The part of the garden that draws most interest at this time of year is the temporary arbour, now abundantly laden with ornamental gourds. Every year in February, we bring back small ash saplings from ...

In India, spiny gourd, or kantola, is a popular vegetable, especially in the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan. It is typically cooked in curries, stir-fries, and fritters, often ...

Growing ivy gourds at home provides fresh vegetables with taste and nutrition, improving many recipes. In urban and suburban ...

Vine crops don’t need a support to grow and produce, but they tend to take over the garden if left to sprawl on the ground. Training these vines to grow vertically allows you to plant more ...

A Ugandan farmer is growing calabash or bottle gourds as a natural alternative to plastic bottles. The idea is catching on and business is booming. Uganda still produces some 600 tonnes of plastic ...

[1] For most people, gourds are for eating, not for making music. In Chinese music, gourds fall into one of the eight categories of instruments and produce some of the most essential sounds in a ...