tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post8374191871701306482..comments2024-03-19T07:05:39.186-05:00Comments on In the Garden: Gourds Againtinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-14287431806713709362010-02-25T14:21:34.577-06:002010-02-25T14:21:34.577-06:00Dar, you are welcome for the reminder and I am hop...Dar, you are welcome for the reminder and I am hoping other birds will find the gourds nice enough for a home as well...<br /><br />Andrea, I will gladly send you some gourd seeds. Am I allowed to send them through the mail with no agriculture issues? Find out then let me know and I will get you some on the way....<br /><br />Rose, several people could not grow them for some reason or another. I Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-45280638271896651632010-02-24T11:01:57.271-06:002010-02-24T11:01:57.271-06:00Hi beautiful gourds. Love the little birds. I was ...Hi beautiful gourds. Love the little birds. I was given a couple of big gourds and one day while trying to entertain a couple of little kids, I showed them how they could play "drums" with them. They loved the gourds so much, that I gifted them to the kids. Thankfully thumping them with your hands is a gentle drum sound. GloriaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-78621387505884873732010-02-24T09:20:25.472-06:002010-02-24T09:20:25.472-06:00PS I would like to try growing gourds in one of ou...PS I would like to try growing gourds in one of our little fields... As far as other creatures using nesting places, Paper Wasps are the worst... once a Gray Treefrog took up residence in one!sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-30500864613810236272010-02-24T09:18:29.458-06:002010-02-24T09:18:29.458-06:00I've always heard that once you have gourds yo...I've always heard that once you have gourds you have gazillions! How wonderful that the bluebirds use them as nesting sites. Maybe Chickadees will use the smaller ones.sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-22967789017964092732010-02-24T08:15:58.795-06:002010-02-24T08:15:58.795-06:00I love your little snowman gourds! I've reall...I love your little snowman gourds! I've really enjoyed seeing what all you and Tina have done with your gourds, Skeeter. I planted some gourd seed last summer with hopes of eventually making some of these birdhouses. The seeds never germinated, unfortunately, but I'm not going to give up--I'll try again this year. You two have inspired me!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-19510455088129483242010-02-24T03:17:04.540-06:002010-02-24T03:17:04.540-06:00Hi Skeeter, this is one of the best blogs i've...Hi Skeeter, this is one of the best blogs i've read because of production not only for yourselves but for the birds' homes. You certainly deserves an award from the Intl Bird Society, Audobon is it? That lovely blue bird is perfect for the white house! But i really love the shapes of the gourds, there is none here i know of to get seeds from. I know they are grown in China and it is Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-56260688359114015512010-02-23T19:24:26.465-06:002010-02-23T19:24:26.465-06:00Thanks for the fun post to read...last year, I had...Thanks for the fun post to read...last year, I had a pair of Carolina Wrens with a family of wee ones in a gourd house. Only thing was, I need to move it. It is directly above my path to the mailbox. Whenever I'd get the mail, the parents would put up such a fuss. I noticed the babies would not say a peep until Mom and Pop were back in the nest with them...well behaved fledglings.<br />Darhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16642092433299872708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-58466660013207983642010-02-23T18:38:38.381-06:002010-02-23T18:38:38.381-06:00I have been in the garden enjoying another warm da...I have been in the garden enjoying another warm day! Dug in the dirt, scattered some seeds, took down the front porch Winter Display, potted a plant, etc. I am so not ready for the cold snap tomorrow....<br /><br /><br />Katrin, Danke for stopping by to say hey.... <br /><br />How it grows, Thanks, they were fun to make…<br /><br />JJ, don’t give up as once they decide to produce, they produce Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-22992951277025957972010-02-23T18:18:16.537-06:002010-02-23T18:18:16.537-06:00Skeeter, you are so very creative...I was looking ...Skeeter, you are so very creative...I was looking back at a post you wrote in May where you'd made all those stunning flower arrangements for your mom. Wow. I have yet to try gourds but have seen them used for crafts. How nice to have bluebirds nesting there. I have 2 bluebird boxes that are never used by BB's...perhaps a gourd would do the trick?! Must keep that idea in mind;-) Hope youJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844013803699228989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-19291783432503350262010-02-23T18:16:15.930-06:002010-02-23T18:16:15.930-06:00I'm very inspired by this post and it's gi...I'm very inspired by this post and it's given me some ideas! I really enjoyed growing snake gourds this year, but I wasn't real successful at drying them (I lack the patience gene) You've created some beautiful things from these. This year I'm growing a gourd mix - don't know what will turn up, but I'm giving it another