Yucui Sponge Gourd Seeds – Heat & Cold Tolerant, Easy to Grow, High Fruit-Setting Rate

Overview
Yucui Sponge Gourd is a high-quality F1 hybrid variety developed through selective breeding, featuring vigorous plant growth, strong branching, and a high fruit-setting rate. This mid-season variety produces cylindrical, well-proportioned fruits with tender, sweet flesh and excellent eating quality. It performs well in spring, summer, and autumn, with good tolerance to both heat and cold, making it a reliable choice for extended growing seasons.

Key Features
• Strong Growth Habit: Vigorous vines with abundant branching and high fruit-setting capacity.
• Excellent Fruit Quality: Cylindrical fruits, 26–30 cm long and 7–10 cm in diameter, averaging 500–600 g each. Flesh is tender, sweet, and fine-textured.
• High Yield Potential: Multiple female flowers ensure consistent fruit set and stable production under suitable conditions.
• Broad Adaptability: Tolerant to both heat and cold, suitable for cultivation in spring, summer, and autumn.
• Disease Resistance: Shows good resistance to common stresses; requires standard management against downy mildew and fruit flies.

Cultivation Guidelines
• Planting Time: Suitable for spring (transplanting recommended), summer, and autumn (direct seeding possible).
• Spacing: Plant spacing of 60 cm and row spacing of 125 cm, with about 700–800 plants per mu.
• Support System: Use 'A-frame' trellises or flat overhead trellises; train vines early and remove basal lateral shoots and old leaves.
• Fertilization: Apply ample base fertilizer before planting, begin top-dressing after flowering, increase fertilization during fruiting, and maintain moderate nutrition late season.
• Water & Pest Management: Keep soil moist throughout growth; monitor and control downy mildew and fruit flies as needed.

Why Choose This Variety?
Yucui Sponge Gourd stands out for its balanced performance in yield, quality, and adaptability. Its vigorous growth and high fruit-setting rate ensure reliable production across multiple seasons, while its tender, sweet flesh meets market and consumer preferences. The variety’s tolerance to temperature extremes reduces climate-related risks, and its manageable cultivation requirements make it suitable for both small-scale and commercial growers. Whether for fresh market sales or home garden use, Yucui delivers consistent quality and dependable yields.