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 ...

It’s finally autumn time and the thought of cooler weather and the changing season seems to be on everyone’s mind. Unpredictable weather and the brilliantly colored hillsides beckon us to decorate for ...

Pumpkins, winter squash, and gourds can all be used interchangeably for decorations and for eating, and run the gamut in sizes and shapes, as well as color--from the traditional orange, to white, red, ...

Gourds are plentiful in the autumn -- you'll find them at farm stands, garden centers and grocery stores. Don’t toss your gourds at the end of the season, dry them instead. Dried gourds weigh a few ...

Grocery stores pile mountains of pumpkins in the fall, but warty, twisted and striped gourds can also turn a front porch ...

Gourds are members of the Cucubitaceae family, which also includes the pumpkin. There are three main types: hard-shelled, ornamental and luffa. Hard-shelled gourds known as Lagenaria are the variety ...

“ I call gourds the ultimate art medium,” says Christina Voise, publicity director for the Ohio Gourd Society. “People make everything out of them.” As she explained, gourds can be painted, carved, ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X While big chain stores and online retailers continue to dominate the market when it comes to ...

Kraft grows a luffa plant in her front yard in Knoxville. (Photo: Amy Smotherman Burgess) Rachel Kraft grows a luffa plant in her front yard. The gourd type plant are edible, if harvested early, or ...

The plant started out strong and invasively climbing on holder/rack under full sun or growing light and lots of water.

Kristen Treuting loves gardening, which is one reason she finds gourds an attractive canvas. For a while, she grew the gourds she used for her art and found planting, harvesting and transforming each ...