foot by 2 foot area.
work it into the top 2-3 inches of soil. When blooms first appear, you
may optionally apply 2 tablespoons of fertilizer around each hill. Do
not let fertilizer touch the plants. Water the plants after fertilizing.
Insecticides:
Insecticides may be used to protect plants. Bt-based insecticides and
sulfur are organic options that can be used for prevention. Sulfur also
has fungicidal properties and helps in controlling many diseases. Larvae
of the Squash vine borer are usually found inside the stem and cannot
be controlled once they are inside the stem. Sevin® and Thiodan® can
control for squash bugs. Pyrethrin and rotenone can control for the
cucumber beetle. Before using a pesticide, read the label and always
follow cautions, warnings and directions.
Diseases:
Check the plants daily and if spots or mold appear, treat the plant
with an approved fungicide. Neem oil, sulfur, and other fungicides may
be used. Please always follow label directions.
Harvesting:Snake
Gourd requires close attention at harvest time as they can ripen yellow
quickly. Harvest Snake Gourd when they are young but fully grown, the
skin is dark green with white stripes in color, shiny, and tender, and
the seeds are still soft and white. Ripening can continue after harvest.
Old vines can be composted or worked in the soil well before the Spring
planting season.
Nutrition Facts:
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Buag Ngu Snake Gourd is unique and serpent-like! Its dark green and white striped gourd is narrow, twisted, and elongated like a snake and has soft flesh similar to that of luffa gourds and the calabash gourds. Buag Ngu Snake Gourd grows up to 12" long from sweet-smelling lacy, white blossoms. Popular in the cuisines of India, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa this plant prefers hot climates. The shoots, tendrils, and leaves can be eaten as greens. Snake Gourd offers a delicate and subtly sweet flavor with a mild and refreshing taste, reminiscent of cucumber or zucchini. Delicious for stir-frying, sautéing, stuffing, or pickling. Also Known As: Snake
Melon, Snake Squash, Snake Cucumber, Chichinda, Padwal, Pudalangai,
Serpent Gourd, Chinese Cucumber, Turiya, Padavalanga, Pathakaya,
Pakupis, Snake Tomato, Baup Ngu, Pudalankaai, Paduvalakaayi. We ship in 1 business day. Shipped with USPS First Class Mail.
*Fungicide-treated seeds protect the seedlings from diseases until they are up and growing. Do not eat treated seeds. Planting Instructions:Soil Preparation:To prepare soil, remove weeds, large rocks, and litter from the planting area. Leave small weeds and dead grass, they will enrich the soil when turned under. Spade the soil 8-12 inches deep and turn each shovel of soil over completely to cover the plant materials with soil. You may add fertilizer (see "Fertilizing" below) or 2-3 inches of organic material such as compost, leaves, or rotted hay over the planting area at this point. Till to mix this organic material into the top 8-10 inches of soil. Make rows of soil beds 4-6 inches high and at least 3 feet apart. This formation of ridges will help with drainage.Planting:Plant in the spring after all danger of frost has passed and the soil is at least 75F. To plant, make 1 inch deep holes spaced 4 feet apart in raised beds down the rows, then plant 1-2 seeds in each hole. Cover thinly with soil and water after planting. After the seeds come up and plants are 3-4 inches tall, thin to 3 plants per hill. Snake Gourd prefers hot climates with an average growth temperature of 85F and can grow up to 16 feet long vines. Trellising is recommended.
Care During the Season:
Watering:
Water the plants enough to keep them from wilting. If the weather is
really dry, squash plants should be watered at least once a week. Sandy
soils need to be watered more often than heavy clay soils.
Weeding:
Keep plants as weed-free as possible. When plowing or hoeing try not to
dig deeper than 1 inch to prevent from cutting the feeder rooters which
may slow the plant's growth.
Fertilizing:
You may optionally add scatter 2-3 pounds of a complete fertilizer for
each 100 square feet of garden area. Work into the soil and leave the
surface smooth. For small gardens, use 2-3 tablespoons of fertilizer for
each hill. Scatter the fertilizer evenly over a 2 foot by 2 foot area.
work it into the top 2-3 inches of soil. When blooms first appear, you
may optionally apply 2 tablespoons of fertilizer around each hill. Do
not let fertilizer touch the plants. Water the plants after fertilizing.
