My dad always grows birdhouse gourds. He makes birdhouses but has never painted them. I’ll show him your video. They are so cute! This year I grew a lot of jack be little and baby boo mini pumpkins, and a variety of small ornamental gourds for fall decorating. I was just thinking I better get mine picked.Here in Minnesota we will be getting 1st frost soon.
Could you provide info about what types of paint, shellac etc you use? Maybe a short video of techniques and tools too would be fun. Your finished ones are lovely and whimsical.
Hi. Just discovered your video. Thanks for sharing. I've been growing and decorating gourds for a couple of years. I'm having a great time growing new types and coming up with new decorating ideas. Seeing others growers techniques and designs really help. Thanks again for sharing.
I have some gourds that were painted white and decorated like snowmen. Three different ones in graduating sizes and they have little black hats on and red scarves. So cute. I can't wait to see more of your ideas.
Thank you, 1st time growing gourds. I planted bowl type and plan on doing wood burning designs on them. Now I want to try different types of gourds to grow!
The larger gourds might make good cookie jars! This is my first time growing bird house gourds. I got to find a good space to store them to dry; can hardly wait to start some crafts! Love looking at your craft ideas!
Great video! I love the gourd you painted white with the vines on it! You are so talented!!!! I NEVER thought I would say this...I can't wait for winder! I would enjoy watching you do you magic on those gourds. Thank you for sharing your information on how to dry and clean them. God bless you.
Thanks for the how to on gourds. We grew a lot more this year and were constantly looking at how to harvest and store online. Now we have most of the info on one video. Take care, Rob
Tina really enjoys playing with them... We will try to show more and more as the process moves along... Probably more out there ready to be picked, we just have been swamped here getting ready for winter...
Gourds are so fun to grow and design with. I started my 1st birdhouse gourd trellis here this year. I've grown them before but not at our homestead. About time to pick soon. I loved the painted ones! Loufa gourds are fun to. I love making bath salts, sugar scrubs, loufa soap and making gift baskets for family and friends. Excited to see your winter crafts. ❤👍😊
Mark and Tina, that is pretty dang neat to see those gourds. Looking forward to see the upcoming crafts from the next batch of gourds. You guys take care and best wishes
Tina has a lot of talent .. the gourds are really pretty.. I love the stain on the one Tina showed.. the marks really come out in the staining process.. the bird houses were darling.. great job Tina , I can’t wait to see what you come up with in this next bunch ready to do up..
Love hearing your ideas Tina as you feel and see different shades and colors and shapes, bring on winter. How do you wait I'd be busting my buns to play. Thanks for sharing your experience an amazing talent.
Thanks. I love the step by step and the final birdhouses. Any way you could show a jewelry box done. I can't seem to picture it in my head. I know what I want to plant next spring! Take care and god bless you.
We should be putting together some jewelry boxes this winter... I am not quite sure when Tina will get to them though... I will tell her there has been some interest though....
Tina, this is so much fun. Can't wait to see how many gourds you harvest. How many gourds can one plant put out? Thinking about it for next year. Thanks for sharing.
I was taught to use bleach water and Dawn dish soap to reduce the mold going into the air. Then they need to set in the sun to dry for 2 days. Your way seems so much easier - definitely going to try it next time. Great harvest and gorgeous gourds. Thanks for sharing. Blessings.
For the most part, we dont mind (and even try to encourage) the mold growth, but you sure do not want that around where you or pets are breathing, for sure...
@@BumbleBeeJunction the mold growth on yours is so much prettier than mine had. I didn't get the pretty rings, just very interesting spots lol the ones we left outside for the winter ended up disintegrating in the spring lots of snow and -35 degrees. I didn't realize they didn't have a chance
Yeah, all winter is rough on them... Odd fact, the sun is closer to the earth during winter (makes no sense, I know) but the winter UV is what really does them in...
@@BumbleBeeJunction yeah, the earth's northern half is tilted away while the southern is closer (such a difference in temps). The UV explains why they looked more like stone. Thanks and thanks for the info... I learned something new today :)
Great first gourd harvest. I know you have a bunch more that aren’t ready yet. I loved seeing some of your finished ones. They are beautiful. You are very creative. Can’t wait to see you working on them this winter. Great job, Tina. I love your channel. You & Mark do a great job & have a beautiful farm. Love & Hugs from Vicki in Ft. Worth, Texas 🇨🇱🇺🇸👍😁
Awesome! Great instructions and I watched the vid twice to be sure I got everything. So glad you showed some finished products. And thanks for the add-ins of tips and hints. Guess you use a hole cutter (with mask) for the birdhouse openings but hope to see that in use and the Dremel tool for other cutting. I have my Dremel but am excited to see what bits/tools you use with it. Mark, really appreciate the tip about long stems. My neighbor grew some one year but they all rotted except one. This might be why. So far mostly my Dremel has been used with ceramics and pottery. Can’t wait.
