By J.J. Barrett Hello Mid-Ohio Valley Farmers and Gardeners. This week I am discussing growing squash, in particular heirloom ...

Gourds and squash can be broken down even further to the genus Cucurbita. The nutrient-rich category of crops covers practically all the woody-stemmed, tough-rinded, green or orange fruits ...

Gourds are ready to be harvested when the stems dry and turn brown. While smaller cucurbita gourds may mature after 90 days, some larger lagenaria and luffa gourd varieties require 120 to 180 days to ...

Gourds are ready to be harvested when the stems dry and turn brown. While smaller cucurbita gourds may mature after 90 days, some larger lagenaria and luffa gourd varieties require 120 to 180 days ...

CAMP HILL, Pa. — Donna Ricketts has a passion for producing pumpkins and a gift for growing gourds. Ricketts, a Cumberland County master gardener, proved that during her recent program on “Gardening ...

The study examined ancient cucurbit seeds, rinds, and stems from the El Gigante Rockshelter in Honduras Humans started using bottle gourds and wild Cucurbita around 10,950 years ago, mainly for ...

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ABSTRACT: Colletotrichum truncatum, grown on rice grain (3 to 4 weeks, 22°C to 24°C) produced a fungus-infested rice mixture of microsclerotia and conidia (spores) in a ratio of ~9:1, respectively.

The main plants referred to as gourds include several species from the Cucurbita genus that are mostly North American natives like the Malabar gourd and Turban squash, Crescentia cujete or the ...