Michael Miller of West Reading is an avid gardener, growing a wide variety of vegetables, fruits, flowers and ornamental plants. While most of the gardening action occurs in the back of his home, a ...

Gourds grow just like vegetables, but few are eaten. Instead, when the fruits mature, they are used to make household utensils, decorations or even birdhouses. It’s important to grow the right type of ...

This summer, make room in the garden for some fun: Plant a few gourd seeds and see what develops. Gourds shaped like apples, snakes, swans, penguins and ducks, as big as basketballs or as curvy as an ...

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 ...

It was winter 2000 and to my surprise and joy I discovered there was an annual gourd show at the area's major flea market. It was February and I was already thinking of having a garden. The very ...

Gourds can be grown on the ground or trellised on a structure. Some gourds can benefit from trellising, as they need to be lifted off the ground in order to protect the integrity of their shape. Some ...

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 ...