Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shaped like an oversized apple, these hard-shelled gourds (Lagenaria siceraria) grow six to eight inches tall and four to six ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many vegetable gardeners look for new crops or new varieties of crops they have experience growing to add to their garden. And ...

Question: I’d like to try my hand at growing the small gourds I normally purchase in the fall for decoration. Are they hard to grow? When should I plant the seeds and how much space will they need?

Pick a deep, sturdy pot or grow bag with drainage holes which is at least 15-18 inches deep and wide. Bitter gourd is a vine, so it needs enough root space and a container that will not topple once ...

Every year, the Art in the Park show in Julia Davis Park has some vendors selling large gourds, beautifully decorated as if they were clay pots. Some of us try to grow our own gourds, but find the ...

Many community gardeners in a suburban American neighborhood started experimenting with a vine that promised two very different harvests from the same plant family. The idea sounded almost too ...

I hope everyone is doing well and surviving our new way of life. I don't like leaving the farm anyway, so I am pretty comfortable with the "stay put" rulings. According to an article in "Science," ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! As I write today’s column were are experiencing a beautiful autumn day here in the Valley. We had a few rainy days but we could definitely needed the ...

Most of us think we need more garden space. But once we have carved out a garden and removed the grass from the lawn or field, it is often difficult to find more space or the energy -- to expand. But ...

Many vegetable gardeners look for new crops or new varieties of crops they have experience growing to add to their garden. And this is the time of year when gardeners start to think about how they ...