What lovely pieces of art you have created Tina. Thank you for taking the time to walk us through the beginning of the process. I am very much looking forward to seeing you work with the gourds this winter.
Thats pretty cool all the different things you can make from those gourds. I think my fav is the tealight idea. I can visualize a nice wrap around porch lit up with hanging gourds. I am also interested in seeing this winter how it all is done. Especially what happens to the innards after you start cutting them open. Thanks Mark and Tina.
The insides are mostly powder by now in the dried ones... Just the seeds rattle around in there... Some gourds have a very little internal structure that easily breaks away, but they are more like a pumpkin on the inside, and mostly turn to dust....
The markings are amazing! I have some that have the most gorgeous spots . But something ate into them . I have many intact ones with those markings tho 😊
They need some time to finish drying out, but once they do, you can paint them candy apple red, and the stems bright green, and you would think they were giant apples... LOL Thank you so much for watching Jo Jo and for your continued support !
We should have some for sale in our Etsy store later this winter... You can find it in our ETSY store that you can reach through the SHOP NOW button on our Facebook page...
Tina you should start your own channel or at least video you doing the crafts to help some of us(yes me lol)how to do this...like how to cut them and putting designes on them...i would love it if you did and im sure others would love it to
I always wondered how they turned out. I'm excited to see what she will do this year in the craft room. Does she sell anything? I'd love one of those candle holder gourds,
I really like how well explain was the process. I have a question, I live in Nebraska and this summer was my first time growing gourds. Since the cold in this area come early, can I leave my gourds to dry in the garage; or it need to be a warm and dry place?
Great video I will try and grow these again next year. I never have any success but you've inspired me to try again. Do you have to dry them in a dry warm spot?
Not really... You can dry them almost anywhere, including just leaving them in a pile outside... We like to limit the loss so we limit the pressure points (touching) and spread them out... But we will not bring them indoors in the basement until we expect a freeze that could crack them if they are still wet inside...
@@BumbleBeeJunction How many do you expect to produce on one plant? I planted the Jarradale pumpkins for the first time this year and ended up with 14 twenty pound pumpkins from 3 plants. This was a nice suprise but if I had known I think 1 plant is enough lol. They neighbors all got pumpkins and a couple recipes for pumpkin bread. Lol. Thank you for all your video's I do enjoy them.
We do... They will be in our ETSY store later this winter... You can find the ETSY store through out SHOP NOW button on our Facebook page (same name)....
@@BumbleBeeJunction I forgot to ask do the apple gourds climb, will I need a trellis, I usually grow on my chain link fence but did not know if these were climbers.
I bought bushel gourd seeds in hopes of ending up with a big basket. Now I see how heavy they are, and you dry them without cutting them open, I don't think I can handle those! Guess I better go back to thinking about the Daisy Gourds instead.
If i am storing outside starting in October and it's very cold in November - March. Should I store it inside? Is sunlight needed during the drying process?
I grew a slew of gourds this summer . They looked like they had powdery mildew. So I ignored them . Now they’re all dried out on their own outside. Is it safe to make things with them ? Thank you 😊
Yes, to both human and animal lungs... They should not be dried around them, and masks should be worn any time you work with them until they are sealed...
Michigan is so pretty... In my younger days, we canoed about 300 miles of the Au Sable river, with Mio being about our mid point if I remember correctly...
Thanks so much for drying tips! Beautiful art and use of these! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Tina. Good video. Timing couldn’t be better 💕✌️🌱
Thanks so much ! Appreciate you watching !
Beautiful craftsmanship Tina.💚 😊
Thank you :)
Looks like fun Tina. Takes me back a few years. Beautiful gourds.
Thank you so much ! So glad you enjoyed it ! We appreciate the support !
Thank you so much! May GOD Bless & Protect you and your family Always!
Thank you so much !
My dad always grows birdhouse gourds. He makes birdhouses but has never painted them. I’ll show him your video. They are so cute! This year I grew a lot of jack be little and baby boo mini pumpkins, and a variety of small ornamental gourds for fall decorating. I was just thinking I better get mine picked.Here in Minnesota we will be getting 1st frost soon.
