Gourds
All seeds are grown 100% naturally.
Birdhouse Gourd
(Lagenaria siceraria)
25 seeds
Make birdhouses or other crafts. With the right sized hole, purple martins (which eat mosquitoes) can house up and swoop over your yard feeding.
Direct sow after last frost. Sprawling vines need plenty of room (can be trellised, or grown on ground).
$4.00
Luffa Gourd
(Luffa aegyptiaca)
25 seeds
Once dried and shucked (remove outer shell), one is left with a natural sponge for bathing or washing dishes! Specialty craft soaps can be made from laterally cut pieces, providing an abrasive scrubbie and soap all at the same time.
Start indoors 6 weeks before last frost (require a relatively long growing season), or direct sow after last frost. Grow on a large trellis (a fence works best).
$4.00
Bulk 100 seeds = $15
Bulk 400 seeds = $55
