When to Plant Bottle Gourd in Zone 5
In USDA zone 5, plant outdoors May 26 to August 4, and expect your first harvest around August 4.
Bottle Gourd planting calendar for USDA Zone 5
Direct sow
May 26
Projected first harvest
Aug 4
Bottle Gourd is ready to harvest in about 70 days. Dates use USDA zone 5a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.
What zone 5 means for bottle gourd
Average last spring frost
May 5
Average first fall frost
October 1
Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 5 gives you roughly 149 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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