Wow... We are just starting to cool down here... Its GREAT that you can grow them that far north...
Could you provide info about what types of paint, shellac etc you use? Maybe a short video of techniques and tools too would be fun. Your finished ones are lovely and whimsical.
I will... In fact it will be in a video VERY soon !
Tina you have so many good ideas for your crafting. Always something new!!!
Thank you so much Dale ! Appreciate you watching !
Really cool looking gourds.
Thank you so much ! We appreciate you watching and lending us your support !
You'll have plenty of gourds to work on this winter and next. Love the white painted with vines on them. Thanks for the video!
So glad you like them Karen ! And thank you so much for watching !
Wow! Tina those are some really nice painted gourds! Nice to see the whole process from garden to finished product!
We'lll try to show it all the way though so people can see it... Thanks so much for watching !
Great video. Nice looking gourds. Have a great week.
Thank you so much ! Hope you have a blesses week as well !
Looks like a good start to a great gourd harvest to be crafted into beautiful items.
Thanks so much ! We are really happy with the yield for our first year growing some of these varieties !
Thank you. I REALLY ENJOYED YOUR RESULTS. SO PRETTY!!
Thank you !
Those are really pretty. Can't wait to see how you make a bird house!!
Thank you for watching ! We are eager to get started !
You are so creative, you have motivated me to grow my gourd seeds 🌸
You can do it ! They are so much fun to grow ! Be sure to leave them plenty of room... They run all over the place... LOL
Right on
Thanks so much for watching Glynn !
so many rules with doing gourds but they all are beautiful out comes hugsssss from Ontario Canada
You just have to be very careful with the dust and molds and your lungs....
Hi there
Nice job
Keep on growing
Have a good day 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you so much ! We appreciate you watching !
Wow those are Beautiful gords, Love all of those you painted..
Thank you so much for watching Melinda !
Looks like gourds can be a touchy craft. Tea light accents are nice.
Thank you so much Kevin !
Hi. Just discovered your video. Thanks for sharing. I've been growing and decorating gourds for a couple of years. I'm having a great time growing new types and coming up with new decorating ideas. Seeing others growers techniques and designs really help. Thanks again for sharing.
Thank you so much for watching, and for the support ! Hope you enjoy the channel !
Nice work, Tina.
I cant wait to watch you craft this year.
Thank you much ! We are eager to get started !
Nice harvest. Beautiful ideas for decorating as well.🤗
Thank you so much Marie ! We really appreciate your ongoing support !
Great lady. Hard worker and very creative.
Thank you so much ! Have a great weekend !
I have some gourds that were painted white and decorated like snowmen. Three different ones in graduating sizes and they have little black hats on and red scarves. So cute. I can't wait to see more of your ideas.
That sounds like a really cute idea ! Thank you so much for watching Cathy !
Wow! You are so crafty.😉 Your gourds are so beautiful. Love to you both.
Thank you so much Pixie ! Blessings !
Very interesting Tina. I hope you'll have videos this winter showing the process for making birdhouses, jewelry boxes and music boxes.
Those are the 3 main things she hopes to be able to show, so that should work out... LOL Thanks so much for watching ! Have a great weekend !
Thank you, 1st time growing gourds. I planted bowl type and plan on doing wood burning designs on them. Now I want to try different types of gourds to grow!
The larger gourds might make good cookie jars! This is my first time growing bird house gourds. I got to find a good space to store them to dry; can hardly wait to start some crafts! Love looking at your craft ideas!
Great idea!
WOW those guards are beautiful! Tina you are sooo talented!! Thanks for sharing your beautiful work!!❤️
Thanks so much ! Appreciate you watching !
Great video!
I love the gourd you painted white with the vines on it! You are so talented!!!! I NEVER thought I would say this...I can't wait for winder! I would enjoy watching you do you magic on those gourds.
Thank you for sharing your information on how to dry and clean them. God bless you.
Thank you so much for you kind words Nancy ! We are eager to get started !
Blessings Tina love seeing you..great job
Thank you so much Caroly ! Appreciate your kind words !
Thanks for the how to on gourds. We grew a lot more this year and were constantly looking at how to harvest and store online. Now we have most of the info on one video.
Take care,
Rob
Tina really enjoys playing with them... We will try to show more and more as the process moves along... Probably more out there ready to be picked, we just have been swamped here getting ready for winter...
