Short Handled Dipper Gourd 'Short Handled Dipper' (Lagenaria Siceraria)

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onalee Brooksville, FL(Zone 9a) Sep 03, 2004

Short Handled Dipper Gourd 'Short Handled Dipper'
Lagenaria Siceraria

Dipper gourds in various stages of curing. One cut into a dipper. Grown in Brooksville, FL 2003

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spklatt Ottawa, ON(Zone 5a) Sep 05, 2004

Fabulous photo! I had no idea this plant existed. Very artistically presented, as well. Thanks for posting it.

Shannon

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onalee Brooksville, FL(Zone 9a) Sep 10, 2004

Shannon - you're welcome! They are very cool things to grow!

Onalee

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lcsplace Norman, OK Jul 28, 2006

I did not know that the gourds could be cured at different times. I always put mine on newspapers, and let them dry during the Winter months, and made many birdhouses from them.Some of them got a burled appearance upon curing, and I painted them with clear paint ,like Krylon.

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aprilwillis Missouri City, TX(Zone 9a) Jul 29, 2006

Onalee those are the coolest! I notice that you are in same zone, but do you have the worst humidity in the world as well?

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onalee Brooksville, FL(Zone 9a) Jul 29, 2006

Yes, we have terrible humidity! It's hard to get the gourds to dry during the summer months, it is best to time planting them so they are ending in the late summer or fall when humidity (hopefully!!) is less, but I haven't had good luck curing over the winter. I've found the best time here in FLA to cure is from late summer thru fall, when rains stop but it's still hot.

Onalee

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