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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“What makes a gourd desirable?”my husband asked, calling from a farmer’s roadside stand where I’d sent him in a panic to find pumpkins and gourds for my fall open house. Everyone has her own answer to ...

Imagine you open up a CSA box—a kit of produce from community supported agriculture—only to find an apple covered in ashen warts. You’d probably be inclined to kill it with fire, or at least condemn ...

Hard-shell gourds lend themselves both to utility and decoration. Ancient cultures only needed to harvest and dry the fruits from this prehistoric plant to have cooking kettles, storage containers, ...

Set aside your Starbucks pumpkin spice latte and bakery-bought pumpkin loaf. It’s time to get your squash on, because many of the “decorative gourds” that have lined your mantle since October are ...

'Tis season for decorating with funky-shaped squashes and oddly patterned gourds. But unlike pumpkins, which can easily be turned into pie (or lattes), are these gourds straight off the pumpkin patch ...

Many vegetable gardeners look for new crops or new varieties of crops they have experience growing to add to their garden. And this is the time of year when gardeners start to think about how they ...

Whether they’re positioned outside of our home or delightfully blended into a latte, pumpkins have made their mark as the official squash of fall. But when it comes to decor, we’re not about limiting ...

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 ...

In an annual rite of autumn, anyone can carve a pumpkin. But gourds? That requires patience and a passion that goes far beyond Halloween. Ask any serious “gourder.” This curious vine has wrapped ...