This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The bottle gourd has been grown and eaten from the Americas to Asia to ...

This year, Snow's 112¾-inch gourd was disqualified. It started leaking after it was put up for display. But the other gourd, the 108 1/4-inch one, squeaked ahead of a 108 1/8-inch one raised by a man ...

Most gourds are unpalatable. They have virtually no use beyond being novel. They can be frustrating to grow and cure, and the vines take up a lot of garden space, not to mention water. Why bother? "It ...

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Horticulure teacher Travis Gienger reacts after winning Safeway 50th annual World Championship Pumpkin weigh-off. Photo / AP A Minnesota horticulture teacher set a new world record in California on ...

Note: This story was changed to fix an error. See correction at bottom. PERRYSVILLE − Visitors from all over the area are urged to visit Forbes Farm Market, just ...

Before copper and ceramics, people relied on natural containers – such as gourds – to carry water and food. The old- est preserved examples of gourds come from Mexico and Peru. Choctow and Chickasaw ...

Take one big gourd, an empty yogurt container, a chunk of floral Oasis foam and a bucket of greens and flowers in gorgeous autumn colors. Turning that into an unusual harvest season centerpiece might ...