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 ...

The Forget-Me-Not garden club held meetings in September and October when discussions of landscaping and Christmas were held. Eight members were present in September when landscaper Marsha Wilson ...

BOISE, Idaho — Garden master Jim Duthie shows us something different that you might want to consider growing next year. Gourds! They’re members of the squash family, and for the most part, people ...

Gourds are plentiful in the autumn -- you'll find them at farm stands, garden centers and grocery stores. Don’t toss your gourds at the end of the season, dry them instead. Dried gourds weigh a few ...

Stepping into the small and creatively cluttered crafts shop at the farm of Pat and Cindy Hochmuth, it instantly becomes clear that no matter the season or holiday, it's all about gourds. And though ...

1 of 9 — Wing Gourds: Phil Rupp of Rupp Seeds says that, many years ago, an Amish woman from Pennsylvania sent Phil's father, Roger Rupp, photos of an interesting gourd she'd developed. Roger hadn't ...

Halloween and fall is about pumpkins — and decorative gourds. If you don’t have a gourd vine growing in your backyard, check out local produce stands for gourds in all shapes and sizes. Small gourds ...

One year ago this month my journey to the Delaware County Fairgrounds and the annual Ohio Gourd Show and Festival brought me face to face with temptation. From all the years when the festival was held ...