Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Not Quite Out of Our Gourds

These pictures were all taken at the same time but they illustrate the progression of the growth of the gourds in our garden.

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4 comments:

  1. I enjoyed seeing the progress as the gourds were in different stages of growth. What type of gourd are they? I've never tried growing them myself, might have to give it a try next year.

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  2. I enjoyed seeing the progress as the gourds were in different stages of growth. What type of gourd are they? I've never tried growing them myself, might have to give it a try next year.

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  3. This is our first go at it. They are called birdhouse and dipper---two different varieties. They take up a lot of space. This is 2-4 plants filling at least a 10x10 ft area.

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  4. I did grow them when I was in FL. I used net to grow them higher. I found out that some people made lamp shade out of it. In Japan most common to make is water bottle or some kind of bottle, like Sake.

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