harsha,

I have tried this technique for ivy gourd (tindora?) many, many times, and have never been successful to grow this from seed.

Will work with snake gourd if you are able to get a mature snake gourd from the store. Many times the gourds you buy are mature enough to just sprout if you plant the seeds, no special treatment needed. You can buy snake gourd online easily too.

regards,

xman

Ivy gourd when i see it online i am just not sure if the breed is going to be the same as the one we get Indian store and hence i thought about trying this technique. I had tried ripening it and put it in a bowl to dry but I forgot about it. The seeds where stuck to the bowl and i could not remove it without damaging it. I guess i would need to try it again as I dont know anyone in my area from whom i can get a cutting for ivy gourd.

Snake Guard may be next spring i will try using the seeds from the store brought veggie.

You will have to get Ivy gourd cuttings or roots from somebody on this forum, that is your best bet. I have had success with kantola, parwal, and others using the above technique, but always failed to sprout even a single ivy gourd. Maybe you will have better luck. Check the Indian stores in spring, a lot of them carry ivy gourd plants for sale, at least they do in TX.

I have not even seen curry plant in Kansas city Indian stores :(

I doubt it they would have ivy gourd plant.

So i tried growing tindora from store brought one. foudn tindora that was ripe so thought may be i can sprout the seeds. tried waiting for more than 60 days no luck.

Xman do you know anyone that i can get the cutting from? I will pay the postage price. I want to grow it this summer.

i am also interested to grow Larval plant if you know now that its growing good please let us know or share the plant with me if you have extra i will pay for it I'm in FL Thanks Vilas

Parval plant to grow not Larval sorry computer did spell check on me Vilas

HI xman, did your kantola plant bear any kantola? I've heard kantola can be grown via bulbs only.

Hi,I have Tindora plants for sale for $15 + shipping and handling.

Hi Xman do you take kantola plant in door in winter? I left my out in ground & they died. I am in TX too

I want to plant parwal. Can anybody supply me one male and a few female plants/cuttings please? I shall pay for the plants + shipping.

hi , i have parwal grown from seeds . they are now 2 to 3 years old but none of them has flowered. can anyone tell me how to get the plant to flower.

Kathy.V

I can provide as many cuttings from my plant ,but it is a female plant can any one spare a cutting from male plant. for exchange for female tindora, , bitter gourd seeds, or dosakai seeds.

Hi Kathy I have male plant no flowers, I can send you cutting from that, if you provide me your femail cuttings in exchange, let me know, I live in west palm beach FL where do you live

I definitely send you healthy mature stems as well as thin stems you can root. I live St.louis. provide me address to ship to. Great timing weather wise to start cuttings.

here is my niruvilas@rcn.com send me yours and I will send the address Thanks

I would like parval and kantola cuttings. Will pay thanks.i am in Tx.

parval cuttings yes, kantola grow from seeds, don't propagate from cuttings.

Hi kathyvakamudi, what happen I am waiting for your reply(email) so i can send the cuttings please let me know Thanks Vilas

Hi Kathy

Appreciate the tindora cuttings

I could share curry leaf seeds ( this is the indian plant)

my email is maharashtrian@yahoo.com

JAY

Appreciate padwal and krishna tulsi cuttings from someone, willing to send curry leaf plant seeds

thulasi plant will not grow from cuttings, only seeds, I have plenty just sprinkle the seeds on soil,then lightly sprinkle soil on top of the seeds so they don't get washed off, germinates in 3-4 days.

Thanks Kathy

DO u think u can share a few tindora cuttings

sure give me e mail and address

Hi Kathy

Can u ping me at maharashtrian@yahoo.com. I can mail the address

I can also share with u the plants I have

Appreciate it

Jay

Hi Junaid, I have tindora cuttings what plants you have ?

Hi Kathy,

I have a mature two year old male Parval plant which has been flowring very well in Dallas. I had a female plant which products two fruits and died. I am happy to share male cuttings and would appreciate female cutting. I also have Kantola male and female but they are dormant now. I can share the roots / tubers next year.

I would also like to know how everyone and you have been protecting the tubers / roots of Parval ? My parval came back on its own in Dallas and i had not protected it at all but i want to do something for Kantola plant.

