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When to Plant Bottle Gourd in Zone 3

In USDA zone 3, plant outdoors June 20 to August 29, and expect your first harvest around August 29.

Bottle Gourd planting calendar for USDA Zone 3

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Direct sow

Jun 20

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Projected first harvest

Aug 29

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 3a — approximate

Bottle Gourd is ready to harvest in about 70 days. Dates use USDA zone 3a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.

What zone 3 means for bottle gourd

Average last spring frost

May 30

Average first fall frost

September 10

Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 3 gives you roughly 103 frost-free days, and bottle gourd need about 70 days to mature.

Varieties to grow

1 variety of bottle gourd in the HomeSown library. Tap any for its full grow guide.

Common problems with bottle gourd

What to watch for, with identification and treatment for each

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