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 ...

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 ...

The snake gourd can grow up to 6 feet long and is called that because if grown on the ground it will sometimes curl.” She grows bushel-basket gourds, canteen gourds, egg gourds and Tennessee spinner ...

Most gourds are unpalatable. They have virtually no use beyond being novel. They can be frustrating to grow and cure, and the vines take up a lot of garden space, not to mention water. Why bother? "It ...

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 ...

RECORD-SETTING GOURD. >> 90 DAYS, YOU’RE GROWING A PLANT. THE NEXT 90 DAYS UP UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF OCTOBER, YOUR GROWING THE FRUIT. JOSH: WE COULD NOT WAIT TO SEE THE LARGEST GOURD IN THE WORLD. WE ...

Mention gourds and you may get a chuckle from your friends. Perhaps all they can think of are small warty versions marketed each fall for seasonal decorations. Or maybe they remember time spent ...

One of the joys of being a Master Gardener is working with a team to produce an educational event for home gardeners. To that end, Master Gardeners are growing gourds, pumpkins and Indian corn for our ...

In the beginning was the gourd, and the gourd was good. The histories of gourds and humans intertwine across thousands of years and eight world regions. People loved the hard-shelled gourd before they ...