General Information

Growing, Curing, Cleaning and Crafting Gourds (Jim Story, 2010) 101K
Gourds in General (Ron Bair, 2010) 71K
Gourd Identification Chart 1 - Left Side (Carolyn Rushton, 2010) 308K
Gourd Identification Chart 2 - Right Side (Carolyn Rushton, 2010) 309K
Gourd Identification Chart Single Page (Carolyn Rushton, 2010) 125K

Planning Your Planting Area

Small Area Gourdening (Ron Bair, 2010) 70K
Raised Beds, Fast, Easy Cleanup (Mary Gayle Van Ingen, 2010) 64K
Trellises, Cheap, Fast, Easy (Mary Gayle Van Ingen, 2010) 69K

Starting Your Seeds and Plants

Germinating Large or Hard Seeds (Jesse Glessner, 2011) 90K
Hardshell Gourd Seed Germination (Lee & Helen Parker, 2010) 72K
Germination Hints (Ron Bair, 2010) 105K
One Way to Start Seeds (Acy Puckett, 2010) 68K
Young Gourd Sprouts by (Ron Bair, 2010) 74K

Tending Your Plants - Watering, Fertilizing, Pest Control

For the Growing Season (Ron Bair, 2010) 73K
Cucurbit Insect Management (Unknown, 2010) 66K
Producing More Gourds On Vines (Jesse Glessner, 2010) 116K

When & How To Harvest your Gourds

Gourd Maturity Test 101 (Pat Moore, 2021) 624K
Gourd Harvest (Ron Bair, 2010) 70K
Gourd Harvest Time (Ron Bair, 2010) 82K
So Your Gourds Rotted? (Anon, 2010) 68K
Lengthen Your Growing Season (Anon, 2010) 66K
Simple Cleaning Station (Jesse Glessner, 2011) 74K

What To Do After The Harvest

Harvest Complete? Now What? (Sid Meyers, 2010) 75K
Green Cleaning Gourds (Carolyn Rushton & Jim Story, 2010) 72K
Saving Gourd Seeds (Helen Parker & Ron Bair, 2010) 73K
Drying & Harvesting Gourds (John Sturgeon, 2010) 69K
How Do I Dry Gourds? (Ron Bair, 2010) 88K

Cutting Gourds

Basic Cutting (Sid Meyers, 2010) 68K

Pyrography (Wood Burning)

Pyrography: Getting Started (Joe Lee, 2010) 74K
Beginning Woodburning (Jesse Glessner and Pat Moore, 2010) 82K
Hot Tips for Gourd Burning (Carolyn Rushton, 2010) 80K

Decorating Gourds

Decorating Gourds (Nancy Norris, (2010) 67K
Decoupaging Gourds (Emily Dillard, 2010) 73K
Basic Pen and Ink (Deborah Grunden, 2010) 70K
Weaving Through Sides of Gourds (Renee Meyers, 2010) 70K
Pattern Transfer to Gourds (Jesse Glessner & Pat Moore, 2010) 71K

Gourd Birdhouses / Feeders

Gourds & Purple Martins (Lee & Janice Musgrave, 2010) 73K
Birdhouse dimensions (pdf) compiled by Jesse Glessner and Ray Nixon
Child's Birdfeeder Project (Jesse Glessner, 2010) 92K
Birdhouse Hints & Tips (Jesse Glessner, 2010) 191K
Gourd Bird Feeder, No Leaves (Jesse Glessner, 2010) 84K
Gourd Bird Feeder, Balsa Leaves (Jesse Glessner, 2010) 118K
Gourd Bird Feeder, Gourd Leaves (Jesse Glessner, 2010) 117K
Purple Martins and Gourds (Pat Moore, 2017) 289K
Birds and Gourds (Lois Wright, 2020) 651K

Miscellaneous Arts / Crafts

Instructions for Making Gourd Seed Necklaces (Jim Story, 2010) 76K
Gourd Doll Head (Debbie Starnes,2010) 69K
Gourd Containers (Debbie Starnes, 2010) 71K
Gourd Rattle (Debbie Starnes, 2010) 69K
Making Gourd Flower Containers (Jim Story & Jim Ballard, 2010) 107K
Mother of Pearl in Gourds (Mary Gayle Van Ingen, 2010) 67K
Rainstick (Jesse Glessner & Pat Moore, 2010) 109K

Other Gourd Information

How to Measuring Gourds for Competition (Ron Bair, 2010) 146K
Luffa - The Freak of the Gourd World (Helen Parker, 2010) 85K
Gourds in American History (Karen Niemeyer, 2010) 93K
Gourd Dust Blower (Pat Moore, 2017) 201K