r/gourds

Went to war with a whistle pig but the crop still flourished!

I planted some loofah and birdhouse gourds at the beginning of August in containers in Central Texas because I was excited about finally having a backyard again. Then realized that maybe I made a boo-boo. Wrong soil in the planters, wrong spot in the yard, wrong time of year… but the foliage was nice so I let them do their thing, occasionally dusting with diatomaceous earth and sometimes insecticidal soap in the evenings. As well as giving them some weed-tea infused water occasionally. I was pleasantly excited by the flowers, encouraged with I saw double-pea sized proto-gourds on the birdhouse vines, and utterly shocked when this bulbous birdhouse baby suddenly popped up the other day. I am hopeful while also being ready for none of these to fully develop into the gourds of my dreams, but I definitely am going to try again.