"(C. lagenaria) Large, bottle-shaped fruits make novel bird houses. Attractive fall and winter decorations. Vines spread 12'. 25 seeds per packet. Sun."
Average Customer Rating:
4.2 out of 5
5 of 6 (83%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for Gourd Large Bottle - 1 Pkt. (25 seeds)
5
out of 5
(Overall Rating)
Top 250 Contributor
Many Gourds,
September 27, 2009 Submitted byParker from Sioux Falls, SD
"I planted these a few years back. I planted about 5 plants in my garden and only about 3 survived. I let them grow the whole summer. I ended up with around 30 gourds. I had so many that most got thrown away. Great plant!!!"
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
SD
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
1-5 years
Review 2 for Gourd Large Bottle - 1 Pkt. (25 seeds)
5
out of 5
(Overall Rating)
Small quantity, BIG gourds!,
January 13, 2008 Submitted byplaysndirt from Ossineke
"This plant was a bit of a surprise to me, as I had mistakenly planted it as a cucumber on a trellis. By the time it had flowers, I was mystified as to what it was that I actually HAD planted! I was pleased to see several little 'hourglass' shapes forming on the vines. The summer season was difficult....little rain, stifling heat, and I'm sure that contributed to the demise of so many of the little ones. But! The two that survived off of that one plant were so heavy they broke my trellis! What fun! I saved them and hung them to dry in my garage across from the woodburner, and just tonight Dremel-ed the chickadee hole and retrieved an enormous amount of seed to plant for 2008. All in all, despite my mistake and a rough life, I look forward to planting them again!"
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
MI
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
10+ years
Review 3 for Gourd Large Bottle - 1 Pkt. (25 seeds)
5
out of 5
(Overall Rating)
I LOVE THESE!!!!!!!!!,
September 29, 2007 Submitted bygardenmaster from Tennessee
"This was the greatest year I've ever grown a garden but first let me tell a little history.I started growing gardens 8 to 9 years ago I was only 6 or 7 when I first started and i've always loved growing gardens I've always been good at growing corn, tomatoes,peas,beans,squosh,and etc you know the usual stuff but I've always been vary intersted in the harder stuff like gourds,pumpkins,cantalope,watermelons,peppers, that kind of stuff but one problem I've never been that great at it I could always grow big good looking plants but no fruit but I wouldn't give up untill this year.My parents got two hives of huney bees this year and they did miracles I started off this year by starting plants in little cups that flowers come in from the store I had gourds,pumpkins,watermelons,cantalope,and etc and when they started blooming little fruits started and guess what they grew I had six gourd plants and the turned out over twenty-five gourds I had over six good sized pumpkis over twelve watermelons sadley I lost all but one to white rot(And if any body knows anything about white rot please post and tell me about how to prevent.thanks)the one that survived thoe was over twenty -five pounds I had three cantalopes out of ONE plant so I had a good garden this year.oooooppsss there I went rambling on what I was going to say was these gourds are vary hardy and give you a lot with just a few plants and dont give up hope on them and with a lot of hard work ( And a little help from the bees) you'll be able to do as good as I did.have a great day and good gardining.P.S. burpee you have the best seeds in the WORLD.Jake"
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Large Garden
Gardening skill:
Very skilled
State of residence:
TN
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
5-10 years
Review 4 for Gourd Large Bottle - 1 Pkt. (25 seeds)
2
out of 5
(Overall Rating)
Top 250 Contributor
Disappointed,
August 14, 2007 Submitted byHalloween from North Lewisburg, Ohio
"I have to say I am unhappy with results. It's August 14 and I have only 3 gourds, none of which are very big. The largest might be six inches tall. I think the key is hand pollination to achieve more gourds, but that won't help with size. I planted 4 plants and let them grow on a trellis, but in this case I think growing on the ground would have been okay."
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: No
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Beginner
State of residence:
OH
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
1-5 years
Review 5 for Gourd Large Bottle - 1 Pkt. (25 seeds)
3
out of 5
(Overall Rating)
Growing, growing, gourds ?,
August 10, 2007 Submitted byHulaGirl from Kailua, (windward) Hawaii
"First time I have ever grown gourds and plan to use them to make gourd dolls and X-mas ornaments. The seeds are unusually shaped & are WHOPPERS, as are the seedlings. They grow so fast-I felt like Jack & the Bean stalk, as I planted the gourds near my bedroom window and they shot up into the window so fast I expected to wake up one morning & find myself on top of the clouds ! I live in Hawaii and the plants seemed to grow 5-6" each night! Amazing & the flowers are beautiful BUT I only gave a 3 star rating because I can't get any gourds to grow! After the flowers bloom the entire flower, & a 1/2 inch section of the stem under the flower base, dies, turns brown & shrivles up. Then the rest of the stem slowly drys up. I can't find any information on growing gourds that would help me with this problem. I water a lot daily & my cuckumbers growing next to them are full of cukes. Maybe it is the hot Hawaiian sun they dont like? I have a partial shade screen for the hottest part of the day but still no gourds. If things change for the good, I will write another review stating how I solved this problem. Wish Burpee had online growing help. Overall this is a very nice plant."
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
HI
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
10+ years
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