MARANKA/CAVEMAN'S CLUB GOURD x 5 seeds

What are Maranka gourds used for?

They have thick, hard shells and have been dried and used as bottles, dippers, birdhouses and musical instruments.

The hosho are Zimbabwean musical instruments consisting of a pair of maranka (mapudzi) gourds with seeds. They are used as major instruments in many traditional Shona music genres, such as in mbira ensembles and in mhande. They typically contain hota (Canna indica) seeds inside them. Before the hota seeds are added, the hosho is boiled in salted water and the inside is scraped out with a corncob, newspaper plug, or woven wire. Removing the debris inside the hosho allows for a more sharp and percussive tone.

One of the most attractive, hard-shelled gourds you can grow; High yields!

10 to 16-long, dipper-type gourds are very knobby and unusual looking. One of the most attractive, hard-shelled gourds you can grow. High yields.

Lagenaria

Maranka (Caveman's Club)

Basics

Ease of Growing

Easy

Grown as

Annual

Days to Maturity

125-135 (Spring/Summer)

Growing Habit

Vine

Hardiness

TenderCrops

Spring Transplant, Summer

Growing Season

Long

Cultivar Type

-

Growing Conditions

Warm, HotOutdoor Growing Temp

60°F - 90°F

Min Outdoor Soil Temp

65°FStart Indoors

Yes

Start Outdoors

Yes

Light

Sun: min. 6 hours daily (Warm, Hot)

Water

ModerateFeeder

HeavySuitability

High heat, Needs lots of space

Small Gardens?

No

Containers?

Yes

Attracts beneficial insects?

No

Color

Brown

Fruit Size

10.0 - 16.0"

Plant Height

12.0 - 35.0"

Plant Diameter

20.0 - 30.0"

Disease Resistance

-

Taste Profile

Not to be eaten.

Rotation Group

Fruits: Solanaceae + Cucurbits