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When to Plant Bottle Gourd in Alaska

Alaska spans USDA hardiness 1a to 8b (zones 1a to 8b on this page). Plant bottle gourd by your local frost date, not the calendar — pick your zone below for exact start-indoors, transplant, and harvest dates.

Jump to: Zone 1a · Zone 1b · Zone 2a · Zone 2b · Zone 3a · Zone 3b · Zone 4a · Zone 4b · Zone 5a · Zone 5b · Zone 6a · Zone 6b · Zone 7a · Zone 7b · Zone 8a · Zone 8b

Bottle Gourd planting calendar for Alaska, Zone 1a

Average last spring frost

May 24

Average first fall frost

August 25

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Direct sow

Jun 14

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Projected first harvest

Aug 23

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Bottle Gourd is ready to harvest in about 70 days.

Bottle Gourd planting calendar for Alaska, Zone 1b

Average last spring frost

May 29

Average first fall frost

August 28

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Direct sow

Jun 19

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 1b (approximate)

Bottle Gourd needs about 70 days to mature — longer than Zone 1b typically stays frost-free, so it likely won't reliably ripen there outdoors without a head start indoors or season extension.

Bottle Gourd planting calendar for Alaska, Zone 2a

Average last spring frost

May 24

Average first fall frost

September 5

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Direct sow

Jun 14

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Projected first harvest

Aug 23

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 2a (approximate)

Bottle Gourd is ready to harvest in about 70 days.

Bottle Gourd planting calendar for Alaska, Zone 2b

Average last spring frost

May 30

Average first fall frost

September 6

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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 2b (approximate)

Bottle Gourd is ready to harvest in about 70 days.

Bottle Gourd planting calendar for Alaska, Zone 3a

Average last spring frost

May 30

Average first fall frost

September 10

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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. Full zone 3 guide (both 3a and 3b) →

Bottle Gourd planting calendar for Alaska, Zone 3b

Average last spring frost

May 20

Average first fall frost

September 15

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Direct sow

Jun 10

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Projected first harvest

Aug 19

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 3b (approximate)

Bottle Gourd is ready to harvest in about 70 days. Full zone 3 guide (both 3a and 3b) →

Bottle Gourd planting calendar for Alaska, Zone 4a

Average last spring frost

May 15

Average first fall frost

September 20

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Direct sow

Jun 5

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Projected first harvest

Aug 14

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 4a (approximate)

Bottle Gourd is ready to harvest in about 70 days. Full zone 4 guide (both 4a and 4b) →

Bottle Gourd planting calendar for Alaska, Zone 4b

Average last spring frost

May 10

Average first fall frost

September 25

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Direct sow

May 31

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Projected first harvest

Aug 9

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 4b (approximate)

Bottle Gourd is ready to harvest in about 70 days. Full zone 4 guide (both 4a and 4b) →

Bottle Gourd planting calendar for Alaska, Zone 5a

Average last spring frost

May 5

Average first fall frost

October 1

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Direct sow

May 26

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Projected first harvest

Aug 4

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 5a (approximate)

Bottle Gourd is ready to harvest in about 70 days. Full zone 5 guide (both 5a and 5b) →

Bottle Gourd planting calendar for Alaska, Zone 5b

Average last spring frost

April 30

Average first fall frost

October 5

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Direct sow

May 21

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Projected first harvest

Jul 30

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 5b (approximate)

Bottle Gourd is ready to harvest in about 70 days. Full zone 5 guide (both 5a and 5b) →

Bottle Gourd planting calendar for Alaska, Zone 6a

Average last spring frost

April 25

Average first fall frost

October 10

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Direct sow

May 16

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Projected first harvest

Jul 25

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 6a (approximate)

Bottle Gourd is ready to harvest in about 70 days. Full zone 6 guide (both 6a and 6b) →

Bottle Gourd planting calendar for Alaska, Zone 6b

Average last spring frost

April 20

Average first fall frost

October 15

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Direct sow

May 11

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Projected first harvest

Jul 20

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 6b (approximate)

Bottle Gourd is ready to harvest in about 70 days. Full zone 6 guide (both 6a and 6b) →

Bottle Gourd planting calendar for Alaska, Zone 7a

Average last spring frost

April 15

Average first fall frost

October 20

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Direct sow

May 6

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Projected first harvest

Jul 15

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 7a (approximate)

Bottle Gourd is ready to harvest in about 70 days. Full zone 7 guide (both 7a and 7b) →

Bottle Gourd planting calendar for Alaska, Zone 7b

Average last spring frost

April 10

Average first fall frost

October 30

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Direct sow

May 1

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Projected first harvest

Jul 10

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 7b (approximate)

Bottle Gourd is ready to harvest in about 70 days. Full zone 7 guide (both 7a and 7b) →

Bottle Gourd planting calendar for Alaska, Zone 8a

Average last spring frost

April 1

Average first fall frost

November 10

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Direct sow

Apr 22

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Projected first harvest

Jul 1

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 8a (approximate)

Bottle Gourd is ready to harvest in about 70 days. Full zone 8 guide (both 8a and 8b) →

Bottle Gourd planting calendar for Alaska, Zone 8b

Average last spring frost

March 20

Average first fall frost

November 20

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Direct sow

Apr 10

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Projected first harvest

Jun 19

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 8b (approximate)

Bottle Gourd is ready to harvest in about 70 days. Full zone 8 guide (both 8a and 8b) →

Not sure which half-zone you're in? Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.

Varieties to grow

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

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Common problems with bottle gourd

What to watch for, with identification and treatment for each

GroundhogsAntsAphidsArmywormsBirdsCricketsBacterial Soft RotAnthracnoseDamping-OffFrost & Cold InjuryGray MoldHerbicide Injury

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