Mahoning County Master Gardener John Schoeni shows how he secures a long gourd to a board when it's ready to harvest. Drying takes several months. (Submitted photo / John Schoeni) For the previous 20 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Did you plant a gourd vine in your garden this year but don’t know what do with it now? It is perfect for summer interest while it grows and sprawls on fences or trellises. The gourds produce large ...

As a former realtor, general contractor and greenhouse operator, Kristi has touched nearly all aspects of homeownership, from the foundation up. Today, Kristi is a full-time investing and real estate ...

108 days time lapse of bitter melon life span, grown indoor's container from seed to fully harvestable gourds. The plant ...

Well we finally got some much needed rain this past week. We still need some steady rainfall over a few days or more to begin to replenish our depleted creeks and streams as well as groundwater. The ...

Some of us in the higher elevations of the Catskills had frost this past week and the rest of you in the valley should be getting prepared for your turn! In general, the closer you are to the Hudson ...