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100% Fun - Dragon Gourd
And you thought dragons only lived in fairy tales! Not so! You can grow one in your garden! This gourd is one of the oldest crops on record and bears fruit 12"-18" in size.
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100% Fun - Gourds - Baby Bottle
These gourds are so versatile the crafting possibilities are endless. After dried, Baby Bottle gourds can be transformed from a plain gourd into a circus performer, vase, snowman, or your favorite character.
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100% Fun - Snake Gourd
These unique gourds twist and turn into wonderfully different shapes and sizes.
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Apple Gourds
Produces good yields of 7 lb size apple shaped gourds. They are dark green and turns brown when dried. Excellent for making crafts and birdhouse.
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Baby Bottle Gourds
These gourds are so versatile the crafting possibilities are endless. After dried, Baby Bottle gourds can be transformed from a plain gourd into a circus performer, vase, snowman, or your favorite character.
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Banana Gourds
The Banana Gourd's average length is 6-1/2". Its smooth texture allows for very fine detailing, making it popular with crafters. Excellent for hanging ornaments, rattles, sculpture and jewelry.
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Birdhouse Gourds
The perfect haven for your feathered friends. Birdhouse gourds are a long-handled ball-shaped courd. Use your personal touch to decorate. Can be painted or left natural.
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Bushel Gourds
This is a large gourd! If you trim to one Bushel Gourd per vine it will be over a bushel in size. The slate gray gourds make excellent baskets when dried, as their shells are stronger than other gourds.
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Cannonball Gourd
The Cannonball Gourd is perfectly round, ranging in size from 4-6" in width. As shown on the packet many techniques can be used: plain, varnished, stained, painted.
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Crown Of Thorns Gourd
Ten small, finger-like projections from the blossom end give Crown of Thorns its name. A variety of bi-color or striped gourds are produced in orange, white, yellow, lime or dark green. Excellent for decorating and craft projects.
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Dipper Gourds
A very rare and distinct shape. Dipper Gourd can be used as a ladle. Stem can be straight or curved. Some stems will even grow into knots while still on the vine. Plant can be grown on the ground or trellis.
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Dragon Gourd
And you thought dragons only lived in fairy tales! Not so! You can grow one in your garden! This gourd is one of the oldest crops on record and bears fruit 12"-18" in size.
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Giant Bottle Gourd
The legendary Giant Bottle Gourd is among the largest bottle gourds. Though it has been used around the world for its utilitarian purposes as a drum and container, it is often used in present day North America for its ornamental and craft potential. The gourd is a large, smooth double-decker bottle.
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Gourds Large & Small Mix
A rapid growing annual climber with beautiful, dense ornamental foliage. Bears colorful yellow, orange, green, and white fruits, some with stripes and bi-colors; shaped like an apple, pear, egg, bottle, etc. The ripened fruits may be given a light coat of shellac and used in home decoration.
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Martin House Gourd
One of the most popular choices for birdhouse crafting, this gourd is plumply shaped and donned with a short conical top. An attractive dwelling for many kinds of birds, Martin House Gourd's special namesake is the Martin, a sleek indigo bird that frequents North America during its summer breeding season.
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Mini Bottle Gourds
Mini Bottle Gourds are adorable miniatures. At maturity, gourds average 4" in size. Can be grown on a trellis or on the ground. If on the ground put a layer of mulch under fruits which will prevent fruit rot. Can be decorated as ornaments or a mini vase.
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Nest Egg Gourd
Nest Egg Gourd resembles a hen's egg and was once used to trick hens by placing in their nests. Excellent for many crafts, often painted as easter eggs.
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Plus Pack - Ornamental Gourds
These Ornamental Gourds have many uses. Grow them for fall table decorations or use them in the garden as a natural accent. Can be grown on trellises and arbors. Harvest when the fruits are ripe, leaving a small section of vine on the fruit.
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Snake Gourd
These unique gourds twist and turn into wonderfully different shapes and sizes.
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Squash - Ornamental Gourds (Small)
These Ornamental Gourds have many uses. Grow them for fall table decorations or use them in the garden as a natural accent. Can be grown on trellises and arbors. Harvest when the fruits are ripe, leaving a small section of vine on the fruit.
