Lagenaria siceraria

Origin

India, Africa, China

Production

China

Category

Cucurbitaceae, Lagenaria

Blooming

Flowering period June-July,fruiting period July-August

Color

Flower color white, fruit color green, white

Size

Diameter 芒聣楼 10 cm, height 芒聣楼 15 cm

Soil

Soil with loose texture or soil with specific nutrients, pH value between 6-6.5

Sunlight

Like sunshine, slight shade tolerance, high quality fruits in sunny places

Watering

Likes wet environments, not resistant to drought, water thoroughly when soil is dry, avoid saturated water

Fertilization

Like fertilizer very much, apply more fertilizer during fruiting time

Pruning

Remove aged tissues, dead, rotten, diseased leaves timely and harvest tender fruit about 20 days after flowering

Home Assistant Code

Use the following code in Home Assistant's configuration.yaml to set the limits for the Plant Monitor integration.

  plant:
   name_of_your_plant:
      sensors:
         ...

      # Lagenaria siceraria
      min_moisture: 25
      max_moisture: 75
      min_conductivity: 350
      max_conductivity: 2800
      min_temperature: 5
      max_temperature: 35
      min_brightness: 3800
      max_brightness: 120000
  

Plant as JSON

You can also retrieve the plant information in a machine readable format.