GOURDS 

Gourds
We specialize in heirloom vegetable, flower, and herb seeds. Look here for vegetables bred in a day when taste was the primary selecting criteria. This is the place to go if you want to grow the best tomatoes you ever tasted!
	Birdhouse Gourd GOURD, ORNAMENTAL 2g seed Check Latest Price 95 days. This long-handled ball-shaped gourd can be hollowed out to make attractive birdhouses, or it can be used as a dipper gourd. Pkt. (2 g, 13 seeds) ...
Corsica Flat GOURD, ORNAMENTAL 2g seed, USDA Certified Organic	Corsica Flat GOURD, ORNAMENTAL 2g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price 130 days. [Introduced 1992 by SESE.] Used in Peru for carving decorative bowls, 'Corsica Flat' produces attractive, round-flattened gourds 3-1/2 to 5" deep and 6 to 12" in diameter. Gourds are pleasingly proportioned and decorative in themselves, especially when dried with an attached curvilinear ...
	Small Spoon GOURD, ORNAMENTAL 2g seed Check Latest Price Make decorative spoons from this attractive gourd. Fruits have long neck with a small ball on the end. Pkt. (2 g, 60 seeds) ...
Bushel Gourd GOURD 3g seed, USDA Certified Organic	Bushel Gourd GOURD 3g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price 130 days. It is the largest gourd we offer. It is not unusual for them to grow to over the size of one bushel, especially if you trim them to 1 fruit per plant. Slate gray gourds make excellent baskets when dried, as their shells are stronger than other gourds tend to be. Pkt (3 g) NE ...
	Apple Gourd GOURD 3g seed Check Latest Price These unusual apple-shaped gourds are popular at farm markets and roadside stands. The lush vine growth provides excellent foliage coverage for the fruit. The four-pound fruit are medium green with darker green specks. Very attractive for fall decorating, and popular dried and painted. They look jus ...
	Ornamental Gourds, Small Mixed GOURD, ORNAMENTAL 3g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price Attractive mixture of small gourds separately grown from seed to maintain purity, then blended. Includes varieties such as 'Apple', 'Pear', 'Small Orange', 'Yellow-Warted', 'Flat-Striped', and 'Crown of Thorns'. Pkt. (3 g, 57 seeds ...
	Ornamental Gourds, Large Mixed GOURD, ORNAMENTAL 3g seed Check Latest Price Attractive and useful mixture of large gourds separately grown, then blended to include varieties such as 'Bottle', 'Powder Horn', 'Long-Handled Dipíper', 'Hercules Club', and 'Italian Edible'. Pkt. (3 g, 18 seeds ...
	Luffa GOURD, EDIBLE 3g seed Check Latest Price (Chinese Vining Okra, Vegetable Sponge, Dishcloth Gourd) The young gourds are edible and are eaten like okra, especially throughout parts of the South. If left to mature the fruits look like huge angular okra pods. These may be retted (soaked in water to soften while the soft tissue breaks down). ...
(Ovifera species and Lagenaria species) CULTURAL AND HANDLING NOTES: See Cultural Notes for winter squash. Gourds are best grown on a trellis to obtain best quality fruits. Harvest when the fruit stem changes from green to yellow or yellow-brown. Leave 4" of stem attached. Wash fruits gently with soapy water, and dry in well- ventilated area. Turn often for 3 to 4 weeks, scrub off discolored areas, then wax and shine to a luster.