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The gourd occurs as hollow, dried shell of a fruit in the Cucurbitaceae family of plants. Gourds may be utilized as a total of items, including bowls or even bottles. Gourds come when well utilized as resonating chambers on certain musical instruments including some stringed instruments and drums. Instruments of this nature and severity come commons within Africa, South Asia, and a Caribbean. Gourds come likewise utilized as a convienence for sipping yerba mate by means of a bombilla, inside Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil, where these are known as "cuia" (kOOya). Birdhouse gourds, (Lagenaria siceraria), come normally utilized within southern United states for class action housing for purple martins, which reputedly help control mosquitoes.

Day-blooming gourds come pollinated the same when squash, and commercial plantings should keep close at hand bee hives supplied. Nighttime blinking gourds come pollinated by moths, which are usually present around adequate supply unless it is drawn off by night lights in the area.

The Decorated Gourd
Offering a 128 page instruction book with color illustrations by Dyan Peterson.

Got Gourds
Offers varieties to include kettle, apple, canteen, goose and minis. How-to information, examples, and a featured artist.

Gourd Gracious
Mississippi farm offering many varieties including apples, bottles, dippers, penguins, canteens, and kettle. Lots of photographs of decorated product.

Gourdgeous Farms
Family business offering dried gourds, seed, craft kits, and supplies.

Leiser Gourd Farm
California grower with many varieties of hard-shell gourds.

Martha's Gourds
Selling ready to craft varieties grown in Pennsylvania and California. Provides photographs, articles, tutorials, newsletter, tips and tricks.

Northern Dipper
Offers a wide selection of dried gourds grown in Canada. Includes seeds, tools, dyes, books, kits, and supplies.

Sycamore-Creek
Gourd art materials and artistic tools, embellishments and tutorials.

Welburn Gourd Farm
Grower and supplier of organic hard-shell gourds. Craft kits, tools, books, instruction, hint and tips, and resource links.

Yuma Gourd Farm
Offers a variety of hard shelled gourds, including bottle, kettle, canteen, dipper, gooseneck and minis that can be used for jewelry.