Thank you for the video. I planted gourds for the first time this year. So far I just have one on the vine. I'm so excited even though I just have one! I appreciate your video it helped me a lot!
@Robsixtfour Yes, I generally try to let gourds stay on the vine as long as possible, e.g. until the vines have turned brown and withered, maybe even until frost has come, etc. But sometimes they fall off or I may be clearing out the area of tomatoes and accidentally pull out a vine of gourds that I had not seen. Some of them will get soft and ~useless, while others will harden nicely. Happy gardening!
@Verisetti There are websites showing tables of data on which types of birds like what size gourds to nest in, how big to make the entrance holes for different birds, how high to hang them. I'm just looking into that myself! If you do a video on what you end up doing/trying, please post a link or post it as a video response to this or somehow let me know as I would be happy to learn along with you. Happy gardening!
I just had a thought! You know the one that fell and cracked and matured really well? My thought is that that crack helped it to dry inside and out really fast. I’m not so much into fast but sometimes fast is better. My thought is this- What would happen if-after we harvested them (green-ish) and then, why don’t we just put the bottom drain hole in to begin with? This will give the inside air and it might be a faster, more safe mature. What do you think of my idea, Buddy? :)
I am also figuring out a way to rehydrate a dead dry stem enough to make it pliable and twist it into a loop or double loop (maybe wrap it around a pill bottle or something smaller in diameter?) to ‘re-dry’ for hanging it!
Great vid. I've recently become fascinated with gourds and will be growing my own next year. My grandfather had some about 20-25 feet on a pole for bat houses to help control insects around his garden. You also have a really nice deck. I built mine myself two summers ago picture frame style with a tree coming through but my son was born so I haven't had time to finish around the tree yet. I'm going to build a seat like yours, but I'll incorporate an herb garden planter on two sides of mine.
thebrainsoftaint mine started growing and i kept adding to my fence. Its at 10'. I dont have a ladder big enough and they grew to the ground. 20' its crazy. Now powdery mildew took over and killed almost everything
@Gehenna71 From the gourds that grow, save seeds to grow (and share) again in your area. Presumably any batch of seeds may have some that are going to do better in wetter areas, and if you keep saving the seeds each year from those that grow successfully you should do well.
@FreidasGarden Awesome! That's great that you are trying gourds. I started growing a little bag of seeds on a whim, and have gotten LOTS of fun and interest out of that little 99 cents bag! Good luck!
This is my first year growing gourds. I planted two bottle gourd seeds back in March. And I didn't have space in my garden so I put them in 3 gallon pots. Man, those things did way better than I was expecting. I went ahead and pulled the gourds off the plants and put them on my patio to dry. Right now I have at least 30. Yes, 30 gourds off two plants. Plus another 10-12 still on the vine. They are kind of small. I think the pot size limited fruit size between 4-10 inches in diameter.
Wow! I'm so very excited that I just found your channel! I'm definitely subscribing. Your gourds are absolutely beautiful, and you have plenty of great tips I will be using in my own garden. I only grow things I can use too haha. I don't see the point in growing something that doesn't have any uses in my life. Anyways, I love your videos, and happy gardening!
I found the ones that rot on my plants is because the walls of the gourds were to thin, when taking seeds you wanna take them from gourds that have nice thick shells. It's normally best, the ones that normally rot have a bad genes or something of that nature that can be passed down to the next plant threw seeds. How ever this isn't always the case and it could of just been a bad gourd (maybe they should be in time out more lol) anyways, it's adviced not to take seeds from bad gourds incase it's in their genetics.
@1Nanalo Yes, some gourds (like pumpkins) are definitely edible. Others (like these) have a really hard shell and are mainly used for ornamental uses, making birdhouses/bowls/ladles/etc. But perhaps it is possible to eat the pulp/seeds, but I have never tried.
Oh dear. Guess I picked mine too soon. I hope it doesn't rot. It was already 14/inches tall, so I thought it was ready, but it's fully green. Is there something I could do? Maybe spray it with a lacquer or something?
Folklore says that to be successful growing gourds, one must be slightly stupid. Not that I believe in such things, but I've never been able to grow them. Anyway, I've heard that when you start to dry them, paint them with a layer of vinegar and you'll have less rotting. Your gourds are cute. I'm going to try again to grow them someday. Gread video. PS You don't sound all that stupid to me.
