Posted in Gourds, gardening tips on Jan 15th, 2008 No Comments »
Most gourds are not edible and the interior gourd dust can actually be quite toxic. I work with dried gourds so I know this to be true and make sure I work in a ventilated area and take precaution with the seeds and fibrous insides.
But, there are a few edible gourds and they are […]
Posted in garden crafting, Gourds, garden art on Dec 29th, 2007 1 Comment »
I garden to be close to nature, grow chemical free food and to craft and create from my garden. Gourds are one crop that offer endless opportunities to make useful items and total art pieces, each unique to its own history and characteristics.
I just stumbled upon a gourd artist, Amy Goldman, who uses a very […]
Posted in Gourds, gardening tips on Dec 29th, 2007 2 Comments »
As it nears gardening time I turn to seed catalogs to order any new or unique seeds, preferably heirloom seeds.
This Winter I have found one new gourd seed variety I have not grown yet. So it looks like I will be expanding my gourd patch.
I will also be ordering several gourd seeds.
Caveman’s Club (Lagenaria siceraria)
The […]