Since the dawn of mankind, gourds have been grown to serve as 3-dimentional canvasses for drawing, painting, and etching. Dried, they are used as rattling musical instruments, aesthetic birdhouses, and utilitarian bowls and containers. Their myriad colors, shapes and sizes have always had an allure with artisans who are anxious to personalize them.
Gourds are easy to grow, and with proper harvesting and curing, their tough outer shell will beg for decoration. There is a wide variety of hardshell, ornamental and luffa gourds to choose from. The vines are vigorous growers, providing abundant gourds for your creative crafts. Growers of gourds enjoy staining, varnishing, painting and carving their produce!
