Looking for a Tindora Ivy Gourd (Coccinia Grandis) plant/crown/root in San Francisco Bay area (Menlo Park), California for sale or exchange with a Curry Plant (Murraya Koenigii) ?

You can try eBay. Do a completed listing search for Tindora and you'll see several plants (not just seeds) that have been sold then you can contact the sellers to see if they will be listing anymore. I got mine for $19 shipped from maxxdynamics-9. If I can propagate mine (never done it before) I'll post it here.

Karen, Thank you for your suggestions. I will try ebay.. maxxdynamics-9 has not listed Tindora for sale at the present time.

You can contact him directly through eBay to see if he will be listing anymore. It's a good seller for him and generally lists 1 plant a week. Best wishes!

Karen,

Thank you again for your thoughtful suggestion. I will contact him.

I've been looking all over for this plant. It's reliably perennial in my zone. I've heard of specimens that after having been planted 15-20 years ago continue to be productive and vigorous.

Hi Karen - Are you from Nebraska? I am looking for Tindora cutting as well. I have other asian veggies for swapping.

I am in Nebraska so I overwintered it indoors. Now it's outside in the nice weather (upper 80's). It is alive but looks just ok, fingers crossed that it will begin to grow again now that it's outdoors. Your best bet is to contact maxxdynamics-9 eBay he had 10 hardy roots (Buy it Now) for $16 plus $3 shipping. He sold out in 3 days, but he may have more. Seeds of India had them as well but have also sold out but they may restock (you'll need to check with them) http://www.seedsofindia.com/item/Tindora-Cutting-or-plant---OUT-OF-STOCK--312

Just a heads up. This plant is considered invasive and isn't allowed in HI and is restricted in FLA & CA

Hi Karen - Thanks for the link. I am in Omaha, NE. I always wondered how tindora survives inside and how hard to take care of during winter days. Please keep it posted how your plant do this summer.

@Florida_Joes that's good to hear. When I first heard about Tindora, I also heard it was considered invasive in FLA. I know Seeds of India cannot ship it to HI at all & only cuttings (no plants) to California.

@Sujatha Babu Will do! It's alive and (hopefully) enjoying our warm weather (87 tomorrow in Lincoln)

Sujatha Babu, Karen,

I have been growing Tindoras for many years in upstate New York Zone 6B. Of course it is not planted in the ground. It is in a big plastic pot. I drag it inside the heated portion of the house for winter (by late fall before any frost). Cuts off most of the vines just leaving a 12 - 18 inch section. Sometimes it grows a few scraggly thin vines inside the house. But never grows out of control or flowers inside the house. In spring after the temperature reaches above 60 degrees, the pot is brought outside for the new growing season. I fertilize using some milorganite and some alfalfa pellets. Always gets good yield throughout the growing season.

Tindora is now available on ebay for $16+$3 shipping he sells out fast so hurry

Hi Karen, Thanks for that information, I just used the link to buy some Tindora. Also for those interested, Bhatia Nurseries has them listed on their page. Here's the link : http://www.bhatia-nurseries.com/

I just got a bunch for $1!

Awesome!!! Where? can you spare any?

Karen, I found them at my local farmers market. I go there every weekend so I guess I can pick up some more next weekend. The vendor was selling them bundled up as a leaf vegetable.

I've since read online that I would need at least one male vine and one female vine to get fruit. Some of the vines on my bundle had flower buds with what looked like they could develop into the fruit. So I'm assuming I have at least a female plant.

I heard that too but the 2 youtube videos I saw just propagated several cutting from the same plant. In any case please let me know if there is something you would like to swap for the greens or if I should send you postage plus the cost of buying me a bundle. Thanks!

Florida_Joes,

Tindora leaves are not edible to my understanding. It is not a leaf vegetable. Also it does not need a male and female plant to bear fruit. I have been growing this for many years. Can you post a picture of the "leaf vegetable" you got from farmers market? May be you are talking about a different plant. I am curious.

It's definitely Tindora and everything I read online says that both the fruit of Tindora and it's young shoots are edible. Also I say a male and female are needed because that's what all the online articles on Tindora say. Just look it up. I'll post a pic later.

This is just from a quick search, the articles below say that male and female plants are needed and that the young leaves, shoots, fruits and even their roots are edible.

http://www.eattheweeds.com/coccinia-grandis-cucumbers-versatile-kin-2/

https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Coccinia+grandis

https://growerjim.blogspot.com/2014/08/tindora-coccinia-grandis.html?m=1

https://asianmarketsphilly.com/2014/12/06/ivy-gourd-leaves-and-a-simple-clear-soup/amp/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccinia_grandis

Here are my cuttings. Please excuse the wetness. We just had a passing shower.

That certainly looks like Tindora. I learned something today. After researching more on the web, it looks like the young leaves are edible after cooking. In my zone, I will have choose between the fruit or the leaves because if I harvest the vines, there won’t be any fruit. So I am sticking for the fruit. Thanks for info anyway.

@Florida_Joes When will you be heading to the farmers market again? Also, how will you know if you have a male & female plant? Thanks

Karen, a female flower in general will always have an ovary inside the flower or behind it that develops into the fruit once pollinated. Ovaries are of course absent in male flowers.

But Aluvaboy says he's never had to worry about the sex of the plant so I'm hoping I don't either. Maybe the plants are capable of producing unfertilized fruit where the seed contained within is simply sterile, or maybe all the information on them is just incorrect.

To play it safe If I can find vines that don't have ovaries behind the flowers , I'll have to snatch some up.

As of now I plan to go to the farmers market Saturday morning. However there's a chance of tropical development in the Gulf of Mexico. If that happens the weekend will be a rainout and I won't be able to go to the farmers market until the following weekend.

When ever you can make it I will be grateful. Stay safe and thanks again!

My seedling didn't make it :( Karen if you get a bunch from Florida_Joes I can collect one from you. I can either pay money or seeds for you. Our family love Tindora and I am trying hard to find one.

Would be ever so greatful for a TiNdoRa cutting to plant in SFO Bay Area, have curry leafy plant n lot Of indian veg seeds to trade.