Many community gardeners in a suburban American neighborhood started experimenting with a vine that promised two very ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shaped like an oversized apple, these hard-shelled gourds (Lagenaria siceraria) grow six to eight inches tall and four to six ...

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 ...

Ivy gourd, scientifically known as Coccinia grandis, is a versatile vegetable widely valued in kitchen gardens. Popular in stir-few, curries, and pickles, its small, cucumber-like fruits add ...

Q. This is my first year trying to grow gourds. I have some really healthy-looking plants with nice green leaves and lots of vines. I am also getting beautiful white flowers that turn brown and then ...

I have been growing snake gourds off and on for the past 10 years, mostly because of their fantastic size and shape — up to 6 feet long — and their easy, pest-free culture. Striped, speckled and ...