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Lagenaria siceraria unless stated otherwise. Grown like squash. Sow where plants are to grow after last frost, or start indoors 2-4 weeks beforehand and transplant carefully. Do not let seedlings become pot-bound in containers. Space the plants 18 inches apart. Trellising is suitable, especially with smaller-fruited varieties. Provide full sun, ample moisture, rich soil and a lot of heat. Pick after first frost and allow to dry indoors or in a dry location. 20 seeds per packet.
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Big Apple
The 8" fruit look just like giant apples! Very popular as crafts and fall displays, can be painted red or made into birdhouses. Unique and fun to grow; a sure sell at fall markets.
Item Code: GD115
Bulk Quantities
1 oz - $11.00
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Birdhouse Gourd
The popular gourd for making bottles, birdhouses and many other useful items, fun to grow.
Item Code: GD108
Bulk Quantities
1 oz - $7.50
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Bule Gourd
A rare French heirloom that is shaped like an 8" Big Apple gourd, but these are covered in attractive warts. They are very ornamental and make a good market item.
Item Code: GD116
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Bushel Basket
Huge, round gourds, up to 24" across, can be used for all kinds of art work and as storage containers. Night flowering plants attract huge moths; very long vines. Fruit has a thick, hard shell. This was a best seller last year!
Item Code: GD111
Bulk Quantities
1 OZ - $11.00
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Calabash
Large bottle-type gourds, great for making crafts, water jugs and more. Fun and easy to grow.
Item Code: GD114
Bulk Quantities
1 OZ - $8.00
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Crown of Thorns
(C. pepo) The fruit of this gourd is shaped like a crown with ten small fingerlike projections pointing inward. This variety is sometimes called the ten commandments gourd. Very ornamental, the cream colored fruit grow to 1 lb. Picked young, this variety can be used as a summer squash, as it is the same species.
Item Code: GD118
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Dipper Gourd
This gourd has long handles and is just right for making water dippers or for arts and crafts. Easy to grow in zone 5 and warmer.
Item Code: GD117
Bulk Quantities
1 oz - $7.50
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Gakhaa
New!
This variety was collected in the late 1980's in an oasis in Algeria,
Northern Africa. The unique fruit are a thick, bowling pin shape,
and are an attractive green, with white spots. The fruit are great
picked young and used like zucchini, or harvested at maturity
and used as bottles or for craft projects. A rare North African
heirloom that was sent to us by Bruno Defay of France. Pkt (10
seeds)
Item Code: GD124
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Japanese Nest Egg Gourd
(C. pepo) Highly popular in the 1800's, the gourds are the size and shape of a hen's egg, and are white in color. They are used as nest eggs; often found growing wild here in the Ozarks.
Item Code: GD104
Bulk Quantities
1 oz - $4.50
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Maranka (Caveman's Club)
10"-16" long, dipper-type, gourds are very knobby and unusual looking. One of the most attractive, hard-shelled gourd you can grow. High yields.
Item Code: GD102
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Nigerian Saybo
New!
A rare, large bottle gourd from Nigeria. Elongated to 18" with
a bulbous neck and base. Great for crafts and bottle making.
Pkt (12 seeds)
Item Code: GD123
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Orange Gourd
(C. pepo) In 1885, Vilmorin wrote in The Vegetable Garden (see our book list) "The fruit exactly resembles a ripe Orange in size and color." We are pleased to offer this rare heirloom.
Item Code: GD105
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Small Apple Gourd
(C. pepo) A small, white round gourd. In great demand with craftspeople!
Item Code: GD107
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Small Spoon
(C. pepo) Brightly colored, orange and green striped small spoon-shaped gourds are excellent for fall decorations. Huge yields.
Item Code: GD109
Bulk Quantities
1 oz. - $6.00
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Small Warted Mix
(C . pepo) A mix of warty small types, they come in many shapes and colors. This is an excellent mix for market growers.
Item Code: GD110
Bulk Quantities
1 oz - $6.00
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Speckled Swan
Thick, dipper-shaped fruit that resemble swans with their necks curved, great for crafts. These large gourds have speckles when green. Unique.
Item Code: GD103
Bulk Quantities
1 OZ - $7.50
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Tennessee Dancing or Spinning Gourds
(C. pepo) A tiny gourd just 2" long! They are bottle-shaped and green and white striped- turning tan when dry. This unique heirloom was sent to us by Mr. Junior G. of Primm Springs, Tennessee. They used to be popular there, and his Maw had said that, when she was going to school, kids would bring 'em to play with. Dancing gourds spin just like a top.
Item Code: GD101
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