Re: Gourd


Mine don't - they grow like crazy!   The gourds and these Italiam
purple pole beans I planted this year.   I haven't even fertilized
them and they are growing a good 6" at a pop.  Amazing.


On 5/6/05, james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:
> Thanks for the advice about the bottle gourd, Jesse. I put it in the
> ground and gave it a taut string from a ground staple to a
> bougainvillea vine 4 or 5 feet above it. It has embraced the string
> like a long-lost lover and is crawling upward at a rate of about 6
> inches per day. Male flowers are forming on the lower stem. This is
> exciting. If I look at it, will I slow it down? :)
> 
> Island Jim
> Southwest Florida
> 27.0 N, 82.4 W
> Hardiness Zone 10
> Heat Zone 10
> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

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