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🥦 Gourd (Birdhouse)

Lagenaria siceraria
vegetables Annual Vine Cucurbitaceae
Gourd (Birdhouse) plant photo
☀️ Sun
Full Sun
💧 Water
Moderate
🗺️ Zones
3-11
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.0
🪴 Soil Type
Rich, well-draining
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
24-48 in
📐 Height
10-20 ft
Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone

🤝 Companions (2)

🤝 Bean
Nitrogen fixer for gourd vines
🤝 Corn
Corn stalks as living trellis for gourds

⚠️ Keep Apart (3)

⚠️ Fennel
Allelopathic - may inhibit growth
⚠️ Mint
Aggressive mint competes for resources
⚠️ Walnut
Susceptible to juglone toxicity from walnut trees

📝 Growing Notes

Grow your own birdhouses! Hard-shell gourds used for millennia as containers. Vigorous vines need strong trellis.

🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Johnny's Selected Seeds Botanical Interests True Leaf Market Burpee Territorial Seed Company

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