Wax Gourd Failure - any advice

[unclefudgly]

I have failed dismally to get my wax gourd to fruit, it's an enormous plant on my allotment almost 3m square and I have had a few flowers over the past 4 months but no fruit at all.
Anyone had any success and would care to share your secrets?

[Two_Sheds]

Lots of foliage? No fruit?

Could be an abundance of nitrogen (good for leaf growth) and a lack of potash (for fruit production)

[unclefudgly]

That's a very good point about the potash, I think I'll try again next year with a sprinkling of potash! Also after reading further it looks like it's hit & miss for getting male & female flowers at the same time with wax gourds.

[Thelma Sanders]

Might be to do with low temperature here in UK, cos it's grown in India and Pakistan