The gourd family is very popular during the summer season. From bottle gourds and bitter gourds, to cucumbers and Armenian cucumbers, gourds are often regarded as a bumper crop at this time of the ...

Q. This is not a question but I wanted to share that I was lucky to get an electric mulcher for my very large garden. In autumn, I put all the dried and fallen leaves through the mulcher, and it makes ...

Grow your own bath sponge! Luffa gourds are the familiar bath sponge. Growing your own will keep you entertained all growing season and are great fun for a long time after they are harvested. Peel ...

The basic types of gourds are the cucurbita, or ornamental gourds; the lagenaria, or large utilitarian gourds; and the luffa, or vegetable-sponge gourds. Despite the invention of plastic, these ...