Growing your own gourds? Follow these tips: - Plant gourds where they will receive a full day’s sun. - Gourd vines are long. Some can reach several hundred feet. Train vines onto fences or trellises ...

Shaped like an oversized apple, these hard-shelled gourds (Lagenaria siceraria) grow six to eight inches tall and four to six inches across. In India, young fruit is added to curries. The skin is ...

Ornamental gourds are the colorful stars of autumn. With their extraordinary shapes and vibrant colors, they create a fall atmosphere in the garden, on the balcony, or as table decorations. myHOMEBOOK ...

Pumpkins and gourds can take anywhere from 90-120 days to mature (with the larger varieties taking longer), so in order to have them ready in time for Halloween or Thanksgiving, you will want to start ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! As I write today’s column were are experiencing a beautiful autumn day here in the Valley. We had a few rainy days but we could definitely needed the ...

Question: I’d like to try my hand at growing the small gourds I normally purchase in the fall for decoration. Are they hard to grow? When should I plant the seeds and how much space will they need?

One of my first childhood gardening memories is growing gourds. They are an excellent project for the children (and those young at heart) in your household. It also doesn't hurt that you can grow ...

Did you know that gourds are fruit? They can be eaten as well as used for decorative purposes. Alice MacCallum will present "Growing Various Types of Gourds in Northern Illinois" at the next Batavia ...

The basic types of gourds are the cucurbita, or ornamental gourds; the lagenaria, or large utilitarian gourds; and the luffa, or vegetable-sponge gourds. Despite the invention of plastic, these ...

This fall, many of us will add decorations to our homes which often include colorful gourds. While we may look at gourds only as decorations, many cultures throughout history found that they could be ...

BLOOMING VALLEY — Blooming Valley’s Quinn Werner isn’t your garden variety retiree. Putting his green thumb to the test, Werner spent the past year growing gourds, marrow, tomatoes, squash and giant ...