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We harvested the first batch of Birdhouse Gourds. They are still green and will be completely ready to work with in three to six months. The vines on these gourds were completely gone but the stems had not yet turned totally brown. We are hoping for the best. We are storing them in our upper attic for the curing process.
We intend to make birdhouses with most of them. There are several in the garden still that are tiny and we are hoping suitable for jewerly.
Here are some sites on gourds.
http://www.amishgourds.com/site/1278922/page/45029
http://www.carolinagourdsandseeds.com/index.htm
Apples just for fun!
Very cool! I am hoping to grow a much more exciting garden next year. Those would be fun to have.
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Dawn
I love how God made each one sooooooooo different and unique...I guess kinda like us. [0= I can't wait to see your bird houses. Ohhhh I have to wait and that is sooooooo hard. I never thought of letting them cure that long. I will have to try some of these again next year. There you go again ...inspiring me. ((HUGS))
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Sending you a HUGE ((HUG)) my SSiC
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-Mary
Oh those are really neat. I can't wait to see how you make them into bird houses.
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Wow! I never knew that you could grow birdhouse gourds. Great post!
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Himom. Those are some huge gord (and heavy to). HeeHeeHee
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Miss Emily
My friend has given son some of these and he had a ball making birdhouses out of them.
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Have a great weekend.
Dot
This is very interesting! I hope you share a picture when you make your birdhouse out of these. That will make a great show and tell.
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Especially about her getting along with her sister!
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Carol
It gave us an idea how large they are!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun Spring project that will be for returning birdies! I can hardly wait to see them finished.
because of Jesus, Bobbie