questions: asking about the cultural practices of ridge gourd . 
 answers: advised him to prepare the land properly and make pit (bheti) at a spacing of 4 feet and select suitable varieties like pusa nasder, surekha etc. and apply fertilizers @ urea 50 gm.,ssp 50 gm., mop 80 gm. alongwith compost 4-5 kg per pit (bheti).