Bottle gourd — 5Crop stages

• Weeding and avoiding fruit rot

  Hoe and weed as needed. In the rainy season, train the vines over bamboo sticks or dried branches to keep fruits off the ground and prevent fruit rot.

  Pending expert review

  Source

  Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Bottle gourd – After cultivation, p. 90

  Region

  Tamil Nadu

  Last updated

  2026-11-04