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15 paź 2024 · Colorful gourds don't need to be limited to autumn displays. Learn about 15 different types of gourds you can turn into useful items and decor for your home.
30 sty 2024 · Let’s look in more detail at how to identify different varieties of gourds. Descriptions and pictures of various types of gourds, including ornamental, sponge, bottle, and edible gourds, will help you recognize and choose the best gourd plants for your garden. Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria)
9 paź 2023 · After cutting a hole of a dried gourd, the seeds can be removed and eaten or planted. The interior flesh of the gourd must be removed before it can be used either functionally or decoratively. The seeds are separated from the dried flesh, and stored separately for planting – or washed and eaten.
11 sie 2023 · Conversely, if you are aiming to produce a specific number of fruits per plant, or to encourage fewer more robust gourds to grow, you can pinch or cut any remaining blooms and gourds from the vines once you have reached your desired number.
Those gourds that you want to use for birdhouses, dippers, or as painted crafts, should cure up to three or four weeks depending on the type and size of the gourd. Once they are completely dry, the gourd becomes very light-weight, and you can hear the seeds rattling around inside.
2 mar 2014 · The best way to tell if a gourd is ready to harvest is by look and feel. The vine will begin to die back and the skin of the gourd will be hard and pale. An immature gourd feels fleshy and is bright green. I’ve read conflicting advice about harvesting gourds before or after the first frost.
10 paź 2024 · If you’re harvesting edible gourds, they’ll need to be removed from the vine when they’re still young. If you have to cut the gourds early, wait till the vine at the top of the gourd has turned completely brown and dry.