Very nice finished
Product... Tina
Thank you so Clara... We are eager to get started for this year....
Gourds are so fun to grow and design with. I started my 1st birdhouse gourd trellis here this year. I've grown them before but not at our homestead. About time to pick soon. I loved the painted ones! Loufa gourds are fun to. I love making bath salts, sugar scrubs, loufa soap and making gift baskets for family and friends. Excited to see your winter crafts. ❤👍😊
Thanks so much for watching ! We were thinking about doing luffas next year... Not sure yet... We'll just have to see what Tina has in mind... LOL
Mark and Tina, that is pretty dang neat to see those gourds. Looking forward to see the upcoming crafts from the next batch of gourds. You guys take care and best wishes
Thank you so much ! We really appreciate you watching !
Thanks for the gourd and craft tour.
Thank you so much for watching Laurrene !
Absolutely awesome. Tina you are amazing. I really like the gourds. Looking forward to seeing more of your crafts.
Thank you so much ! I appreciate you watching and I am looking forward to getting started on the gourds soon :)
Tina has a lot of talent .. the gourds are really pretty.. I love the stain on the one Tina showed.. the marks really come out in the staining process.. the bird houses were darling.. great job Tina , I can’t wait to see what you come up with in this next bunch ready to do up..
Thanks so much for your kind words, and we appreciate your support !
Love hearing your ideas Tina as you feel and see different shades and colors and shapes, bring on winter. How do you wait I'd be busting my buns to play. Thanks for sharing your experience an amazing talent.
Thank you so much for your kind words and for lending us your support !
Thanks. I love the step by step and the final birdhouses. Any way you could show a jewelry box done. I can't seem to picture it in my head. I know what I want to plant next spring! Take care and god bless you.
We should be putting together some jewelry boxes this winter... I am not quite sure when Tina will get to them though... I will tell her there has been some interest though....
@@BumbleBeeJunction Thank you.
That is so COOL! Loved seeing Tina's work! Thank you!
Thank you so much for watching ! We appreciate the support Rita !
They r beautiful, Tina. You are really an artist!
Thank you so much for your kind words Brenda !
Tina, this is so much fun. Can't wait to see how many gourds you harvest. How many gourds can one plant put out? Thinking about it for next year. Thanks for sharing.
We usually get 2 or 3 good gourds off a plant... Less on the bigger gourds... Thanks so much for watching !
THANKS for this video. Great video and VERY informative.,
Thank you so much for watching ! We are glad you enjoyed it !
Amazing Tina!!!! I want to try my hand at growing some apple gourds.
We should have seed for them later in the year in her ETSY store which you can get to through the SHOP NOW button on our Facebook page...
You've done a beautiful job 😍👍 thank you for making this
Thank you so much for watching !
Love what you have done with the gourds. Love seeing your crafting work Tina.
Thank you so much Sabina !
Absolutely awesome finished pieces! They are wonderful. Tina is an artist. Thank you for sharing this with me. It was most enjoyable to see.
Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words !
Beautiful art work
Thank you so much Debra ! Appreciate you watching !
Never have grown some but we talked about it so this information is very helpful
They are super easy and super fun to grow, just mind the space they take, which we have tried to show how "invasive" they can be sometimes....
Beautiful, Tina! Can’t wait until winter when you start working on the older gourds!!
Thanks so much Jeannie !
Enjoyed watching. Thank you.
Your work is beautiful.
Thank you so much for watching Kimberly, and for your kind words !
Great, thank you.
Thank you so much for watching ! :)
like the bowl ideal
Thanks ! They should be awesome... Perhaps with a native american style paint job on them...
Thank you Tina never seen them before. Those from last year was pretty. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much for watching ! Eager to get started crafting on them...
I was taught to use bleach water and Dawn dish soap to reduce the mold going into the air. Then they need to set in the sun to dry for 2 days. Your way seems so much easier - definitely going to try it next time. Great harvest and gorgeous gourds. Thanks for sharing. Blessings.
For the most part, we dont mind (and even try to encourage) the mold growth, but you sure do not want that around where you or pets are breathing, for sure...
@@BumbleBeeJunction the mold growth on yours is so much prettier than mine had. I didn't get the pretty rings, just very interesting spots lol the ones we left outside for the winter ended up disintegrating in the spring lots of snow and -35 degrees. I didn't realize they didn't have a chance
Yeah, all winter is rough on them... Odd fact, the sun is closer to the earth during winter (makes no sense, I know) but the winter UV is what really does them in...
