Sowing months
Mar, Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Deeply twice a week
Mature size
Vine 4–6 m
First harvest
Ninety days
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Where it grows
ground, terrace
Good for
food
Sow in
monsoon, summer
Care
Slip a tile under each fruit to keep it off wet soil.
Sprawls generously and stores well; the leaves and flowers are food too.
Growing it
Slip a tile under each fruit to keep it off wet soil.
What it is for
Kaddu sabzi; the tender shoots are a north-eastern green.