Thanks

Jigar

Hi Jigar, I believe I have one Parval plant grown from seed from last 2 years , nice vine and get lots of white flys and i had to cut it but again it grows back no flowers, Kathy has Tindola not Parval I did sent her my Tindora plant to her, her was not giving her fruit, I f you can share with me Parval and Kantola I will send you Tindora Plant if you need, I am in Fl My name is Vilas Shah

Kathy,

Hi Jigar,i

I live in Midwest I take several cuttings slightly woody branches about 18 inches long and dig out the tubers and save the tubers in a pot full of soil , stick the cuttings in the same soil about 1/3 the length into the soil and leave it in my basement until spring. I did this 3 weeks ago and already see tiny new shoots, if they grow they will be weak and limpy, I pinch of the branches. it will not hurt the growth.

Kathy

Hi Jigar

read a few of the blogs and was wondering if I could get the cuttings for parval and kantola. A great deal of Friends in the SF Bay area would be very thankful to u if we can get a cutting and then we all share it from that. Also what would u appreciate in return plz let us know

sure but you have to wait till june /july to get good branches, well enough to give new roots and new shoots.

Hi Jigar

this is Vilas i also love to have some cuttings for Prval and Kantola if you can share , i live in west palmFL if you need something else from here I can always send it to you please let me know Thanks

Anybody have purple taro roots.?

Hi - can anyone spare tindora cuttings or tubers - Male & Female. I live in S.Florida - and have plants for curry leaves, startfruit and Indian Boarage/ Kalpuravalli to trade. Also have moringa tree cuttings

send me your address and Iwill share with you Tindora Vilas

Thanks -my address is 2705 Edegwwater Court Weston FL 33332

Forgot to mention - also looking for parwal cuttings. Please check above to see if any of my plants are of interest. Was wondering if parwal is as easy to grow as tindora - or are they both tricky because of the male female plants needed

Hi Niruvilas

Would it be possible to get the tindora cuttings

Would appreciate it a lot

Hi Radha Santhapuri and Niruvilas can you send some kantola and parval and tindora roots ,vilas i will pay for them and for shipping also. i live in nj have nice greenhouse in backyard. my email is Queen13@comcast.net

Can I get some male and female parwal cutting root please, I will pay the cost and shipping, thanks

I need parwal cutting male and female both and also kantola bulb. If anybody do please share. I will pay for cutting and bulbs + shipping as well.

I need Parval cuttings male and female both.I can share Spine gourd or Kantola seeds once I receive them.Or Ridge gourd/Bottle Gourd/Snake Gourd/Guar seeds .I will pay for Cutting+shipping as well.TIA

Hi
kathyvakamudi could you please send me a cutting of a male Tindora plant ? I have one and it produced lot of flowers and bud drop so assuming it is a Female plant ?

I can pay for shipping etc. My email is jvgarden68@gmail.com

I live in Northern California zone 9b so can start growing any time.

Thank you

Hello Xman.

My slef Naushad From mumbai india. I am doing farming in parwal in inda 20 Acer. So i want talk to you abojt the parwal. So please provide your number. My numbar is +917618610708

Thanks.

Regards.

Naushad Ansari.

Hi,

I am looking for Parwal cutting or roots. Can anyone help me how can I get those? my contact number is 2156924588

Hi Everybody,

I am still searching for the kantola (spiny gourd ) and the parval ( (pointed gourd) plants - roots and tubers

Appreciate if someone can help -

also u can let me know if u r looking for some specific plants and I may be able to barter

U can reach me at maharashtrian@yahoo.com

Thank u

I tried growing Parval from seed, vine is doing good but no flowers, so i have no idea how its going to work keep you inform if something change

i have a huge plant of Gunda (Lesoda,Chordia Dichotoma, tree, this is the first year i got flowered, but Berrty(Gunda) is too small and get riped, does not get bigger like indian Gunda pickel please if any one has this plant guide me, should I wait one more year for fruit it will get bigger? please let me know Thanks Vilas

Hi Vilas, did u grow multiple seeds, as one may not be enough for the fruiting.

Hi fellow gardeners.. this is Amit Parmar. I am trying tindora, parval and kantola since 3 yrs. Only last year they successfully germinated. But flowers didn't fruit as all female plants. Didn't realize to save tubers till it was too late. I live in Columbus, Ohio. I can pay if someone can send me tubers/cuttings of male and female plants.

My id is amithparmar@gmail.com. thank you in advance.