Lagenaria, Calabash, Hard-Shelled Gourd 'Short Handled Dipper'

Gourds are easy and fast growing vines that can climb a fence or be allowed to run along the ground. There are many different varieties o...Read Moref gourds and their uses are as varied as the varieties. Dipper gourds were originally used as water dippers for drinking water from a bucket. They can also be left whole and used as native american 'rattles' - once dried the seeds inside make a noise like a rattle when shaken. Gourds like ground rich in nitrogen and do best when planted on 'new' ground or ground that has had the nitrogen returned to it by the planting of legumes. Gourds take about 100 days to mature.