Birdhouse Gourds- Starting to Ripen or "Cure" = Going Brown

Birdhouse Gourds- Starting to Ripen ("Cure") = Going Brown. The gourd will naturally get brown and the shell/skin will HARDEN. This is good. BUT if the brown areas get soft and mushy, then it is ROTTING and you should get rid of it.

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[JoelyCannoli]

I have absolutely no gardening experience and I'm trying to grow African bottle gourds from seeds and there is very little clear info I can find about starting them. Think you could give a little tutorial? What and how often you feed them, direct or indirect sunlight and any other growing tips you have learned.

Love the videos. Thanks.

[OrganicGarden123]

@JoelyCannoli Thanks for commenting/subscribing. Last year is the first year I ever grew gourds myself, so I'm no expert. But I suggest you plant the seeds in a good soil/compost mix, somewhere the vines can grow/climb up a fence/trellis, water regularly (depends how hot your region/summer is) maybe every few days, and have fun watching them grow. If you have space, try planting in a few different sites, 1 area may be better than another. Good luck! Video/post your progress for us to see & help

[destroyahdes]

So many pretty gourds. I wish they did stay green. At least you can paint them to look like they did when they were on the vine.

[baconsoda]

Those are fascinating. I spotted one in your potato video and was going to ask you to do a gourd update so I'm really happy now. Would it be worthwhile putting the one you cut off into the sunshine?

I've learned to ask my wife before I do things now because I have got a lot of good advice too late. Only took me about 30 years to realise that.

Best Wishes, Brendan.