Guest guest Posted January 1, 1999 Report Share Posted January 1, 1999 >If they rotted, they weren't mature enough when the growing season ended. >However, gourds have a waxy outer layer that as part of it's normal >maturation process molds away. Every year neophyte gourd growers see that >mold and assume that it is a rot and throw away perfectly good gourds. An >immature gourd rot takes the form of an actual collapse. A maturre gourd >is >extremely rot resistant - if the gourds you discarded hadn't collapsed, >go >check where you threw them and you might be surprised to see that they are >still there, in perfect shape. We have used gourds as planters, >wateringthem on a regular basis with dirt in them and they have lasted for >years. Dear Prabhu. Pamho. We have been discussing a little what exactly you mean when you say gourd, my husband proposes that you are speaking of a kind called kalabas in danish. But it could also be pumkins, what specifically are you referring to? Do you think it can be grown succesfully at all in a climate where half of the year is very rainy and wet? Maybe only in greenhouses? Your servant Gunamani d.d. P.S. Thank you for the Peacock-information which answered all my questions, I think I have to wait with that, untill we get some land some day, hopefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 1999 Report Share Posted January 1, 1999 > > We have been discussing a little what exactly you mean when you say gourd, > my husband proposes that you are speaking of a kind called kalabas in > danish. But it could also be pumkins, what specifically are you referring > to? It's botanical name is lagenaria, it is a hardshelled gourd, white flowers that bloom at night. There is a closely related tree in the tropics commonly called the calabash that also produces hardshelled gourds. Another gourd is the ornamental gourd, which is commonly seen in the fall as a decorative item, but they don't dry as well. They are yellow day flowering. > Do you think it can be grown succesfully at all in a climate where half of > the year is very rainy and wet? Maybe only in greenhouses? > Your servant Gunamani d.d. It is a rampant grower, not well suited for greenhouse culture. The rain may not be so much of a problem, but it does take a long season to mature them. We have about 150 frost free day season, and we start them a couple weeks early in the greenhouse. > > > P.S. Thank you for the Peacock-information which answered all my questions, > I think I have to wait with that, untill we get some land some day, > hopefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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