Cleaning Gourds The Rotting Method Revised The following method of cleaning a gourd is the rotting method from The Gourd Report #1, updated through more experimentation by one of our fellow gourding friends: Hi Dan, Read your articles on drying/curing gourds and greatly appreciate all the info. I just tried…
Gourd Report Vol 2 Growing Productive Vines Insecticides – Cucumber Beetle Control Insecticides: Cucumber beetles are our enemy #1 insect, however, are they that devastating? They can be. Learn a little about the Cucumber beetle control. Organic Insect Control how to control your cucumber beetle population and damage by using…
Gourd Identification Charts This chart presented for educational purposes This Gourd ID chart was a labor of love. If began by spending days of searching the internet for different lagenaria types, those already known by us and others that we know to be common varieties but needed an accurate representation…
GOURD SAFETY BASICS OF HEALTHY GOURDING Written and compiled by: Joy Jackson and Jerry Lewis When working with gourds, the following common sense measures and easy-to-find products will help keep you healthy and happily crafting. Gloves: Avoid direct skin contact with moldy gourds which have not yet been cleaned. Some…
Gourd History Native Americans and their use of gourds Contributed by Scott Nelson Here’s an interesting list of what different Tribes used gourd for…. Almost as simple as walking into the local drug/music/hardware store. Bottle Gourd; Cherokee Drug (Dermatological Aid) Poultice of soaked seeds used for boils. Indians of Louisiana…
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