Description
Bhendi Seeds
Bhendi is a warm season, annual or perennial vegetable, growing up to 2 m height. The leaves are 10 to 20 cm long and broad and palmately lobed with 5 to 7 lobes. Flowers develop in the leaf axil and are large, 4 to 8 cm in diameter, with five white to yellow petals, often with a red or purple spot at the base of each petal. Each flower blooms for only one day and eventually
forms the pod. The pod is a long capsule, 5 to 20 cm long, yellow, red or green in colour, generally ribbed and fuzzy and contains numerous seeds
Light
Proper sunlight is required for disease-free and healthy Bhendi.
5-6 Hours of direct sunlight is required
Maintenance
Bhendi plant grows well in average to rich, well-draining soil with equivalent measures of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassiu