Re: gourds

What kind of sealer did you use?  Is it as glossy as the ones on frannies gourds?  
  

Patricia <pdickson@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
  I just used watered down craft paint in orange then used a gloss sealer. 
They look great in with leaves and other fall stuff. I would tell you I 
would send a picture but it will probably be too late for this year. Look 
at www.franniesgourds.com online. They have some beautiful gourds painted.
Tricia
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jesse Bell" 
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Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 10:43 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] gourds


> Man, I had gourds like that. They were in my garage forEVER, and were 
> fine when I went to craft with them. And the seeds were still GOOD. 
> Amazing. Are you painting the Corsicans to look like actual pumpkins, 
> like tolle painting? Or just painting them orange with a face? You'll 
> have to send some pics!
>
>
> Patricia 
wrote:
> I have to tell you to that the last time I grew birdhouse gourds was in
> Missouri when we lived there. I grew them on a chain length fence. When we
> found out we were moving I boxed them up and they have been in my attic in 
> a
> box most of the 10 years we have been here. It is amazing how durable they
> are.
> I grew some Corsican gourds since we have lived here and now I am having 
> fun
> painting them like the ones I saw in California this year. They make
> beautiful pumpkins for fall decorating.
> I want to plant some of the seeds next spring that I got out of some of
> them to just see how long the seed stays good. Fun!
> Tricia
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jesse Bell"
> To:
> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 9:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] gourds
>
>
>> Depending on the size of the gourd (I have Corsican gourds this year that
>> are quite heavy and when they dry I have to sit them on something, not
>> hang them, because of the weight). If it is a bird-house gourd or
>> something in that range, I would let them hang on the vine until the 
>> first
>> frost. It gives them all the growing time they need. They do not have to
>> hang on the vine all winter, just pick them or cut them off (I leave some
>> of the stem on it) and put them in a relatively dry place until next
>> summer (garage or shed). Usually it will develop a black or dark grey
>> mold on it while it is drying. This is normal. While drying, If the
>> gourd puckers or wrinkles, or looks like it is shrinking some, then it 
>> was
>> not mature enough to pick. The late season gourds do that sometimes. You
>> know the gourd is dry and ready to craft with when you shake it and you
>> can hear the seeds rattle a little bit inside. When you are ready to do
>> something with them, take bleach and water and
>> scrub them down with a Brillo pad or steel wool. That gets most of the
>> dried on mold off of it. AND - last but not least - when you are cleaning
>> out the insides of the gourd, or using a drill or sander on them - DO IT
>> OUTSIDE. The dust is killer - even if you don't have allergies. Trust me
>> on that one....
>>
>>
>> Bonnie Holmes wrote:
>> This is the second year that I have tried to grow gourds and I now have a
>> good number of them...still green on the vines. When do I pick them? How
>> do I let them dry out before I do the finishing that was suggested
>> earlier?
>>
>>
>> Bonnie Holmes
>> holmesbm@usit.net
>>
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