Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Daily in fruit
Mature size
Vine 3–5 m
First harvest
Sixty days
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Where it grows
ground, terrace
Good for
food
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Pick young; a day late and it is only good for a scrubber.
Ridged monsoon gourd, quick to climb and quicker to over-mature.
Growing it
Pick young; a day late and it is only good for a scrubber.
What it is for
Torai sabzi; mature fruit dries into a loofah.