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 ...

Hard-shell gourds lend themselves both to utility and decoration. Ancient cultures only needed to harvest and dry the fruits from this prehistoric plant to have cooking kettles, storage containers, ...

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 ...

Scientifically bottle gourd is known as Lagenaria siceraria belonging to the cucumber family. This creeping plant is also known as calabash. This non-food plant is grown in Uganda mainly for cultural ...

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?

Plant gourds in sun and well-draining soil along a fence or teepee-type trellises you make with sticks and strong twine. Gourds need lots of growing room; the vines grow several inches a day.

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 ...

SPRINGFIELD - There is something funny growing in Effingham County - the oddly shaped and multi-purpose gourd. Local farmer Barry Zettler, 63, started planting gourds about four years ago at his ...

Time lapse video of growing calabash bottle gourd plant from seed to harvest. The seed was germinated and planted in a ...

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 ...