questions: asking about the bottle gourd sowing time , varieties , planting distance, fertilizer dose 
 answers: bottle gourd sowing time= february, march and june ,july varieties= pusa summer prolific long, pusa meghdoot , pusa manjiri etc . planting distance= row to row= 1.5-2.0m plant to plant=1.0 -1.5m
fertilizer dose- 8kg urea, 45kg ssp and 24kg mop per bigha at the time of final land preparation. after 1 month topdress 8kg urea.