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TomorrowSeeds - Buag Ngu Snake Gourd Seeds - 10+ Count - For 2025 Planting White Striped Green
Key item features
- Unique Appearance: Produces visually striking, long, narrow, and twisted fruits with dark green and white stripes, resembling a snake.
- Culinary Versatility: Features soft, mild, and subtly sweet flesh, ideal for stir-frying, grilling, curries, soups, and stews, with edible shoots, tendrils, and leaves.
- Rapid Growth: Grows quickly, providing a fast harvest from sweet-smelling lacy, white blossoms, with vigorous vines ensuring a high yield.
- Climate Suitability: Thrives in warm climates and hot weather, making it well-suited for regions like India, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa.
- Easy Cultivation: Simple to grow, making it suitable for both experienced gardeners and beginners, and can be used for culinary or decorative purposes.
- Plant Specifications: Vining growth habit reaching 14-18 feet in height and 5-9 feet spread, with a harvest time of 120 days.
- Seed Details: Open-pollinated, non-GMO seeds packed for 2025, with a germination period of 7-14 days.
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Specs
- Plant nameSnake Gourd, Buag Ngu
- Plant categoryVegetables
- Light needsPartial Shade
- Usda hardiness zone3, 3a, 3b, 4, 4a, 4b, 5, 5a, 5b, 6, 6a, 6b, 7, 7a, 7b, 8, 8a, 8b, 9, 9a, 9b, 10, 10a, 10b, 11, 11a, 11b, 12, 12a, 12b
- Plant lifecycleAnnual
- Watering frequencyDaily
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Buag Ngu Snake Gourd is unique and serpent-like! Its dark green and white striped gourd is narrow, twisted, and elongated like a snake and has soft flesh similar to that of luffa gourds and the calabash gourds. Buag Ngu Snake Gourd grows up to 12" long from sweet-smelling lacy, white blossoms. Popular in the cuisines of India, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa this plant prefers hot climates. The tender flesh of this gourd is mild and subtly sweet, ideal for stir-frying, grilling, or adding to curries, soups, and stews. The shoots, tendrils, and leaves can be eaten as greens. Snake Gourd offers a delicate and subtly sweet flavor with a mild and refreshing taste, reminiscent of cucumber or zucchini. The vigorous vines produce a high yield, ensuring a generous harvest for culinary use oreven for decorative purposes with their impressive shape and color. Buag Ngu Snake Gourd is easy to grow, making it perfect for both experienced gardeners and beginners looking to experiment with something new.
Also Known As: Snake Melon, Snake Squash, Snake Cucumber, Chichinda, Padwal, Pudalangai, Serpent Gourd, Chinese Cucumber, Turiya, Padavalanga, Pathakaya, Pakupis, Snake Tomato, Baup Ngu, Pudalankaai, Paduvalakaayi.
Plant Name: Snake Gourd, Buag Ngu
Latin Name: Trichosanthes cucumerina
Days to Germinate: 7-14
Days to Harvest: 120
Plant Height: 14 -18 Feet
Spread: 5 - 9 Feet
Growth Habit: Vining
USDA Zones: 3-12
Lifespan: Annual, Perennial 9-12
Brand: TomorrowSeeds
Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Shade
Pollination: Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
GMO: No
Fungicide-Treated Seeds*: No
Seeds Packed For**: 2025
*Fungicide-treated seeds protect the seedlings from diseases until they are up and growing. Do not eat treated seeds.
**Seeds are freshly packed for the growing season of the year listed. Seeds are still viable beyond pack date. Store in a cool and dry location such as the refrigerator or basement to best preserve germination rates.
Also Known As: Snake Melon, Snake Squash, Snake Cucumber, Chichinda, Padwal, Pudalangai, Serpent Gourd, Chinese Cucumber, Turiya, Padavalanga, Pathakaya, Pakupis, Snake Tomato, Baup Ngu, Pudalankaai, Paduvalakaayi.
Plant Name: Snake Gourd, Buag Ngu
Latin Name: Trichosanthes cucumerina
Days to Germinate: 7-14
Days to Harvest: 120
Plant Height: 14 -18 Feet
Spread: 5 - 9 Feet
Growth Habit: Vining
USDA Zones: 3-12
Lifespan: Annual, Perennial 9-12
Brand: TomorrowSeeds
Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Shade
Pollination: Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
GMO: No
Fungicide-Treated Seeds*: No
Seeds Packed For**: 2025
*Fungicide-treated seeds protect the seedlings from diseases until they are up and growing. Do not eat treated seeds.
**Seeds are freshly packed for the growing season of the year listed. Seeds are still viable beyond pack date. Store in a cool and dry location such as the refrigerator or basement to best preserve germination rates.
- Produces long, unique fruits that are visually striking
- Versatile in cooking, great for stir-fries, curries, and more
- Grows quickly, providing a fast harvest
- Well-suited for warm climates and hot weather
- Adds an exotic touch to any garden or culinary experience
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