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Swan Gourds
An attractive gourd reminiscent of swans. Its skin color is dark green and its light green speckles change to tan when dried. 10-12" from curve in neck to base of fruit. Very pretty when painted.
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Tennessee Spinner Gourd
Tennessee Spinners were once used as spinning tops on the playground. Now they are painted and decorated in many ways. They are both crafty and fun! Do not cut or decorate until completely dry.
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Turtle Gourd
The Turtle, or Maranka, Gourd has the same general shape as a Dipper Gourd but has unique ridges on its lower part. It can be grown on a trellis, which produces a straight neck, or on the ground for a curled neck. Hard shell can be varnished, stained or painted.
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Ferry-Morse 1465 Gourd Annual Flower Seeds, Birdhouse
Green hourglass-shaped fruits 8-10 inches long are decorative, fresh and useful when made into birdhouses. Fun project for children. Or paint with funny faces.
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Ferry-Morse Annual Flower Seeds 1894 Gourd Ornamental Mix - Large & Small
This selection of both large and small fruited annual gourd varieties are decorative and useful. Colorful small fruited types make ideal table decorations and if properly dried, will last indefinitely. Large fruited varieties are also included. Names are descriptive of their shapes and uses.
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Ferry-Morse 1935 Ornamental Gourd Mixture, Large And Small Fruited Types
This selection of both large and small fruited annual gourd varieties are decorative and useful. Colorful small fruited types make ideal table decorations and if properly dried, will last indefinitely. Large fruited varieties are also included. Names are descriptive of their shapes and uses.
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Ferry-Morse 2104 Gourd Annual Flower Seeds, Apple
Bearing 4-7 pound fruits, Apple Gourd is mottled dark green when fresh, and brown when dry. This early, hard, smooth-shelled gourd is perfect for decorating.
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Ferry-Morse 2105 Gourd Annual Flower Seeds, Baby Bottle
Baby Bottle Gourds are the miniature version of Bottle Gourd. They reach about 7-8 inches tall and yield gourds in a mixture of shapes and sizes. Since they mature late, plant early in short season areas.
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Ferry-Morse 2107 Gourd Annual Flower Seeds, Cave Man Club
Cave Man's Club Gourd is a fun addition to your gourd collection. With its curved neck, these dard green shiny fruits with knobby protrusions will grow up to 14 inches long. The necks will grow straight if supported.
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Ferry-Morse 2108 Gourd Annual Flower Seeds, Crown Of Thorns
A uniquely shaped gourd that resembles a ten pointed crown. Will produce many beautiful colors that are orange, white, yellow, lime green and dark green and are stripped or bicolor. Smooth and hard when mature with a long shelf life. Packet illustration is only a guide to contents.
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Ferry-Morse 2109 Gourd Annual Flower Seeds, Dipper Long Handle
The Long-Handle Dipper Gourd is fun to grow for the whole family. The "handle" will grow 12 inches or longer with the blossom end averaging 4.5" oval round making it perfect when used as a ladle.
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Ferry-Morse 2110 Gourd Annual Flower Seeds, Nest Egg
The Nest Egg Gourd is true to its name, strongly resembling a goose egg or hen's egg. These white, oblong, small gourds were traditionally used to place in the nest to trick hens. Will grow up to 2.5 inches in diameter.
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Ferry-Morse 2111 Gourd Annual Flower Seeds, Snake
Growing up to 4 feet long, this hard-shell gourd is fun to decorate to resemble a snake since it grows in unique twists and turns. The pale-green skin with creamy yellow flesh is usually eaten like a summer squash when 6 inches long.
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Ferry-Morse 2112 Gourd Annual Flower Seeds, Swan
With a shape resembling a swan, this gourd is very popular in gourd collections. The large crook-neck grows 14-18 inches long and the base grows to 6 inches. Very pretty painted like a swan.
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Burpee 34398 Gourd Small Fancy Mix Seed Packet
Colorful yellow, orange, green and white fruits; some stripes and bicolors; shaped like an apple, orange, pear, egg, bottle, etc. Attractive fall and winter decorations. Vines spread 12 ft. 25 seeds per packet. Sun.
