Once cured, gourds can be cleaned off with a damp sponge and oiled lightly with spray oil or shellacked. Birdhouse gourds need sun-curing treatment for about 10 days to two weeks.

Missy Miles still remembers the day clearly. “He gifted me a truckload of gourds,” she said, laughing. “Molded fruit. I didn’t know what to think at first.” But those moldy gourds turned out to be a ...

Bottle gourd is approximately 96% water and is, therefore, a great thirst quencher. It also prevents fatigue and keeps the body cool and refreshed during summers.

The fruits can easily reach 1.5 m in length and in 2010 someone in Oman claimed to have grown the longest snake gourd ever at 1.88 m. By the way, the officially longest gourd in the world was a ‘luffa ...

4. Plant the seeds Show the children how to plant the bottle gourd seeds about one to two inches deep in the soil. Whether in pots or garden beds, make sure there is enough space, around two feet, ...

Ridge Gourd price has dropped as compared to last week, last week Ridge Gourd was priced at ₹ 60.00 per Kg where as this week it is priced at ₹ 60.00 per Kg .

Persistent current mode (PCM) is an ideal operation mode for high temperature superconducting (HTS) magnets with static magnetic fields. However, it's impracticable for HTS magnets fabricated by ...

The sheng and the hulusi are two of the most common gourd instruments found in Chinese orchestras today. [3] People started using gourds to make instruments during the Spring and Autumn Period ...

If you love adding fresh juices to your diet, here’s another health-boosting concoction to try: Beetroot, Tomato, and Bottle Gourd Juice—also known as BTB Juice. This vibrant drink is said to ...

Timely identification of plant diseases plays a vital role in promoting sustainable agricultural practices. In bitter gourd cultivation, early-stage diagnosis is especially critical, as it enables ...