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September 30, 2014 By Debbie Kuyvenhoven

Gourdgeous!

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Every fall I have to buy gourds, so this year I decided to grow my own.

I bought just one package of mixed gourds.

I planted all of the seeds in the package.

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I honestly didn’t think every one would come up.  But they did.

The plants stayed under control in the garden, for a very short time.

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Soon I was trying to keep all those vines in their own allotted space.  Which didn’t work very well really.

It was lots of fun watching all the different little gourds develop.

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Fast forward to harvest time.  I have a lot of gourds.

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I really mean it, a lot  of gourds.

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The mixed package was a good idea.  A great variety of shapes and colours, warty and smooth.

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I gave them all a good scrub and let them continue to dry in the sun.  I read somewhere to cut them off with at least 2 inches of stem, to allow for drying out.

The tiny, immature ones are starting to get soft, but the mature gourds are all looking good.

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So I have lots to decorate with, and lots to give away.  Worth it to try once, but I’m not sure I’ll give all that garden real estate up again next year.

 

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