Growing bitter gourd, or karela at home is surprisingly simple, even if you only have a small balcony. It is a fast-growing, hardy vegetable that thrives in warm weather and sunlight. With the right ...

108 days time lapse of bitter melon life span, grown indoor's container from seed to fully harvestable gourds. The plant ...

Shaped like an oversized apple, these hard-shelled gourds (Lagenaria siceraria) grow six to eight inches tall and four to six inches across. In India, young fruit is added to curries. The skin is ...

Many vegetable gardeners look for new crops or new varieties of crops they have experience growing to add to their garden. And this is the time of year when gardeners start to think about how they ...

Every year, the Art in the Park show in Julia Davis Park has some vendors selling large gourds, beautifully decorated as if they were clay pots. Some of us try to grow our own gourds, but find the ...