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 ...

Each fall, as grocery stores and garden centers pile up mountains of orange pumpkins, it’s easy to forget the diverse gourd family. Pumpkins might be the headliners, but they’re not the only stars in ...

Snake gourds are very easy to grow. They are edible when young and reach great lengths when mature. When choosing a hard shell gourd to grow in our area, make sure to find one that will bloom under ...

As pumpkin spice season sets in, a family in Virginia is celebrating their recent success in growing giant pumpkins. Inspired by a display of massive pumpkins they saw on a trip to Dollywood, a family ...

This photo shows a little "Birdhouse Gourd" growing with the flower still attached. Birdhouse gourds come in many shapes and are more accurately called Calabash gourds. The vine can grow 30 feet long ...

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — A California engineer and gardening enthusiast won the top prize at an annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California after growing a giant jack-o’-lantern gourd ...

An engineer and gardening enthusiast is taking home $20,000 after winning the top prize at an annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California. Brandon Dawson’s giant jack-o’-lantern gourd ...

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — A California engineer and gardening enthusiast won the top prize at an annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California after growing a giant jack-o’-lantern gourd ...

In the beginning was the gourd, and the gourd was good. The histories of gourds and humans intertwine across thousands of years and eight world regions. People loved the hard-shelled gourd before they ...