Buy 5 or more items and receive a 25% discount use coupon code: 25PERCENTOFF This vegetable has long,curved fruits that look like snakes hanging from the supports. It is very fast growing and produces many gourds for a long time Sow seeds in moist and warm (27 C / 80 F) slight acid soil. Grow indoors till about 8 inches long then plant outside. Grow them up a trellis like is used for melons. The snake gourd can reach lengths of up to 7 feet in ideal conditions! Young fruits are harvested and cooked like (Loofah) Luffa. Delicious when sliced up in dish with egg. Plant in a Sandy Loam to Clay Loam in full sun.