Smooth Patola: Characteristics
Smooth patola is an open pollinated patola variety, also sold or known as Condor smooth patola. It is not a registered variety, so the facts here come from its seller and farm sources. It comes from Allied Botanical (Condor).
If you came here looking for Condor smooth patola, this is the same patola. The facts below come from its seller and from farm sources, each one listed at the end. Compare it with the others in our patola variety finder, or see every crop variety we list. For the crop itself, read our guide: Land preparation for gourds and melons.
- Type: Open pollinated.
Key facts about Smooth patola
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Breeder or owner | Allied Botanical (Condor) |
| Also known as | Condor smooth patola |
| Type | Open pollinated |
| Days to harvest, per the seller | first harvest about 60 days after sowing |
How long does it take, and how much does it yield?
Days to harvest, by the seller's count: first harvest about 60 days after sowing. No trial on record checks this figure yet, so treat it as the seller's own and compare with farms near you before you plan a season around it.
Once you know the day count, anee.io dates every task from each lot's own planting day, with the growth stages and weather beside it.
Is it resistant to pests and diseases?
No pest or disease ratings are published for this variety. So treat it as untested, and scout every week.
The pests and diseases that hit patola fields most often: cutworm, downy mildew of cucurbits, melon fly, powdery mildew, squash beetle. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
What its seller and farm sources say
- Days to harvest: First harvest about 60 days after sowing.
- Fruit: Smooth (sponge gourd type, patolang kastila), long cylinders, medium green, about 500 g, tender and fragrant flesh.
- Season: All year.
- Where: Lowland.
- Grows all year round.
Why farmers know it: Condor's open pollinated smooth patola, stocked by online agri stores (Agrify) as well as in Allied Botanical's lineup. These are the seller's own figures, from its own trials. So plant a small area first, and compare it with your usual patola on the same ground.
Where and when to plant Smooth patola
Patola comes ridged or smooth. Pick the one your market buys, and a variety that keeps setting fruit on the trellis for weeks. Before planting, get the field ready with our guide: Pagtatanim ng gulay.
Before you buy seed
- Buy sealed packs or tagged sacks from an accredited dealer, and check the packing date and germination rate.
- Ask your municipal agriculturist or nearby farmers how it did in your area last season.
- Try it on a small area first, beside the variety you usually plant, before you switch the whole farm.
- Write down the planting day, inputs and harvest, so you can compare varieties on your own ground. anee.io keeps these records for you.
Set the planting day of each lot and anee.io dates every task to harvest, with the weather beside it. Free on the Libre plan.
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