Mahoning County Master Gardener John Schoeni shows how he secures a long gourd to a board when it's ready to harvest. Drying takes several months. (Submitted photo / John Schoeni) For the previous 20 ...

Gourds, a staple in global cuisines, offer versatility and health benefits. Long and round gourds, both known as bottle gourds or lauki, share a mild flavour and high water content. While ...

Goetze: A low-growing plant found in the prairies of our Rolling Plains is easily overlooked until you approach it from ...

WATERVILLE, Nova Scotia, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- A pumpkin-growing organization said a Nova Scotia man set a world record with a gourd measuring more than 11-feet-long. The Great Pumpkin Commonwealth said ...

Shaped like an oversized apple, these hard-shelled gourds (Lagenaria siceraria) grow six to eight inches tall and four to six inches across. In India, young fruit is added to curries. The skin is ...

It’s an annual rite of autumn, but anyone can carve a pumpkin. But gourds? That requires patience and a passion that goes far beyond Halloween. Ask any serious “gourder.” This curious vine has wrapped ...

If you go What: Good Gourd! The Basics of Gourd Carving class When: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 3 Where: Prairie Crafters Supply, 3019 13th Ave. S., Fargo, (701) 232-3708 Info: Class is $40 ($35 for ...

There is a “gourd-geous” collection of craft work at the home of John Lapp. And the basis of all those crafts is the gourd. Lapp grew his first crop of gourds about three years ago and the production ...

CLINTON - You'd have to be out of your gourd to miss the Illinois Gourd Festival and Competition, but lots of people did. The two-day event, hosted at Clinton Junior High School, saw so-so crowds ...

ROCKY POINT, N.Y. (CBSNewYork)-- A group of Long Island musicians are making music -- but they're far from your garden variety performers. TV 10/55's Long Island Bureau Chief Richard Rose spoke with ...