Gourds often require 110-120 days to mature. Start the seeds inside about two weeks before the last frost. Keep the gourds on the vine as long as possible. Jennifer Behm often covers them to protect ...

Tonight, two artists who've discovered creative ways to work in their favorite mediums--gourds and wood.Plus, Lyman Pope's generosity has given hundreds of rescue animals across New England a second ...

“ I call gourds the ultimate art medium,” says Christina Voise, publicity director for the Ohio Gourd Society. “People make everything out of them.” As she explained, gourds can be painted, carved, ...

The standard definition is: Any of several trailing or climbing plants related to the pumpkin, squash and cucumber, bearing fruits with a hard rind. But gourds are also earrings, musical instruments, ...