Chayote grows best where summer temperatures are very warm to hot, in tropical or subtropical regions.
Set a whole chayote fruit about 4 to 6 inches deep, fat and down and at an angle so that the stem end is just level with the soil surface. Chayote is a vigorous climber; set a sturdy trellis or support in place at planting. Do not allow maturing fruit to come in contact with the soil; it will spoil and germinate while still attached to the vine.
佛手瓜適合炎熱的天氣和熱帶地區種植。把已發芽的佛手瓜放入泥土內，約4-6寸深，出芽的位置剛好與泥土表面同一水平。佛手瓜是需要搭棚種植，而且種植地方需要有充足的空間，瓜藤長出佛手瓜後不可與泥土接觸，而引致果實腐爛。