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Central IL

Hi all! So this year I planted Lagenaria siceraria to grow for birdhouses and trained it to climb a trellis. An eager bee pollinated one gourd early on and it's now the size of a bowling ball. We are a long way from fall. Suggestions? Let it go? Loosely support it with a net and keep adjusting? I'm assuming I can't cut it early because then I won't be able to cure it ...

7/17/2017 7:14:32 PM

Colorado

let it go.You can tie the stem to the trellis if you think it cant support its weight.It will mature and be just fine drying on the trellis

7/17/2017 7:19:05 PM

Rhode Island

i had the same problem joe

7/18/2017 7:28:16 AM

Eganville, Ontario

Anyone have good seeds? I'd like to try these again.

7/18/2017 2:12:51 PM

Central IL

I got my seeds from Seed Savers. They've been quite reliable. But in 6 months or so when the gourd is harvested and dried I'd be happy to send you some from inside. Should have been cleanly self pollinated. Nothing g else around to have crossed with it

7/18/2017 9:51:36 PM

Qc

Ryan, I have some I could send you but I buy mine through northerndipper.com Might just be me but my germination rate is way lower with my own than bought ones.

7/20/2017 9:09:00 AM