Ridge gourd-Madhuri

Madhuri is a highly productive ridge gourd or Luffa acutangula. With a fruit length of 13" is has a wide blossom end, and thick flesh tjat is sweet and crisp. A healthy vegetable high in fiber, and minerals. Easy to grow and resistant to insect damage. Ridge gourds have a long growing season of 100 to 180 frost-free days until harvest. If you live in an area with short growing season, you can start seeds indoors four weeks prior to transplanting outdoors. Non-treated seed, hybrid. Sometimes refered to as Chinese Okra

Latin Name: Luffa acutangula

Planting Guidance: In late spring, when the soil has reached at least 70 degrees F, sow seeds in well-drained, tilled soil, three to four seeds per plant, and leave about six feet between the plants. Do not plant luffa in a location where you grew other members of the cucumber family (Cucurbitaceae) the year before.<span data-mce-fragment="1">It is best to start these seeds indoora 4-6 weeks prior to your last frost.

Approx. Seed Count:

• Retail Packet: 10-15 Seeds

Seed Treatment

Untreated

Genetics

Hybrid

Hindi Name: Turiya

Marathi Name: Dodke

Gujrati Name: Turia

Kannada Name: Heerekai

Telugu Name: Beera kaya

Tamil Name: Pirkkankai

Bengali Name: Jhinga

Malayalam Name: Peechinga