Re: was NE weather, now bamboo suppliers

Corsicans are climbers. I've seen seeds for snake gourds, but don't know
if it's the same as what you are talking about. Will check my Pinetree
catalog tonight.


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: james singer <jsinger@igc.org>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Mon, 2 Feb 2004 18:09:14 -0500

>This is probably a good year for me to grow luffas again. I'm down to 
>two dried but unused fruits from the last batch [of about 20]. Maybe I 
>ought to try Corsican gourds, too. Are they terrestrial or climbers, 
>Pam? And, while we're at it, what are those huge gourds I remember 
>seeing at the Fresno county [CA] fair. They were about 30 inches tall 
>and 24 inches in diameter, striped like a rattlesnake watermelon. 
>Anyone know what those are?
>
>On Saturday, January 31, 2004, at 07:18 AM, Pamela J. Evans wrote:
>
>> Corsican gourds are awesome and totally perfect for making bowls. They
>> are round - about 8" in diameter and c. 4" tall. They're an earlier
>> producer than the luffas, so you might be able to grow them if you 
>> start
>> them in peat pots indoors. If not, I'll send you an extra one of mine.
>> With our long season - this is gourd country. Get my seeds form 
>> Pinetree
>> - www.superseeds.com. Love 'em.
>
>Island Jim
>Southwest Florida
>Zone 10
>
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Pam Evans
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