Gourds
Gourds at Sandlady's Gourd Farm
08/14/2008 08:56:56 PM
(last updated)
Open most full days at the farm. Saturday hours are 8 am
to 4 pm.
Call and let me know if you when you want to come.
Tours around Farm
Gourd Art Gallery's
Events Calendar
Dates and links later
Hoot (Ohio Tole Painters)
Sandlady's 10th Gourd Fest
August 23-24
Illinois Gourd Show
September 15-17
Ohio Gourd Show
Gifford Christmas Show
November
Christmas in the Country
egg gourds
unusual gourds
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How to Choose a Gourd
For thickness...at least 1/4 " shell.
Some 1/8" gourds if, hard, will work. |
Knock on the gourd. It should sound like a
board and not a piece of cardboard. |
| Free of little or no insect bites. |
Some artist like the markings
made by insects. For me these give the gourd a rustic look. |
| There are no perfect gourds. |
Maybe close. |
| Remember gourds are not identical |
For each type, there are a
variety of shapes. |
| Height, long,
round, short, squatty, width, wide. |
Neck of gourds
are slender, wide, straight, curved |
| Bird House comes in all shapes and sizes. Do you
want a long tall neck that is slender or wide or a squatty gourd? |
Martins like gourds with a large body such as a bushel
and or large kettle, or martin gourd.
Wrens like gourds with a smaller body. Almost any gourd will work if
it is the right size. |
| When you order gourds by mail, make sure you tell the
seller you do not want paper thin gourds or cardboard like quality gourds. |
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