You can actually eat these gourds; many countries have a number of cuisines with the gourd. feel like trying some recipies when i grow some in the summer.
Nice. It seems to be a waste to use them for birds. I want to use it to make a drinking gourd. I live in a very wet place, I'm a bit worried, the gourd plants are already moldy, hope they don't all rot. It will be freezing soon, will that affect them?
+Barbara Bartlett I had one and put it aside and forgot it there. About a year later I found it completely dried. I believe experienced farmers know the techniques how to dry them in a short time. Good luck!
Not really helpful (Hardening, Curing-not) Sorry, this is just what yours looks like. If you did it with ones still on the vine beside those off the vine then posted the results that would have been (Hardening/ Curing a Birdhouse)
I sell them, i have a variety of about 20 different shapes, I usually stick to selling them locally but if your interested let me know. I have about 90 left from last years harvest. Some of them are already birdhouses :)
Thank you for the video. I planted gourds for the first time this year. So far I just have one on the vine. I'm so excited even though I just have one! I appreciate your video it helped me a lot!
+Sk8er Mom
Very nice! Good luck with the others... :)
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@Robsixtfour Yes, I generally try to let gourds stay on the vine as long as possible, e.g. until the vines have turned brown and withered, maybe even until frost has come, etc.
But sometimes they fall off or I may be clearing out the area of tomatoes and accidentally pull out a vine of gourds that I had not seen. Some of them will get soft and ~useless, while others will harden nicely. Happy gardening!
@Verisetti There are websites showing tables of data on which types of birds like what size gourds to nest in, how big to make the entrance holes for different birds, how high to hang them. I'm just looking into that myself! If you do a video on what you end up doing/trying, please post a link or post it as a video response to this or somehow let me know as I would be happy to learn along with you. Happy gardening!
Thank you!! That was very helpful! I was thinking mine was rotting, but it’s just curing. Phew!
I just had a thought! You know the one that fell and cracked and matured really well? My thought is that that crack helped it to dry inside and out really fast. I’m not so much into fast but sometimes fast is better. My thought is this-
What would happen if-after we harvested them (green-ish) and then, why don’t we just put the bottom drain hole in to begin with? This will give the inside air and it might be a faster, more safe mature.
What do you think of my idea, Buddy? :)
I am also figuring out a way to rehydrate a dead dry stem enough to make it pliable and twist it into a loop or double loop (maybe wrap it around a pill bottle or something smaller in diameter?) to ‘re-dry’ for hanging it!
Great vid. I've recently become fascinated with gourds and will be growing my own next year. My grandfather had some about 20-25 feet on a pole for bat houses to help control insects around his garden. You also have a really nice deck. I built mine myself two summers ago picture frame style with a tree coming through but my son was born so I haven't had time to finish around the tree yet. I'm going to build a seat like yours, but I'll incorporate an herb garden planter on two sides of mine.
thebrainsoftaint mine started growing and i kept adding to my fence. Its at 10'. I dont have a ladder big enough and they grew to the ground. 20' its crazy. Now powdery mildew took over and killed almost everything
@Gehenna71 From the gourds that grow, save seeds to grow (and share) again in your area. Presumably any batch of seeds may have some that are going to do better in wetter areas, and if you keep saving the seeds each year from those that grow successfully you should do well.
@FreidasGarden Awesome! That's great that you are trying gourds. I started growing a little bag of seeds on a whim, and have gotten LOTS of fun and interest out of that little 99 cents bag! Good luck!
Your gourds look so good! I'm growing Aladdin Gourds and Birdhouse this year for the first time. I was looking to see how tall they get.
This is my first year growing gourds. I planted two bottle gourd seeds back in March. And I didn't have space in my garden so I put them in 3 gallon pots. Man, those things did way better than I was expecting. I went ahead and pulled the gourds off the plants and put them on my patio to dry. Right now I have at least 30. Yes, 30 gourds off two plants. Plus another 10-12 still on the vine. They are kind of small. I think the pot size limited fruit size between 4-10 inches in diameter.
Wow! I'm so very excited that I just found your channel! I'm definitely subscribing. Your gourds are absolutely beautiful, and you have plenty of great tips I will be using in my own garden. I only grow things I can use too haha. I don't see the point in growing something that doesn't have any uses in my life. Anyways, I love your videos, and happy gardening!
