Are Gourds self fertile?

CapnChkn · March 31, 2018

I bought a packet of seed from Southern Exposure Seed Exchange for the Bradshaw's Ornamental Martin Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria). That was two years ago. I planted half the seed last season, had plants that grew 15 feet up and back down a trellis, put out blooms in profusion, and otherwise were magnificent, but didn't produce but one little gourd that simply rotted.

I figured I either didn't get pollinators, or they weren't growing for long enough to get the gourds up and going, though I notice a lot of the babies aborted. So I've started what's left in the packet only to have 1 out of 10 seeds sprout. The seed exchange is sold out, and I'm stuck. Will this plant be able to set seed from self pollination?

March 31, 2018	#1
CapnChkn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Huntsville AL Posts: 91	Are Gourds self fertile? I bought a packet of seed from Southern Exposure Seed Exchange for the Bradshaw's Ornamental Martin Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria). That was two years ago. I planted half the seed last season, had plants that grew 15 feet up and back down a trellis, put out blooms in profusion, and otherwise were magnificent, but didn't produce but one little gourd that simply rotted. I figured I either didn't get pollinators, or they weren't growing for long enough to get the gourds up and going, though I notice a lot of the babies aborted. So I've started what's left in the packet only to have 1 out of 10 seeds sprout. The seed exchange is sold out, and I'm stuck. Will this plant be able to set seed from self pollination?