Gourds

Find out when to plant ornamental gourds in your garden. Birdhouse and dipper gourds are hard-shell or Lagenaria varieties, while daisy and spoon gourds are soft-shell or Cucurbita types. If you have a short growing season, start gourd seeds indoors in early spring. #planting #gourds #garden

How to Make a Beautiful Gourd Birdhouse Every morning I wake up at 7 AM and drink a cup of black coffee. I sit in my recliner with my feet up and watch the birds play in my red gourd birdhouse as the sun rises behind them. I tap dance to my chair each morning with excitement wondering what my ... Read More

I have always been drawn to the natural world for inspiration. My fascination with gourds has been my most recent passion. Gourds, with their earthiness and almost infinite variety of shape and form,communicate to me and I listen…

Some of the articles on these pages were written by Chuck Abare. My thanks to him for sharing some of the knowledge he’s gained from his years of study on this subject. I consider Chuck to be an expert on Purple Martins, and using natural gourds for their housing. He has helped me greatly with designing suitable lodging for this wonderful ... Read More

Wash & dry your gourds for birdhouses & other crafts Gourds have beautiful, hard shells and unique shapes that make them popular in crafting projects, like birdhouses and decorative bowls. If you're drying gourds, it's super easy to clean...

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Discover how to plant gourd seeds indoors and in the garden and harvest hard-shell gourds at the end of the growing season. Growing gourds is fun, whether you grow them for making a birdhouse or using ornamental gourds for decoration. #grow #gourds #seed

How to Grow Gourds

Drying and cleaning gourds for for painting or crafting projects is easy to do yourself at home if you follow a few simple steps.