I found the ones that rot on my plants is because the walls of the gourds were to thin, when taking seeds you wanna take them from gourds that have nice thick shells. It's normally best, the ones that normally rot have a bad genes or something of that nature that can be passed down to the next plant threw seeds.
How ever this isn't always the case and it could of just been a bad gourd (maybe they should be in time out more lol) anyways, it's adviced not to take seeds from bad gourds incase it's in their genetics.
I was told by someone that grows and drys them to let them stay on the vine until they exposed to a frost. Then harvest them.
Does it dry like you was told?? I'm gonna try that next year. I had only two this year but I plan on letting them dry on the vines next year.
THank you for sharing, very well explained, I love you channel and all your advice. is wonderful find people will share knowlodges. :(
@1Nanalo Yes, some gourds (like pumpkins) are definitely edible. Others (like these) have a really hard shell and are mainly used for ornamental uses, making birdhouses/bowls/ladles/etc. But perhaps it is possible to eat the pulp/seeds, but I have never tried.
Oh dear. Guess I picked mine too soon. I hope it doesn't rot. It was already 14/inches tall, so I thought it was ready, but it's fully green. Is there something I could do? Maybe spray it with a lacquer or something?
Folklore says that to be successful growing gourds, one must be slightly stupid. Not that I believe in such things, but I've never been able to grow them. Anyway, I've heard that when you start to dry them, paint them with a layer of vinegar and you'll have less rotting. Your gourds are cute. I'm going to try again to grow them someday. Gread video. PS You don't sound all that stupid to me.
I've ordered some seeds yesterday. Hope they'll do fine here. It gets, let's say, very wet in Belgium.
You can actually eat these gourds; many countries have a number of cuisines with the gourd. feel like trying some recipies when i grow some in the summer.
The eyeballs!🤣❤
Nice. It seems to be a waste to use them for birds. I want to use it to make a drinking gourd. I live in a very wet place, I'm a bit worried, the gourd plants are already moldy, hope they don't all rot. It will be freezing soon, will that affect them?
does anyone know if its ok then to let them mature on the vine even if the frost comes?
we have birdhouse,dipper,snake and goose gourds.
TREE HUGGAH I also interested in the question how to properly dry.
@destroyahdes Yes, thanks for your comments! Happy gardening!
G.O.U.R.D.S ,gourds. Hooray!
I have found out they work better if you leave them on the vine till the following spring. they will rot if you pick them green.
it would make a great morocco he says hehehehe :)
When is the right time to pick gourd to dry for seeds? Thank you!
Gourds are consumed as cooked vegetables in Indian, Southeast Asian and South Chinese cuisines.
Hmmmm..just needed more info on how to dry these.
+Barbara Bartlett
I had one and put it aside and forgot it there. About a year later I found it completely dried. I believe experienced farmers know the techniques how to dry them in a short time. Good luck!
I have a giant bushel gourd that I want to keep it dry but it seems very hard..too much liquid.
I have a lot of small gourds, some have what appear to be bloom rot, can I just trim these off the vine?
@kayleeShoe Thanks for your kind and upbeat comments. Happy gardening!
How do store them after you pick them?
Birdhouse gourds have a hook from where they grow from
Can I leave my gourd inside to harden or should it stay outside? How long does the process take?
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Not really helpful (Hardening, Curing-not) Sorry, this is just what yours looks like. If you did it with ones still on the vine beside those off the vine then posted the results that would have been (Hardening/ Curing a Birdhouse)
Why can't you cut a hole in it before it dries? Won't it be easier to just gut it out?
DragonsGait I’ve wondered about that, cutting a hole in order to speed the drying.
@OrganicGarden123 Good idea! I'll do it that way :) Thanks for the tip.
Anyone know how i would turn these into Chinese good luck gourds?
I want this seeds .r u help me
werent gourds edible
1Nanalo I don’t know about birdhouse gourds but you can eat loofas when young and small.
Where can i buy one
I sell them, i have a variety of about 20 different shapes, I usually stick to selling them locally but if your interested let me know. I have about 90 left from last years harvest. Some of them are already birdhouses :)
+TJ Bowers what's prize
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