shot!JGHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16710652130966518173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-4273440063651720842010-02-23T17:32:47.696-06:002010-02-23T17:32:47.696-06:00I just ordered more gourd seeds - birdhouse and a ...I just ordered more gourd seeds - birdhouse and a couple other types, can't remember which. Last year I only had 2 useable swan gourds. Lesson learned - don't plant so many vines close together, duh! Most of the fruit failed to develop because of the overcrowding. They're just so cool, though. I'm still thinking of how to use them all inside my house. After I grow them, of VWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17539135776275337661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-14486038485161975852010-02-23T15:01:20.685-06:002010-02-23T15:01:20.685-06:00It never occurred to me that they were anything ot...It never occurred to me that they were anything other then ornamental...How delightful that birds like them for a nest site. gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-41574500886709532662010-02-23T11:55:18.134-06:002010-02-23T11:55:18.134-06:00How exciting that the birds really used them to ne...How exciting that the birds really used them to nest in! I'm going to try growing one this year, it's all I have space for. I hope I have as much success as you!Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-91400268829541841812010-02-23T11:52:51.597-06:002010-02-23T11:52:51.597-06:00Wonderful, i have tried to grow these several year...Wonderful, i have tried to grow these several years with no luckJJ Cedar Gladerhttp://nashvillecedarglades.blogspot.com/2010/01/nashville-snow-and-success-in-daisy.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-58610826308938938692010-02-23T11:42:08.780-06:002010-02-23T11:42:08.780-06:00Love those snowmen!Love those snowmen!How It Growshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06687132248846516168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-474942444163026852010-02-23T11:29:37.480-06:002010-02-23T11:29:37.480-06:00ganz liebe Grüße von Kathringanz liebe Grüße von KathrinAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485472302774976230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-31191239276754942042010-02-23T10:03:02.548-06:002010-02-23T10:03:02.548-06:00Marnie, I hope all the houses will be full and soo...Marnie, I hope all the houses will be full and soon...<br /><br />Jean, I had fun with the clown snowman. hee hee. I am not a painter for sure but had fun with it just the same...<br /><br />Liza, You are so welcome and I guess you could say I have become a sucker for gourds now as well...Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-46668888143116360512010-02-23T09:41:42.852-06:002010-02-23T09:41:42.852-06:00I am a sucker for gourds! Thanks for sharing!I am a sucker for gourds! Thanks for sharing!Lizahttp://goodtogrow.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-42509288844568924342010-02-23T09:33:00.973-06:002010-02-23T09:33:00.973-06:00Oh my goodness Skeeter, those are just the cutes s...Oh my goodness Skeeter, those are just the cutes snowmen!!!!! Good job and thanks for the big smile and lol that I had when I saw them.Jean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-67489976884486738312010-02-23T08:56:39.229-06:002010-02-23T08:56:39.229-06:00Congratulations on getting bluebirds in your house...Congratulations on getting bluebirds in your houses. I think they look cute hanging from trees.<br />MarnieRoses and Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-15625413644663573702010-02-23T08:51:44.861-06:002010-02-23T08:51:44.861-06:00Good Morning everyone! Yesterdays rain is gone and...Good Morning everyone! Yesterdays rain is gone and now sunshine once again. Weatherman says this will be our last day of the warm stuff as another cold front is headed our way. I was sooooo enjoying the warm stuff and hate to see it depart....<br /><br />Tina, I have you and this blog to thanks for the fun I am having with the gourds. You inspired me to give them a try and now look at them! I Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-34553554834657523352010-02-23T08:44:40.719-06:002010-02-23T08:44:40.719-06:00How fun to have Bluebirds in your gourdhouse. Sup...How fun to have Bluebirds in your gourdhouse. Super!Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-25763690788242928062010-02-23T08:44:38.160-06:002010-02-23T08:44:38.160-06:00I have always wanted to grow and dry gourds. I ha...I have always wanted to grow and dry gourds. I have yet to do it but I have lots of seeds!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778054413371087920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-5969517482485649582010-02-23T07:40:19.874-06:002010-02-23T07:40:19.874-06:00I'll be trying birdhouse gourds this year. I w...I'll be trying birdhouse gourds this year. I would love to have several families of bluebird living here to gobble up those bugs!Dave@TheHomeGardenhttp://www.greenhouse.growingthehomegarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-2379415635767523992010-02-23T07:21:51.907-06:002010-02-23T07:21:51.907-06:00Now you need to tell us the secrets of growing gou...Now you need to tell us the secrets of growing gourds. I have some seed, should I plant them now, inside or out, do they need to be soaked first.............help! This sure beats paying the outrageous fees for birdhouses at the store..Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976608531478457839noreply@blogger.com