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When is ash gourd in season in the Maldives?

Ash gourd is in season in the Maldives from February to June and from August to December. Peak season runs from March to May and from September to November.

This versatile vegetable has a fresh flavour and becomes tender when cooked. Use it in salads, soups, stews or stir-fries.

Vegetable

Peak season: Ash Gourd

in the Maldives during September

Order:
Cucurbitales
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Genus:
Benincasa
Scientific name:
Benincasa hispida
JanuaryJanFebruary — Partial / shoulder seasonFebMarch — Peak seasonMarApril — Peak seasonAprMay — Peak seasonMayJune — Partial / shoulder seasonJunJulyJulAugust — Partial / shoulder seasonAugSeptember — Peak seasonSepOctober — Peak seasonOctNovember — Peak seasonNovDecember — Partial / shoulder seasonDec🎃

Country season

Maldives — both hemispheres. In September, it is autumn north of the equator and spring south of it.

autumn · Northern Hemispherespring · Southern Hemisphere

Local production

No commercial growing on record in the Maldives, but the local climate allows it in gardens and smallholdings.

Personal growing

Seasonal periods

Peak-season periods per year in the Maldives for ash gourd: two.

In season

March – MaySeptember – November

Partially in season

FebruaryJuneAugustDecember
Peak seasonPartial / shoulder seasonOut of season