Last weekend, I spent an hour or so picking (and tossing in the dumpster!) about 3 dozen gourds that didn’t make it to maturity and turned squishy after the first frost and snow. I guess 3 dozen out of 300 isn’t too bad!
Thanks to my dear frinds Jill and Sonja for helping me pick and haul the rest of the gourds yesterday! Thanks also to my husband who helped put the final batch in my truck as dark approached, along with alot of wind!
They are all neatly placed on pallets on the south side of our garage, and now it is a waiting game to see which of them make it all the way through the drying stage without collapsing or shriveling up!

Also exciting is an email I got from some friends that harvested their first batch! I gave them a little seedling back in the spring, which they planted and then watched it take over their backyard! Here is the picture of their first harvest, also picked yesterday! Congratulations Cathy & Heidi! Thanks for sharing your picture!