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 ...

Gourds grow just like vegetables, but few are eaten. Instead, when the fruits mature, they are used to make household utensils, decorations or even birdhouses. It’s important to grow the right type of ...

Using a small gourd you grow or buy, create this birdhouse, according to Marcie Evans, who grows gourds for birdhouses in Poquoson: 1. Select a dried gourd and clean the outside surface by soaking it ...

This summer, make room in the garden for some fun: Plant a few gourd seeds and see what develops. Gourds shaped like apples, snakes, swans, penguins and ducks, as big as basketballs or as curvy as an ...

A walk in any of the wooded greenways meandering through our urban areas in the county will easily make one aware of the vigorous success of the many vines growing there. They are so hardy that they ...

“Repurpose, recycle, reuse” is the mantra for today’s decor. You’ll get double the value if you decorate for autumn with organic elements that can later be repurposed, All over America it’s the season ...

If I plant gourds again (talk me out of it, won't you?), maybe I'll want to try something different from the dippers I've already grown. (They are definitely worth growing in a smallish garden — once.

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