Gourds

Annual cucurbits grown much like winter squash. Large: 100-300 seeds/oz.; Small: 300-900 seeds/oz. Direct sow seeds after danger of frost where they are to remain. Seeds germ in 5-7 days at 75-80°F. Best on a trellis in full sun. Do not thin seedlings as brightest colors may sprout slowest. Harvest when fruits are fully mature but before frost, and dry several weeks; can be varnished. 10-12' vines. Days to maturity are from sowing.

Large Seeded Gourds

5004 & 5004U Bird House Bottle

95-110 days.
Mostly 10-12".
Smooth shells can be dried for use as bird house or water jug.

5007U Blister

120 days.
Super warty.
Blisters on every square inch.
Round-oval, 9" x 12", 4-7 lbs.

5011U Caveman Maranka

130 days.
Club shape with large swollen end and curious random ridges

5025 Large Assorted

Various sizes, shapes and colors.
For birdhouses, dippers, ornaments.

5032 Luffa

Grown for its fibrous flesh.
Harvest at 2" for baby vegetables.
Harvest after 90 days for sponges.

5034U Lunch Lady

110 days.
Unique LARGE WARTED gourd mix.
Broad range of shapes, colors and patterns, all with sizable fruit in the 3-10 lb. range, all with hard shells and warts.
Strong, heavy vines.

5036U Martin Bird House

The genuine Martin.
Hard, smooth tan rind with fat oval base and tapered top.
Most are 14-16" x 10-12".
Dries and hollows out well and holds up well outdoors if cured properly.
Birdhouse, Decorative, Cornucopia.

5088 Speckled Swan

Long elegant swan, oval base bearing a goose neck with a head at end.

Small Seeded Gourds

5019 Goblin Eggs

80 days.
Very cool blend of small eggs with lots of striped, zoned and speckled types as well as pure whites and golds and many others.
Earlier maturing than other ornamental gourd strains.
Decorative, Cornucopia.

5021U Harvest Wings F1

95 days.
Approx. 350 seeds/ oz.
Multi-color mix, many types with very prominent wings and other strange shapes.

5020 Koshare Yellow Banded

95 days.
Unique variable banded pattern provides brilliant contrast.
2-5 bands of alternating dark green and golden yellow with some pure greens.
4" fruits with uniform spoon shape.
Excellent color retention on stand or in storage.
Multi-stem bush habit with concentrated fruit set permits high population, high yields and easy harvest.

5053U Shenot Crown of Thorns

Crown of Thorns type with pronounced thorny warts around shoulders of fruits.
Wide range of patterns in white, green, and orange.

5060U Small Assorted

Beautiful patterns, colors and shapes; smooth and warted skins.
For table decorations, fresh or dried

5080U Small Assorted Professional Warted Mix

Blended for advantages in commercial production for mkt.
Smaller more uniform 3” fruit with stronger colors, more consistent warting.
Assortment of stripes, bicolors, solids, spoons, pears, short pears, flats and rounds.
High proportion of yellows, greens and oranges, with fewer whites, for brighter display at Fresh Mkt.

5095 Spoon

90-95 days.
Striped green and white bottom with a long yellow crookneck

Unique Specialty Blend

5015U Cucumis Deco-Fruits Mix of Six

Approx. 5,000 seeds/oz.
Vines to 6'; Ornamental deco fruits in abundance.
Fast growing and prolific.
Varied shapes, sizes, bicolor patterns, some with soft brushy spines.
Worth trying out as material for novelty cut arrangements.

Gourds

Large Seeded Gourds

Small Seeded Gourds

Unique Specialty Blend

Otis S. Twilley Seed Co., Inc.

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