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Moonshine Designs Nursery Located in Milan, Illinois 309-756-1967 Fax: 309-756-1058
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Ornamental Gourds
Super Gourd assortment: 1 pkt each of the above 6 types: $13.99
Item Name: Super Gourd Seed Assortment Item Number: 76049
Lagenaria siceraria
Ornamental and versatile gourd that is easily dried for either birdhouses or other craft and decorating projects. Size: 12-18" tall x 6-10" diameter. Easy to grow and may be trellised. These are the same that we grow, dry, and sell every year. Packet: 20 seeds. Days to Maturity: 125.
Packet of 20 seeds
Item Name: Birdhouse Gourd Seed Pkt. Item Number: 76043
Lagenaria siceraria
Gigantic gourds weighing up to 100 pounds!
This plant produces
gigantic size gourds! Can grow up to 5 feet in diameter!
This form is ideal for crafts. Very lightweight when dried. Hard to find
seed!
Maturity 125 days.
Pkt of 15 seeds
Lagenaria siceraria
Maturity: 125 Days
Grow and dry for ladles, dippers, or just decoration.
The blossom end is average 4" oval-round and is attached to a 12" or longer,
narrower ""handle."" Dry for durable utensils, crafts.
Pkt. of 20 seeds
Item Name: Dipper Gourd Seed Pkt. Item Number: 76045Lagenaria siceraria
Maturity: 125 Days
A neat looking club-shaped gourd. Great for drying, decorating, and for several
craft projects.
A prehistoric looking 12-18" long gourd with an oblong, deeply veined club and
narrow handle. Fresh skin color varies from dark green to dark green with light
green variegation. Grow on a trellis for straight necks. Good choice to enliven
fall displays, too!
Pkt 20 Seeds
Item Name: Caveman's Club Gourd Seed Pkt. Item Number: 76048Lagenaria siceraria
Miniature version of the above Bottle or Birdhouse gourd. "Hand Size"! Avg. 7-8" tall. Some will be only 3-5" tall and will make interesting ornaments. A trellis will give the best results. Also good grown on a fence.
Packet: 20 seeds. Days to Maturity: 125
Tiny Bottle Birdhouse Gourd Seed: 20 per pak
Item Name: Tiny Bottle Gourd Seed Pkt. Item Number: 76044
Unusual ornamental.
Attractive gourds reminiscent of swans. Skin color is dark green, with light
green speckles changing to a speckled tan when dried. 10-12" from curve in neck
to base of fruit. A few gourds will have necks that do not bulb, like a regular
dipper gourd.
Packet: 20 seeds. Days to Maturity: 125
Speckled Swan Gourd Seeds 20 per pak.
Item Name: Speckled Swan Gourd Seed Pkt. Item Number: 76046
Gourd Culture (Tender Annual)
Requires lots of room if not trellised or grown on a fence
or arbor. Vines can run 20 feet! In short season areas, seeds should be
started early, about 4 weeks before last frost date. Plant 1” deep, three to a
pot (peat pots are best), keep moist at 70-80 degrees F for germination in 7-10
days. For direct seeding, plant 3-4 seeds per ‘hill’, six feet apart (4 feet if
trellised) after all danger of frost is past and soil has warmed up. Better
shaped fruit will be obtained if trellised or grown on a fence. Do not harvest
the gourds too early! Let them remain on the vine until the vines are dead.
They will cure best this way. Frost will not harm fully developed fruits and
actually speeds up the curing process. We cure ours outdoors in the October sun
for as long as possible before removing them to the garage to finish the curing
process. Do not be alarmed when mold forms on the outer surface. This is a
natural part of the curing process and adds character to the finished gourd.
When the fruits are dry, they will be light and the seed capsule inside will
rattle. Another technique is to fill the partially cleaned gourds with
clean, dry sand, and cover them with sand in a container. This is heated over a
fire for several days, drying out the gourds. Patterns may be cut into the
gourds before they are dried, or the shells may be forced into desired shapes. The gourd can be finished in a variety of ways.
Dried gourds are cleaned, painted, shellacked, or waxed. Well-treated gourds
become durable containers. The dry hard shells are used for bottles, milk pots,
churns, bowls, ladles, spoons, work baskets, floats, pipes, carved objects, and
musical instruments. Gourds prepared for Purple Martin houses should be painted
with an exterior oil-base white paint to
reflect the sun's rays and cool the insides. .Plan on 100-125 days
from sowing to harvest. Full sun, adequate water, and rich soil will give the
best results.
Milan, IL 61264
309-756-1967
Fax: 309-756-1058
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