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Burpee 35429 Gourd Large Bottle Mix Seed Packet
Large, bottle-shaped fruits make novel bird houses. Attractive fall and winter decorations. Vines spread 12 ft.
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Burpee 60121 Organic Gourd Large Bottle Seed Packet
Large, bottle-shaped fruits make novel bird houses. Attractive fall and winter decorations. Vines spread 12 ft.
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Luffa Sponge Gourd
Luffa is a very practical and useful gourd which can be used for bathing, filtering and cleaning. It is shaped like a cucumber but is larger, at 1-2 feet in length and 4-5" in diameter. As it ripens it develops a network of fibers that surround many flat, blackish seeds. Can be grown on a trellis or fence.
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Honeyman Farms Nest Egg Gourd Seeds
Nest Egg is so named because of its resemblance to a hen's egg. It was once used to trick hens, but today it is frequently used as a craft material, particularly for spring decorations.
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Kitazawa Tinda Gourd Seeds
The unique Tinda squash melon gourd is indigenous to India. The round milky-green fruit weigh 3 to 4 ounces at harvest. Growers like this variety because of the gourd’s tender texture and tasty, nutty flavor. Tinda is used in India and Pakistan cuisines. Cooked with curry or served with eggplant, peas, potatoes or other vegetables. Also can be pickled, candied and seeds may be roasted.
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Seed Savers Apple Gourd Seeds
Large hard-shelled gourds shaped like an apple. Mottled green skin dries to brown; very long shelf life. Gourds are 6-8" tall and 4-6" across. Best used for crafting and birdhouses. 100-120 days.
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Seed Savers Gourd Mixture Seeds
Beautifully diverse ornamental gourd mixture with equal portions of Cou-Tors Hative, Orange Warted, Ten Commandments, Nest Egg, Flat Striped, Striped Pear, Orange Ball, Spinning Gourd, and Warted Mixture. Beautiful fall decorations; great moneymaker for roadside stands. 90-100 days.
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Seed Savers Ten Commandments Gourd Seeds
(aka Crown of Thorns) Softball-sized gourds have ten fingers that point towards the blossom end. Select mixture of bright striped, mottled, multicolored decorative gourds. Excellent for fall displays. 95 days.
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Seed Savers Warted Mixture Gourd Seeds
Colorful mixture of heavily warted 3-4 ounce fruits. Good range of colors and many multicolors. Extremely sturdy stems, long keepers, colors fade in storage. 90-100 days.
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Seed Savers Autumn Wings Gourd Seeds
A great mixture of winged brightly colored gourds. One of the most diverse ornamentals that we offer. Easy to grow and durable. 90-100 days.
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Seed Savers Organic Chinese Miniature Gourd Seeds
(aka Jack Be Little, Munchkin) From Ohio SSE member Ken Stoller. Small 3" fruits weigh 4-5 ounces. A type of acorn squash which is delicious roasted as miniature squash or used as long lasting holiday decorations. 100 days.
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Seed Savers Birdhouse Gourd Seeds
Light-green fruits with rounded necks and bowls grow 14" tall and 12" in diameter. Dried gourds make excellent birdhouses. Vigorous 15-35' vines. 95-110 days.
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Seed Savers Spinning Gourd Seeds
(aka Dancing) Sent to SSE by member Junior Gordon from Hickman County in Tennessee. Years ago children would carry these gourds in their pockets to play with at school where they would spin them on their desks. Hard shelled when dried, great ornamental. 90-100 days.
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Seed Savers Dinosaur Gourd Seeds
(aka Maranka, Swan) Given to SSE years ago by a Cherokee member from Louisiana. Traditionally used to decorate sweat lodges. Solid green gourds have curved necks and distinctive ridges, perfect for gourd-craft swans. Total length of 18-24" with an 8" bowl. Best when grown on a trellis. 125 days.
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Kitazawa Calabash Round Gourd Seeds
This round-shaped gourd has many uses. The immature fruit can be steamed; it must be picked before the skin hardens. Mature fruit is used mainly for kampyo by drying the gourd flesh into strips for sushi. Kampyo needs to be soaked, salted, rinsed and boiled to soften it for use.
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