Gourd Seeds. Lagenaria siceraria. Non-GMO. Open Pollinated. (F1). Heirloom. Disease Resistant. We have one of the largest collections of Gourds with over 35 different varieties. The plant produces good yields of gourds. They come in many colors and shapes. The gourds make a spectacular display for arts and crafts projects, bowls, canteens, spoons, birdhouses, and holiday decorations. Kids love them as they are excellent for painting and making crafts. Some are Cold Tolerant, Drought Tolerant, and Heat Tolerant, and are very dependable producers, even under adverse conditions. Some are the ones found in your local specialty markets and supermarkets. Excellent choices for home gardens, Farmer's Markets and market growers.
100 days. Lagenaria siceraria. Open Pollinated. Autumn Wings Large Gourd. The plant produces good yields of an assortment of large size winged, warted pears and other shaped gourds. The gourds are very colorful and make a spectacular display for arts and crafts projects. Excellent for painting and making crafts. Avoid bruising during the growing season and at harvest, as damage will cause gourds to rot. An excellent choice for home gardens. A variety from the USA.
95 days. Lagenaria siceraria. Open Pollinated. Autumn Wings Medium Gourd. The plant produces good yields of an assortment of medium size winged, warted pears and other shaped gourds. The gourds are very colorful and make a spectacular display for arts and crafts projects. Excellent for painting and making crafts. An excellent choice for home gardens. A variety from the USA.
95 days. Lagenaria siceraria. Open Pollinated. Autumn Wings Small Gourd. The plant produces good yields of an assortment of small winged, warted pears and other shaped gourds. The gourds are very colorful and make a spectacular display for arts and crafts projects. Excellent for painting and making crafts. An excellent choice for home gardens. A variety from the USA.
110 days. Lagenaria siceraria. Open Pollinated. Big Apple Gourd. The plant produces good yields of 6" long by 4" wide mottled green apple shaped gourds. They turn from dark green to brown when dried. Excellent for making crafts and birdhouses. Also known as Large Apple Gourds. An excellent choice for home gardens. A variety from the USA.
125 days. Lagenaria siceraria. Open Pollinated. Birdhouse Gourd. The plant produces good yields of 12 to 14" long by 5" wide gourds with a narrow neck and a hard shell. Perfect for making birdhouses that stand out as an attractive ornament in the garden. They are just the right size for birds like bluebirds, wrens, and many others. They can also provide fun projects for children to paint funny faces on. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 117728. A variety from the USA.
125 days. Cucurbita siceraria. Open Pollinated. Bule Gourd. The plant produces good yields of 6 to 8" long by 6" wide apple shaped gourds. The entire gourd is covered with bumps and warts. It is pronounced Boo Lay. This hardshell gourd is excellent for making crafts. Vines are 15 ft to 35 ft long. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 270456. An heirloom from France.
120 days. Lagenaria siceraria. Open Pollinated. Bushel Gourd. The plant produces gigantic size gourds. Gourds can grow up to 5 feet in diameter, the size of a bushel basket, and weigh as much as 100 lbs. Perfect for making crafts. Impress your neighbors by growing a giant gourd. Also known as Bushel Basket Gourd. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 642040. A variety from the USA.
120 days. Lagenaria siceraria. Open Pollinated. Calabash Gourd. The plant produces good yields of 12" long by 5" wide penguin shaped edible gourds. Perfect for painting and making crafts. Also known as the Penguin Gourd. Excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 146122. A variety from South Africa.
95 days. Cucurbita pepo. Open Pollinated. Canteen Gourds. The plant produces good yields of 12" long by 3" wide canteen shaped gourds. Used to make canteens, crafts, and decorations. Great for making Civil War Reenactment canteens. Excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 4494. A variety from the USA.
125 days. Lagenaria siceraria. Open Pollinated. Caveman's Club Maranka Gourd. The plant produces good yields of 18" long, primitive looking club shaped gourds that weigh 7 to 14 pounds. Gourds are dark green to dark green with light green markings. Excellent for making crafts and birdhouses. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 642044. A variety from the USA.
100 days. Lagenaria siceraria. Open Pollinated. Chinese Miniature Gourd. The plant produces good yields of miniature 3" wide orange gourds. Great for roasting or for making fall decorations. An excellent choice for home gardens. A variety from China.
125 days. Lagenaria siceraria. Open Pollinated. Corsican Gourd. The plant produces good yields of 12" diameter by 5" deep round flattened gourds. It resembles a wheel of cheese. Dried and used for making bowls. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 117727. A variety from Peru.
68 days. Lagenaria siceraria. Open Pollinated. Cucuzzi Gourd. The plant produces good yields of 36" long by 2" wide edible pale green gourds. This Italian gourd is very flavorful and tender. Best when harvested when 12" long. Used like a squash - sliced, fried, and steamed. An excellent freezing and canning variety. Sometimes classified as a squash and a gourd. Also used in making arts and crafts. Also known as Italian Edible Gourds. This is the original zucchini grown for thousands of years in Europe. Best when grown on an arbor or trellis. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 5208. An heirloom variety from Italy.
125 days. Cucurbita siceraria. Open Pollinated. Dinosaur Gourd. The plant produces good yields of 18" to 24" long gourds that resemble a serpent. Gourds are solid dark green with an 8" wide bowl. Excellent for making arts and crafts and birdhouses. A Cherokee heirloom gourd. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, GRIF 15945. A variety from Louisiana, USA.
