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 ...

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 ...

These hanging gourds are slowly ripening to be harvested, peeled and transformed into loofa sponges for household cleaning and other uses. A sturdy trellis is required to support the incredible growth ...

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?

Dear Jean: You are growing cucuzzi gourd, Lagenaria siceraria. They're pretty big, but very edible. This one is well over a 18 inches long, and will keep growing till it's three feet or more. At that ...

Fresh vegetables are a given in Arkansas in the summer, in no small part because cucurbits grow well in Arkansas gardens. From cucumbers and squash to watermelons, pumpkins, gourds and cantaloupes, ...

Watch a luffa/loofah gourd plant growing from a seed to fruit in this 114 days time lapse. After a week the seed was sowed ...

Editor’s note: Luffa plants will be sold at the VCMGA Spring Plant Sale on April 2. Last September at Rockport’s Hummingbird Celebration, my friend Janet pointed to a huge vine with long ...

A growing number of farmers in the Kollidam block of Mayiladuthurai district are embracing trellis-based horticulture under the Permanent Pandal Scheme, supported by the Department of Horticulture.

Fresh vegetables are a given in Arkansas in the summer, in no small part because cucurbits grow well in Arkansas gardens. From cucumbers and squash to watermelons, pumpkins, gourds and cantaloupes, ...