Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close up of lots of colourful gourds Gourds are one of the most interesting and easy vegetables to grow in your yard. They are one ...

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Before the first frost touches your garden with its icy fingers, harvest gourds and prepare them for their use as birdhouses, decorations, sponges, or whatever else is in store for this useful fruit.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shaped like an oversized apple, these hard-shelled gourds (Lagenaria siceraria) grow six to eight inches tall and four to six ...

Mahoning County Master Gardener John Schoeni shows how he secures a long gourd to a board when it's ready to harvest. Drying takes several months. (Submitted photo / John Schoeni) For the previous 20 ...

Well we finally got some much needed rain this past week. We still need some steady rainfall over a few days or more to begin to replenish our depleted creeks and streams as well as groundwater. The ...

Did you plant a gourd vine in your garden this year but don’t know what do with it now? It is perfect for summer interest while it grows and sprawls on fences or trellises. The gourds produce large ...

To grow gorgeous, utilitarian hard-shell gourds, you've got to start now. Here's how: • Start seeds mid-March to April. Before planting, nick seed with a knife on the bumps on the flat end. Rub the ...