FREE: Ornamental Gourds Seeds For the Easy Kids Garden

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Growing ornamental gourds:
Full sun, a rich soil high in organic matter, and plentiful moisture are important for good growth by gourds.
Sow outdoors when the ground is well-warmed and all danger of frost has passed.
Plant seeds in hills of 6 to 8 seeds to a group. Thin seedlings to 4 per hill, selecting the strongest ones. Space hills 8 feet apart.

Propagating ornamental gourds:
Start new plants from seed. Roots of gourds resent disturbance, so sow in place outdoors. If started earlier indoors, plant in peat pots that can be transplanted into the ground, pot and all.
Seeds germinate in 4 to 8 days at 70 degrees Fahrenheit.

Uses for ornamental gourds:
The vines of gourds can be used to grow over arbors, trellises, pergolas, fences, and arches, or may be left to grow on the ground. Their rapid growth will allow them to reach 15 to 30 feet. After harvesting mature fruit, wash well, dry, then coat with floor wax or varnish before using in ornamental arrangements.