Gourd Growing

Spring/Summer


Gourd seedlings, first leaves at 3 weeks


Three seedlings close up


Long laterals in need of pruning


Pruning laterals


Tying up


Evening flowers


Female flower before opening with pepo


Female flower


Male flower


Patty pollinating


Unpollinated gourd


Young gourd

Fall/Winter


After first frost


Bounty 2004


Cannonball drying


Peeling skin


Drying gourds


Dried bottles in hill

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