@@BumbleBeeJunction yeah, the earth's northern half is tilted away while the southern is closer (such a difference in temps). The UV explains why they looked more like stone. Thanks and thanks for the info... I learned something new today :)
Great first gourd harvest. I know you have a bunch more that aren’t ready yet. I loved seeing some of your finished ones. They are beautiful. You are very creative. Can’t wait to see you working on them this winter. Great job, Tina. I love your channel. You & Mark do a great job & have a beautiful farm. Love & Hugs from Vicki in Ft. Worth, Texas 🇨🇱🇺🇸👍😁
Thank you so much for your kind words Vicki and your ongoing support ! Very much appreciated !
Those are really cool Tina. Your crop this year was awesome. Can’t wait to see what you will do with the giant gourds. 😁❤️ Cheryl
Thanks so much for watching Cheryl ! We are excited to get started on them...
Tina, I love the gourds you have painted! Looking forward to seeing you craft with some of them this winter!
Thank you so much for your kind words Dorinda !
Awesome! Great instructions and I watched the vid twice to be sure I got everything. So glad you showed some finished products. And thanks for the add-ins of tips and hints. Guess you use a hole cutter (with mask) for the birdhouse openings but hope to see that in use and the Dremel tool for other cutting. I have my Dremel but am excited to see what bits/tools you use with it. Mark, really appreciate the tip about long stems. My neighbor grew some one year but they all rotted except one. This might be why. So far mostly my Dremel has been used with ceramics and pottery. Can’t wait.
We use the dremel for about everything... We will try to show what bits we use for what... Thanks so much for all of your support !
Those are great always wanted to grow them
We really enjoy them ! Thank you so much for watching !
What lovely pieces of art you have created Tina. Thank you for taking the time to walk us through the beginning of the process. I am very much looking forward to seeing you work with the gourds this winter.
Thanks so much for watching ! We are excited to get started !
Thats pretty cool all the different things you can make from those gourds. I think my fav is the tealight idea. I can visualize a nice wrap around porch lit up with hanging gourds. I am also interested in seeing this winter how it all is done. Especially what happens to the innards after you start cutting them open. Thanks Mark and Tina.
The insides are mostly powder by now in the dried ones... Just the seeds rattle around in there... Some gourds have a very little internal structure that easily breaks away, but they are more like a pumpkin on the inside, and mostly turn to dust....
The markings are amazing! I have some that have the most gorgeous spots . But something ate into them . I have many intact ones with those markings tho 😊
Very cool!
Wow, what a magnificent art. Tina you are an amazing crafter 💞💞💞 I loved & appreciated you showing us your crafts!!!
Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words !
At 9:32 mark the 2 that look the same make cute Santa and Mrs. Claus and also a snowman. 💝
They so look like Apple's!
There so cool, I'll never seen them before, thanks Tina!
Jo Jo in VT,, 💕😊🍁🍁🍁🐦
They need some time to finish drying out, but once they do, you can paint them candy apple red, and the stems bright green, and you would think they were giant apples... LOL Thank you so much for watching Jo Jo and for your continued support !
gonna show this to my wife
Thank you so much ! Hope she enjoys it !
Wow beautiful, thanks for sharing this
Thank you so much for watching ! We really appreciate the support !
Beautiful! Thank you for all the tips.
Thank you so much for watching Diane !
Very Gourd-eous❤
Thank you
Thank you so much for watching Laurie !
HELLO 🙏🌹💖 süper video 🌹🙏
Hello Again :) Thank you for your support !
@@BumbleBeeJunction 🙏🌹💖🙏🌹💖
Love them! The light stain with the heart was my favorite! Great job! God bless
The ones with the most mold actually turn out to be the prettiest ones...
Thanks, 😊
I am continually amazed at the talent you both have. Do you sell your gourds? I need a new birdhouse for my magnolia tree 🌸
We should have some for sale in our Etsy store later this winter... You can find it in our ETSY store that you can reach through the SHOP NOW button on our Facebook page...
Yeah!
Awesome ideas Tina and great job. Do you save the seeds from the biggest ones to replant? Thanks for sharing. Blessings
We save some and we sell some, but not until later in the year...
Tina you should start your own channel or at least video you doing the crafts to help some of us(yes me lol)how to do this...like how to cut them and putting designes on them...i would love it if you did and im sure others would love it to
Thanks so much for watching ! We will be posting videos over the winter...
