Birdhouse Gourds Maturing (Hardening, Curing) vs Rotting

Birdhouse Gourds Maturing and others Rotting

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• Birdhouse
• Gourds
• Maturing
• Rotting
• growing
• grow
• birdhouse gourds
• birdhouse
• gourds
• brown
• rot
• cure
• curing
• gourd

[Gehenna71]

I've ordered some seeds yesterday. Hope they'll do fine here. It gets, let's say, very wet in Belgium.

[OrganicGarden123]

@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]

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.

[OrganicGarden123]

@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!

[1Nanalo]

werent gourds edible

[OrganicGarden123]

@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.

[Gehenna71]

@OrganicGarden123 Good idea! I'll do it that way :) Thanks for the tip.

[mrswhitelily2000]

THank you for sharing, very well explained, I love you channel and all your advice. is wonderful find people will share knowlodges. :(

[OrganicGarden123]

@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!