"A hundred objective measurements didn't sum the worth of a garden; only the delight of its users did that. Only the use made it mean something."
Lois McMaster Bujold, A Civil Campaign, 1999
Above: These two gourds are on a vine which I planted in a bucket full of a soil/worm-castings mix. That one vine is currently about 10 feet long and supporting about a dozen of these vegetables. I like the two-tone colour scheme on this variety. I can imagine their dried shells painted as Russian dolls.
It has occurred to me that there are not nearly enough photos of gourds available on the web. Today I'm doing my part to rectify that with a shameless display of my own organic gourd crop. This season is my first attempt at growing gourds. I bought a selection of seeds through TradeMe (I recommend this seller)and they have all gone pretty well (except for a few that were taken by a late frost early on).
A bottle gourd flower is one of the most delicate looking flowers in the garden. Reminds me of old lace.
1:55:16 PM 
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