Some remind me of geese with the long necks 👍
Love the long necked ones ! So many possibilities !
They will be keeping you busy around spring.. the ones finished are gorgeous 😆
Have a wonderful day 🌻🌻🌻
Thank you so much Chele ! We really appreciate your support !
i love the ideas you had for gourd decorations. surely by now you've made some of them? especially with covid quarantines?
Yes, some of the gourd crafts are in our Crafting playlist on our main page (just click our logo)...
I always wondered how they turned out. I'm excited to see what she will do this year in the craft room. Does she sell anything? I'd love one of those candle holder gourds,
We will probably sell some later this winter in our ETSY store that you can find through out SHOP NOW button on our Facebook store !
Thank you for the video, :) do you think a plant will grow in a big pot next to a fence ? Lol those bird houses were so cute!
It should, if it gets good light... We grew some really nice large melons in pots last year... Very similar... Thank you for watching !
I really like how well explain was the process. I have a question, I live in Nebraska and this summer was my first time growing gourds. Since the cold in this area come early, can I leave my gourds to dry in the garage; or it need to be a warm and dry place?
Dry is more important that warm or cold... And good air circulation is key...
Tina is a good artist. Does she sale her birdhouses? Just wondering.
We do... They will be in our ETSY store later this winter... You can find it at our SHOP NOW button on our Facebook page....
Great video I will try and grow these again next year. I never have any success but you've inspired me to try again. Do you have to dry them in a dry warm spot?
Not really... You can dry them almost anywhere, including just leaving them in a pile outside... We like to limit the loss so we limit the pressure points (touching) and spread them out... But we will not bring them indoors in the basement until we expect a freeze that could crack them if they are still wet inside...
@@BumbleBeeJunction How many do you expect to produce on one plant? I planted the Jarradale pumpkins for the first time this year and ended up with 14 twenty pound pumpkins from 3 plants. This was a nice suprise but if I had known I think 1 plant is enough lol. They neighbors all got pumpkins and a couple recipes for pumpkin bread. Lol. Thank you for all your video's I do enjoy them.
Tina wow wow wow you are amazing. Please let me know if you are going to sell any of the jewelry boxes. I would love to have one, Love from Oklahoma
If we do, they will be in our ETSY store, which you can get to through our SHOP NOW button on our Facebook page....
AWESOME... You do some beautiful work with these hoards. Do you sell them?
We do... They will be in our ETSY store later this winter... You can find the ETSY store through out SHOP NOW button on our Facebook page (same name)....
Did you make the little clay feet on bottom of the gourds, what a neat idea😊
Yes, with a product called QuikWood which is a two part epoxy clay that hardens in a few hours...
@@BumbleBeeJunction I forgot to ask do the apple gourds climb, will I need a trellis, I usually grow on my chain link fence but did not know if these were climbers.
They do fine unsupported, but chain link would be great for them...
Love the art work on those gourds. Do you sell them?
We will likely have some for sale later this winter in our ETSY shop... You can find it at our SHOP NOW button on our Facebook page...
If you sell any bird houses let me know. You are one talented lady.
We may have some later this winter in our ETSY store.... You can find it at the SHOP NOW button on our Facebook page (same name)....
Can you leave them in the snow to dry?
I bought bushel gourd seeds in hopes of ending up with a big basket. Now I see how heavy they are, and you dry them without cutting them open, I don't think I can handle those! Guess I better go back to thinking about the Daisy Gourds instead.
They will dry in place... You can get something like a palet or anything to keep them out of the mud...
If i am storing outside starting in October and it's very cold in November - March. Should I store it inside? Is sunlight needed during the drying process?
Sunlight, no... But good air circulation is a must...
I grew a slew of gourds this summer . They looked like they had powdery mildew. So I ignored them . Now they’re all dried out on their own outside. Is it safe to make things with them ? Thank you 😊
Absolutely... You can see a lot of mine look the same way, and they are cured indoors... It scrubs right off... Wear a mask though !
The molds that form on the gourds after drying, are these hazardous at all?
Yes, to both human and animal lungs... They should not be dried around them, and masks should be worn any time you work with them until they are sealed...
Jewelry boxes and music batches I've never seen that scene is birdhouses I live very close to the mackinaw bridge in Michigan
Michigan is so pretty... In my younger days, we canoed about 300 miles of the Au Sable river, with Mio being about our mid point if I remember correctly...
how long does it take to grow bird house and can they be grown on the ground..or on a ladus??..anyone know??