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'Law Pani Shak' Bottle Gourd
'Law Pani Shak' Bottle Gourd
'Law Pani Shak' Bottle Gourd

'Law Pani Shak' Bottle Gourd

Regular price $4.00 Sale

Lagenaria siceraria

Origin: Bangladesh

Improvement status: Cultivar

Seeds per packet: ~22

Germination tested 12/2022: 65%

Life cycle: Annual

Law Pani Shak is a delicious vegetable-type bottle gourd from Bangladesh, best eaten when still young (between 3 and 7 inches in diameter). The fruit at this stage is somewhat like a firm zucchini. If grown to full maturity it is not a great variety for making bowls or other vessels, as it was truly bred for good eating, not bowl-making. We got these seeds from a small shop in Jackson Heights, Queens, which caters to the area's South Asian and Himalayan communities. Our seed was produced by our friend and colleague Lindsay Klaunig in Ohio.