Insecticides:
Insecticides may be used to protect plants. Bt-based insecticides and
sulfur are organic options that can be used for prevention. Sulfur also
has fungicidal properties and helps in controlling many diseases. Larvae
of the Squash vine borer are usually found inside the stem and cannot
be controlled once they are inside the stem. Sevin® and Thiodan® can
control for squash bugs. Pyrethrin and rotenone can control for the
cucumber beetle. Before using a pesticide, read the label and always
follow cautions, warnings and directions.
Diseases:
Check the plants daily and if spots or mold appear, treat the plant
with an approved fungicide. Neem oil, sulfur, and other fungicides may
be used. Please always follow label directions.
Harvesting:Snake
Gourd requires close attention at harvest time as they can ripen yellow
quickly. Harvest Snake Gourd when they are young but fully grown, the
skin is dark green with white stripes in color, shiny, and tender, and
the seeds are still soft and white. Ripening can continue after harvest.
Old vines can be composted or worked in the soil well before the Spring
planting season.
Nutrition Facts:
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- FREE TRACKING and a special gift when you buy 4 or more items from our shop!
- Please use your PO Box address if you have one.
- Untracked orders will be sent in a white letter envelope from "TomorrowSeeds" with internal tracing.
- Always FREE domestic shipping!
- Please use your PO Box address (or country equivalent) if you have one.
- Untracked orders will be sent in a white letter envelope from "Florence Ecnerolf" with internal tracing.
- For Tracked Orders, the maximum shipping charge you will pay is $18 USD.
- Per-item
shipping rates will apply until your order's total shipping charge
reaches $18 USD. Then your shipping total at checkout should be
automatically capped to $18 USD.
- Please contact us first and we'll be more than happy to replace or refund your order.
- Please contact us and we will give you a quote.
- Click our store name "tomorrowseeds" under Seller Information or keep scrolling down to click the blue "Visit store" button.
- Once you're in our store, click "Categories" under the store banner.
- Click on the individual seed categories.
- Happy Browsing!
Buag Ngu Snake Gourd is unique and serpent-like! Its dark green and white striped gourd is narrow, twisted, and elongated like a snake and has soft flesh similar to that of luffa gourds and the calabash gourds. Buag Ngu Snake Gourd grows up to 12" long from sweet-smelling lacy, white blossoms. Popular in the cuisines of India, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa this plant prefers hot climates. The shoots, tendrils, and leaves can be eaten as greens. Snake Gourd offers a delicate and subtly sweet flavor with a mild and refreshing taste, reminiscent of cucumber or zucchini. Delicious for stir-frying, sautéing, stuffing, or pickling. Also Known As: Snake
Melon, Snake Squash, Snake Cucumber, Chichinda, Padwal, Pudalangai,
Serpent Gourd, Chinese Cucumber, Turiya, Padavalanga, Pathakaya,
Pakupis, Snake Tomato, Baup Ngu, Pudalankaai, Paduvalakaayi. We ship in 1 business day. Shipped with USPS First Class Mail.
*Fungicide-treated seeds protect the seedlings from diseases until they are up and growing. Do not eat treated seeds. Planting Instructions:Soil Preparation:To prepare soil, remove weeds, large rocks, and litter from the planting area. Leave small weeds and dead grass, they will enrich the soil when turned under. Spade the soil 8-12 inches deep and turn each shovel of soil over completely to cover the plant materials with soil. You may add fertilizer (see "Fertilizing" below) or 2-3 inches of organic material such as compost, leaves, or rotted hay over the planting area at this point. Till to mix this organic material into the top 8-10 inches of soil. Make rows of soil beds 4-6 inches high and at least 3 feet apart. This formation of ridges will help with drainage.Planting:Plant in the spring after all danger of frost has passed and the soil is at least 75F. To plant, make 1 inch deep holes spaced 4 feet apart in raised beds down the rows, then plant 1-2 seeds in each hole. Cover thinly with soil and water after planting. After the seeds come up and plants are 3-4 inches tall, thin to 3 plants per hill. Snake Gourd prefers hot climates with an average growth temperature of 85F and can grow up to 16 feet long vines. Trellising is recommended.
