questions: query regarding cultural practices of ridge gourd 
 answers: variety: pusa sawani, arka anamika, parbhani kranti panchasira 
seed rate: 21 kg for spring summer crop (jan-march) 7 kg for rainy season crop (may-july) 
sowing time: mid january – july 
spacing: (row to row x plant to plant) 30 cm x 15 cm (spring/summer crop) 45 cm x 30 cm (rainy season crop) 
seed treatment and method of sowing: pre sowing soaking of seeds in water for 24 hrs, enhance germination. seeds should be directly sown in the pit and to be covered with sand and/or fym.
manure and fertilizer: fym @ 1 t, urea 14 kg, ssp 41 kg and mop 11 kg/bigha, half of urea and full doses of fym, ssp and mop should be applied as basal and the remaining half of n to be top dressed at 35-40 days after sowing.
plant protection: 
1. fruit and shoot borers and jassids: apply deltamethrin 2.8 ec @ 0.5 ml/lit or dichlorvos 100 ec @ 0.5 ml/lit or malathion 50 ec @ 2 ml/lit.