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Large Fruited
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Our Large Fruited Gourds, Lagenaria siceraria, are commonly referred to as Hardshells which may be crafted into whimsical, hanging bird houses. Closely related to squash and pumpkins, Gourds need lots of room to ramble and a hot growing site in full sunlight. Start indoors six to eight weeks before the last frost date and transplant out into the garden. These crafty gourds are not colorful but make up for it in an amazing range of fanciful shapes and sizes. Only harvest Hardshells after the vines have totally died back: frost and even freezes will not affect Hardshells. Cure thoroughly outdoors on pallets or screens until the gourds are light and the seeds rattle inside the shells. Average seed life: 3 years.
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#7450 Ornamental Gourds Large Fruited Mixture: 120-135 days
Hardshells take a long time to grow but once mature and
dried, they become very hard and can last indefinitely.
To make sure that it is a
well-balanced mix, we blend the seed ourselves. Start indoors six to eight weeks before the last frost date and transplant out into the garden.
It contains
the following varieties, all aptly named to describe their
picturesque shapes: Apple, Baby Bottle, Birdhouse (an 8 to
10 long gourd used for birdhouses), Martinhouse (a larger,
12 long, birdhouse shape), Bushel (12 to 15 round gourds
historically used as Native American bushel baskets),
Cucuzzi (if grown in a trellis, it can be a straight, 36
long and 5 in diameter), Long Handle Dipper (classic dipper
with 12 to 15 handle and a 5 drinking cup), Maranka (the
18 Cavemans Club with a warted ball end), Speckled Swan
(amazingly like a 10 sleeping swan), Snake (24 long and 2
in diameter) and Bottle (shaped like an old-fashioned, 10
to 15 milk bottle). (Please send us pictures: we cant wait
to see what you do with them!) (OP.)
Packet of 25 Seeds / $3.25
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#7455 Birdhouse Gourds
A hardshell-type shaped like a bottle with a long neck, this 10 to 12
long gourd makes one fabulous....you guessed it, birdhouse. (OP.)
Packet of 25 Seeds / $3.25
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