However, some gourd varieties are edible. Eating these lumpy, misshapen, and sometimes small gourds is often more work than it’s worth due to the tough exteriors with minimal edible flesh and ...

"After all these steps, the gourds are decorated by making incisions with a small knife. The incision removes the varnish and allows the light background to shine through. Painting by applying ...

If you purchased a large ornamental gourd this fall or filled a basket with small ones, now is the time to consider the drying process if you’d like to preserve them for seasons to come.