The key is knowing what to buy now and how to exploit the seeds. Gourds are among the ... cups and storage containers. Carved, painted or burned gourds have become part of America’s fine art ...

When fall arrives, we start shopping ... After the paint is gone, you can enjoy both the flesh and seeds of these gourds. When it comes to cooking painted gourds, it’s a matter of weighing ...

Always season after baking the seeds. 3. Carve or paint for decoration ... Clean out the inside of a gourd and dry to make a fabulous vase for fall flowers - just make sure the base is stable.

They can be sanded, stained, hollowed, wood burned, woven, painted ... Gourds grow well in different types of conditions and soils, even though they are a subtropical plant. Seeds may be started ...

These days, less utilitarian uses for gourds include birdhouses, crafts and fall décor to pair with pumpkins ... they will be very lightweight and you can hear the seeds rattling around inside.

Nubbly, bubbly, and slightly homely, some gourds aren’t good to eat but make perfect seasonal decorations for autumn celebrations. It would be entirely possible and fun to set a fall table with ...

Despite the fact that I never actually did any of the carving as a child, pumpkin carving has always been one of my favorite fall pastimes ... out a lid from the gourd’s top, it was my responsibility ...

[These pumpkins are] a great way for my style and fall decor to blend together.” Bohannon likes to place the painted gourds on her porch, nestled among traditional pumpkins, or on the mantel to ...

Pumpkins and gourds are popular exterior decorations that help welcome cooler weather during the fall months. At times, they catch the attention of local javelinas as well. The animals resembling ...