Care During the Season:
Watering:
Water the plants enough to keep them from wilting. If the weather is
really dry, squash plants should be watered at least once a week. Sandy
soils need to be watered more often than heavy clay soils.
Weeding:
Keep plants as weed-free as possible. When plowing or hoeing try not to
dig deeper than 1 inch to prevent from cutting the feeder rooters which
may slow the plant's growth.
Fertilizing:
You may optionally add scatter 2-3 pounds of a complete fertilizer for
each 100 square feet of garden area. Work into the soil and leave the
surface smooth. For small gardens, use 2-3 tablespoons of fertilizer for
each hill. Scatter the fertilizer evenly over a 2 foot by 2 foot area.
work it into the top 2-3 inches of soil. When blooms first appear, you
may optionally apply 2 tablespoons of fertilizer around each hill. Do
not let fertilizer touch the plants. Water the plants after fertilizing.
Insecticides:
Insecticides may be used to protect plants. Bt-based insecticides and
sulfur are organic options that can be used for prevention. Sulfur also
has fungicidal properties and helps in controlling many diseases. Larvae
of the Squash vine borer are usually found inside the stem and cannot
be controlled once they are inside the stem. Sevin® and Thiodan® can
control for squash bugs. Pyrethrin and rotenone can control for the
cucumber beetle. Before using a pesticide, read the label and always
follow cautions, warnings and directions.
Diseases:
Check the plants daily and if spots or mold appear, treat the plant
with an approved fungicide. Neem oil, sulfur, and other fungicides may
be used. Please always follow label directions.
Harvesting:Snake
Gourd requires close attention at harvest time as they can ripen yellow
quickly. Harvest Snake Gourd when they are young but fully grown, the
skin is dark green with white stripes in color, shiny, and tender, and
the seeds are still soft and white. Ripening can continue after harvest.
Old vines can be composted or worked in the soil well before the Spring
planting season.
Nutrition Facts:
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- FREE TRACKING and a special gift when you buy 4 or more items from our shop!
- Please use your PO Box address if you have one.
- Untracked orders will be sent in a white letter envelope from "TomorrowSeeds" with internal tracing.
- Always FREE domestic shipping!
- Please use your PO Box address (or country equivalent) if you have one.
- Untracked orders will be sent in a white letter envelope from "Florence Ecnerolf" with internal tracing.
- For Tracked Orders, the maximum shipping charge you will pay is $18 USD.
- Per-item
shipping rates will apply until your order's total shipping charge
reaches $18 USD. Then your shipping total at checkout should be
automatically capped to $18 USD.
- Please contact us first and we'll be more than happy to replace or refund your order.
- Please contact us and we will give you a quote.
- Click our store name "tomorrowseeds" under Seller Information or keep scrolling down to click the blue "Visit store" button.
- Once you're in our store, click "Categories" under the store banner.
- Click on the individual seed categories.
- Happy Browsing!
- Seller Notes: “Newly Harvested for the 2025 Planting Season!”
- Brand: TomorrowSeeds
- Type: Vegetable Seeds
- Common Name: Snake Gourd
- Genus: Trichosanthes cucumerina
- Features: Cross-Pollinating, Edible, Fast Growing, Flowering
- Life Cycle: Annual
- Season of Interest: Fall, Spring, Summer
- Sunlight: Partial Shade, Full Sun, Low Sun, Medium Sun
- Watering: Medium
- Indoor/Outdoor: Indoor & Outdoor
- Cultivating Difficulty: Easy
- Climate: Highland, Humid Continental, Humid Subtropical, Marine West Coast, Mediterranean, Semiarid, Tropical Wet, Tropical Wet & Dry
- Color: Green, White
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Seeds Packed For: 2025
- Species: Buag Ngu Snake Gourd
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