Thondekayi plant
₹349.00
Yields Crops every year, for years — the longest-lived plant we sell
Live ivy gourd from a rooted female cutting. Perennial — plant it once and it crops for years.
Coccinia grandis
Thondekayi / ತೊಂಡೆಕಾಯಿ (Ivy gourd)
- Grow bag12 in wide x 18 in tall
- Ships atRooted cutting, 6 weeks established
- First harvestFirst fruit in 10-12 weeks
- Sunlight5-6 hours direct
- Best plantedYear-round, perennial
Grown to order — delivered in about 15 days
We start it when you order and hand it over once it is established and hardened off. That is what makes the olla work from day one: the roots have already grown down to it before it reaches you.
SKU TON-NAT
Water it through the olla. That is the only instruction.
A buried terracotta olla releases water at exactly the rate the soil draws it, over a base of well-rotted wood that holds moisture through a hot week. You cannot overwater it and it will not dry out on you. The roots reach the olla before the plant leaves us, so it works from the day it arrives.
Details
The only perennial vine we sell. Plant it once and it produces for years, dying back in a dry spell and returning when you water again. That makes it the best long-term value in the catalogue if you have somewhere permanent to put it.
Grown from a rooted cutting taken from a known female plant, so it will actually fruit. Plants raised from seed are frequently male and never produce — the infuriating outcome for anyone who has tried growing this from a market fruit.
Cut it back hard once a year. It turns woody and unproductive otherwise, and it will take over a railing if you let it.
Specifications
| Botanical name | Coccinia grandis |
|---|---|
| Grow bag | 12 in wide x 18 in tall, filled |
| Ships at | Rooted cutting, about 6 weeks established |
| First harvest | 10-12 weeks from delivery |
| Sunlight | 5-6 hours direct |
| Support | Trellis or railing |
| Lifespan | Perennial, crops for years |