Shaped like an oversized apple, these hard-shelled gourds (Lagenaria siceraria) grow six to eight inches tall and four to six inches across. In India, young fruit is added to curries. The skin is ...

Many vegetable gardeners look for new crops or new varieties of crops they have experience growing to add to their garden. And this is the time of year when gardeners start to think about how they ...

Our ancestors couldn’t go to the hardware store or shopping mall to buy utensils and other household essentials. Instead, they improvised with items found in nature. The dried fruit of several members ...

Bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) has been cultivated for millennia for its diverse applications, spanning nutritional, medicinal and utilitarian uses. Genetic diversity in this species underpins its ...

With autumn comes the onset of fall decorations. We become surrounded by oranges, reds, and yellows. Pumpkins and gourds are everywhere. If you planted gourds this year, you may be starting to wonder ...

Dear Jean: You are growing cucuzzi gourd, Lagenaria siceraria. They're pretty big, but very edible. This one is well over a 18 inches long, and will keep growing till it's three feet or more. At that ...

Researchers have produced the first high-quality genome sequence for the bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) and a reconstructed genome of the most recent Cucurbitaceae ancestor. Researchers from the ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! As I write today’s column were are experiencing a beautiful autumn day here in the Valley. We had a few rainy days but we could definitely needed the ...