125 days. Lagenaria siceraria. Open Pollinated. Dipper Gourd. The plant produces good yields of 12" long by 4" diameter pale green gourds. Excellent for making ladles, dippers, and crafts. Easy to grow. An excellent choice for home gardens. A variety from the USA.
125 days. Cucurbita siceraria. Open Pollinated. The plant produces good yields of a mixture of egg-shaped gourds in a variety of colors and bi-colors. Great for making crafts for Halloween and Thanksgiving decorations. Excellent choice for home gardens. A variety from the USA.
100 days. Cucurbita siceraria. Open Pollinated. Koshare Yellow Banded Gourd. This bush plant produces heavy yields of 5" long dark green and golden yellow gourds. It has between 2 and 5 bands of alternating colors, green and yellow. Perfect for making crafts or Halloween and Thanksgiving decorations. An excellent choice for home gardens. A variety from the USA.
120 days. Lagenaria siceraria. Open Pollinated. Large Bottle Gourd. The plant produces good yields of large 14" long by 5" wide bottle shaped gourds. Great for making birdhouses and other fall decorations. Excellent choice for home gardens. An heirloom variety dating back to pre-1850. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 117728. A variety from the USA.
100 days. Cucurbita pepo. Open Pollinated. Large Mixed Gourd. The plant produces good yields of assorted large size gourds of various shaped and colors. Perfect for making crafts, birdhouses, dippers, and ornaments. An excellent choice for home gardens. A variety from the USA.
120 days. Lagenaria siceraria. Open Pollinated. Long Handled Dipper Gourd. The plant produces good yields of 2 to 4 ft long pale green gourds with 5 to 8" bulb. It is a popular heirloom hard-shell gourd variety known for its distinctive long, curved or straight neck "handle" and bulbous base "dipper" or bowl. Perfect for making ladles, dippers, birdhouses, and crafts. Wash with a nonbleaching disinfectant and then spread out to dry or hang to dry in a well-ventilated area. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 117730. An heirloom variety from the USA.
95 days. Luffa acutangula. Open Pollinated. Luffa Gourd. The plant produces good yields of 30" long gourds. The vegetables can be eaten like zucchini and are best when harvested at 6" long. They can also be used as a sponge if left to mature. Excellent for school projects. Suitable for home gardens. A heirloom variety dating back to 1888. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 374214. A variety from Egypt.
100 days. Cucurbita pepo. Open Pollinated. Martin Birdhouse Gourd. The plant produces good yields of tan colored gourds. These gourds are excellent for making birdhouses. It has a flat oval bottom end and a tapered top. They are 16" tall and 12" across. Dries well and holds up outdoors if cured properly. Also known as Martinhouse Gourds. An excellent choice for home gardens and specialty market growers. A variety from the USA.
95 days. Lagenaria siceraria. Open Pollinated. Mini Red Turban Gourd. The plant produces good yields of 3 to 6" bright orange red squash with a creamy white colored top. They weigh from 1/2 to 1 lb. Perfect for painting and making crafts. An excellent choice for home gardens. A variety from the USA.
100 days. Lagenaria siceraria. Open Pollinated. Miniature Bottle Gourd. The plant produces good yields of small gourds. The medium green gourds have a small bulb on top connected by a narrow throat to a larger end bulb. Excellent for making crafts. Also known as Baby Bottle Gourds. Excellent choice for home gardens. A variety from the USA.
95 days. Cucurbita pepo. Open Pollinated. Nest Egg Gourd. The plant produces good yields of chicken egg shaped gourds. Used to make crafts and decorations. Great for school projects! Also known as White Egg Gourds. Excellent choice for home gardens. A variety from the USA.
110 days. Cucurbita pepo. Open Pollinated. The plant produces good yields of small apple shaped gourds. They are dark green and turn brown when dried. Excellent for making crafts and birdhouses. Excellent choice for home gardens. A variety from the USA.
100 days. Cucurbita pepo. Open Pollinated. Small Mixed Gourds. The plant produces good yields of assorted small gourds of various shapes and colors. Perfect for making crafts, birdhouses, dippers, and ornaments. An excellent choice for home gardens. A variety from the USA.
120 days. Lagenaria siceraria. Open Pollinated. Snake Gourd. The plant produces good yields of 48" long by 3" wide snake-shaped gourds. The gourds have smooth pale green skin and creamy yellow flesh. It is usually eaten like a summer squash when it is 6 inches long. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 642042. A variety from the USA.
100 days. Cucurbita pepo. Open Pollinated. Speckled Swan Gourd. The plant produces good yields of 12" long medium green gourds with creamy speckles. It resembles a swan with its neck curved down. Perfect for making crafts. Excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 642045. A variety from the USA.
90 days. Cucurbita pepo. Open Pollinated. Spoon Gourd, The plant produces good yields of green and orange colored spoon shaped gourds. Perfect for making wooden spoons and crafts. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 262548. A variety from the USA.
100 days. Cucurbita maxima. Open Pollinated. Turk's Turban Gourd. The plant produces high yields of 10" bright orange squash type gourds with red, white, and dark green markings. Also known as the Mexican Hat. Perfect for baking and stuffing. Very popular at roadside vegetable stands. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 92000. A variety from the USA.