Bottle Gourd Seed for Planting - 1 Packet with Instructions to Plant & Grow Birdhouse or Calabash Gourds in Your Home Vegetable Garden - Non-GMO Heirloom Variety - Survival Garden Seeds

2nd batch of seeds the ones I planted are sprouting. 1st review Did not germinate the entire package of seeds, I am getting a replacement packet so if they sprout I will update my review.

I read a book about growing gourds from seeds, and I snipped off the “ears” with a nail clipper, and soaked them overnight. I then planted them with seed starter mix in a tray with small compartments but then when I tried to remove them, some seedlings broke. So, I planted a few more seeds in peat pots, which I can plant directly in the ground once they grow 4 leaves. The seedlings grew so long that they were flopping over so I bought aluminum wire on Amazon and made stands that looked like lollipops so the circle at the top could hold them up. I also bought a grow light, not really necessary, though out of all the different kinds of seeds I planted, the gourd seeds are doing the best. Keep in mind that there will always be a few that don’t germinate but that’s life…and one thriving plant will take up a lot of room and proliferate.

They came up good but the cold spell killed most of them, I'll let you know this fall how the survivors did

Seeds sprouted well - need to get the harvest but so far so good

Wow! Surprised me. I got a package in Jan and I seeded them in soil keep them indoor for some weeks. They grew inside but they didnt look very healthy die to lack of sunlight. When the weather a little better, I asked my husband to plant outside. With no care taking and much hope, we didnt think they would live. But surprisingly, they grow to be healthy and produce a bunch of gourds. In the picture is only half of gourds. There re still many I haven’t picked. I never eat this gourd before. I looked them up and people say it’s edible. I cooked one yesterday with shrimp and wow, it’s yummy. I love it. Want to share the result. It’s absolutely worth $5 By the way, this is planted in VA zone.

My first year gardening very little grew but these plants proliferated and I got some gourds! They are resilient because believe me nothing much else survived. I live in the Memphis Tennessee area zone 7B I think.

Only a few seeds grew. Very disappointed but was a crazy summer for the garden so will try again next year

My gourds are awesome! Huge gourds.