Ornamental gourds are the colorful stars of autumn. With their extraordinary shapes and vibrant colors, they create a fall ...

Growing bitter gourd, or karela at home is surprisingly simple, even if you only have a small balcony. It is a fast-growing, ...

Shaped like an oversized apple, these hard-shelled gourds (Lagenaria siceraria) grow six to eight inches tall and four to six inches across. In India, young fruit is added to curries. The skin is ...

We grow some of our own vegetables. We grow flowers. But there’s something else you can grow to use in the bathtub. Loofah gourds can be peeled, dried, and then used to exfoliate ...