Re: gourds

I've gotten it from a local tile store in the past. Home depot sells some sealants, but the stuff at the tile store was much better and WAY cheaper! There are some sealants that have a matte finish, but others are really glossy (aka "wet look"). 

Theresa

Patricia wrote:

Theresa,
Where would I go to find the "wet look" sealant?
Tricia
----- Original Message ----- From: "Theresa W" <tchessie1@sbcglobal.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 6:32 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] gourds
I wonder if the "wet look" sealant for nature stone tiles would give it that effect. Certainly would be way easier to apply than varnish. 

Theresa

Jesse Bell wrote:
WOW...very cool. All I can tell you about cleaning up the gourds is to take a Clorox and water mix (I use a gardening trug with about 3-4 cups of Clorox in it - wear rubber gloves) and take a Brillo or steel wool pad and scrub the snot out of them until the dried up mold comes off of them. If you still have some bad spots, then take a very fine sandpaper (or emory board) and sand them down. It looks like she used several coats of a very glossy clear finish, but I don't know what it is. If you find out let me know. I have three fairly good sized Corsican gourds that are still on the vine this year...about the size of a basketball. Can't wait to do something with them. 
   Jess

Patricia <pdickson@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
I have dug out all the gourds that I have kept all these years and never really done anything with. I hope to figure out how to make them look close to theirs. 
Tricia
----- Original Message ----- From: "Zemuly Sanders" To: Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 9:35 AM 
Subject: Re: [CHAT] gourds



Thanks, Patricia. Those gourds are beautiful.
zem
----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia"



To: Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 8:29 PM
Subject: [CHAT] gourds



www.franniesgourds.com
I wanted to share this site with all of you. I saw these at the farmers market in California while I was out there visiting my sister. The man selling them said his mom makes them. They are too beautiful. I thought I remembered someone growing a lot of gourds on this group. My sister bought several and put them down the middle of her formal dining table. They look like glass. Beautiful. 
Tricia
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