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- ''This article refers to the dried fruit shell. For the alternative country musical group of a similar name, see The Gourds.
A gourd is a hollow, dried shell of a fruit in the Cucurbitaceae family of plants. Gourds can be used as a number of things, including bowls or bottles. Gourds are also used as resonating chambers on certain musical instruments including some stringed instruments and drums. Instruments of this type are common in Africa, South Asia, and the Caribbean. Gourds are also used as a tool for sipping yerba mate by means of a bombilla, in Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil, where it is called "cuia" (kOOya). Birdhouse gourds, (Lagenaria siceraria), are commonly used in southern USA for group housing for purple martins, which reputedly help control mosquitoes. "Gourd" can also refer to the live fruit before it is dried, or to the entire plant that produces that fruit.
Day-blooming gourds are pollinated the same as squash, and commercial plantings should have bee hives supplied. Night blooming gourds are pollinated by moths, which are normally present in adequate supply unless they are drawn off by night lights in the area.
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DailyAltCountry (DailyAltCountry) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:37:20 -0000
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@PaulTTran & @The_Troy_Show Walmart's getting close to free, picked up gourds & tiger pumpkins for $.01 each.
lori_greer (Lori Greer) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:45:23 -0000
@PaulTTran & @The_Troy_Show Walmart's getting close to free, picked up gourds & tiger pumpkins for $.01 each.
@lilmissmaya Pumpkin muffins sounds exotic; we don't cook a lot with squashes & gourds over here, altho butternut squash is becoming popular
britbonsai (BritBonsai) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:24:21 -0000
@lilmissmaya Pumpkin muffins sounds exotic; we don't cook a lot with squashes & gourds over here, altho butternut squash is becoming popular
⥠Hellhounds by The Gourds #lastfm: http://bit.ly/1uxI4p amazon: http://bit.ly/2BY58p
jenna12381 (jenna12381) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:17:01 -0000
♥ Hellhounds by The Gourds #lastfm: http://bit.ly/1uxI4p amazon: http://bit.ly/2BY58p
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Like fragile pieces of wood, dried gourds can be carved,crafted,& painted http://bit.ly/1MFbH3
mbgourds (Meadowbrooke Gourds) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:41:31 -0000
Like fragile pieces of wood, dried gourds can be carved,crafted,& painted http://bit.ly/1MFbH3
Cobblestone Mill - Offers a selection of finished and unfinished bottle gourds.
Meta Description: [ unique art of decopauge on bottle gourds, each Deco Gourd is handcrafted using gourds from our farm in the Huasna Valley, California. ]
Coop de Gourds - Specializing in chickens, bowls and other animals hand-crafted from gourds.
Garden to Garden - Offers a variety of handcrafted pots and birdhouses.
Gita's Gourds - Meticulously painted and pyro-engraved gourd vessels, figurine-shaped containers, nature-related and abstract designs.
Meta Description: [ Exquisitely crafted gourd art. Gallery includes elegantly painted and sculpted gourds. Themes range from masks, hummingbirds, horses, cats, dolphins and koi fish to beautiful geometric and abstract patterns.
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Gourd Art - Includes an interesting gallery of gourd art, tutorials, tools and books for the gourd crafter.
Meta Description: [ View gallery and purchase crafted gourds, tools, and books on-line. Gourd crafting tutorials. ]
Gourd Masque - Dave Sisk creates gourd masks using leather dyes, horse hair, feathers, quills and other natural materials.
Gourdacious Creations - Painted gourds consisting of Santa's face, birdhouses, snowmen, and ladybugs.
Meta Description: [ A web site dedicated to hand painted gourds and gifts ]
Gourds by Gerts Kid - A gallery of original antiqued folk art gourds.
Meta Description: [ gourd folk art, handcrafted, antiqued gourds, by juried artist Mary Cinnamon ]
Gourdspirit.com - Offers the works of several gourd artists.
Handcrafted Gourds - Features original artwork of nature oriented subjects. Includes birds, horses, flowers, and insects.
Jerri's Gourds Designs - Features custom, one-of-a-kind hand painted gourds.
Meta Description: [ one fo a kind, gifts, christms, ornaments,art,crafts,gifts, one of a kind, artwork, ornametns, christmas gifts, ]
Just Gourds by Melynda - Offers a gallery of gourd art for sale, a newsletter and project ideas.
Lady Gourd - Hand-painted ornamental gourds featuring female faces by L. Masters.
Mindy Hawkins' Gourd Sculptures - Gourds crafted into birds, fruits and decorative objects.
PyroGourd.Com - Decorative gourds created using a wood burning technique by Dic Bonsett.
Sassy Gourds - Gallery of crafted gourds by Idaho artist Sheryl Jones. Each gourd is one of a kind.
Meta Description: [ Gallery of crafted gourds by Idaho artist Sheryl Jones. ]
Something Primitive - Functional and decorative gourd objects.
Meta Description: [ Something Primitive has moved to http://cap-n-ball.com/gourds ]
The Gilded Gourd - Decorative and functional gourd art by Paul and Cheryl Hoover.
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