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 ...

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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 ...

Sitting at the kitchen table this early morning, I see before me nature’s infinite variety in the form of a shallow blue-gray bowl filled with five small gourds. Two of them are entirely the color of ...

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 ...

They can be two pounds or 200, small and spherical or misshapen and oblong, and exhibit a range of colors, coats and patterns. No, we’re not talking about dogs, but gourds — another genetically ...

Bottle gourd, or lauki, is a versatile vegetable that can be used in several dishes. Its mild flavor and high water content ...