In this video, I show you how to build a gourd tunnel trellis to grow gourds, luffas, and other climbing vegetables. Self ...

Gourds are in the Cucurbits plant family, which means the other vine plants we like to grow in our garden such as squashes, cucumbers, melons and pumpkins are distant relatives.

As an added bonus, gourds grown from a trellis have a much better shape than those that grow on the ground. If you plan a spot for growing gourds, be ready for the long haul.

One of the most appealing aspects of the small-fruited varieties is that they allow vining veggies.

Larger gourds are grown in the field next to the trellis. "Some do better than others. It's kind of a northern climate for gourds," Otto said. The gourds prefer a long, hot and sunny growing season.

Watch a luffa/loofah gourd plant growing from a seed to fruit in this 114 days time lapse. After a week the seed was sowed ...

Materials needed: Sunny site, fence or trellis, gourd seeds, garden fertilizer, watering can, garden tools, floor wax and acrylic paints, paintbrushes. Completion time: 120 days. Cost: Less than $5.

For the previous 20 years, I have grown numerous varieties of small, ornamental gourds in the garden for fall decorations. In 2020, I acquired long gourd seeds from a previous Pennsylvania long ...

He built the trellis over the winter and installed it over his porch this spring, planting two gourd plants on either side of the porch columns and training them upward toward the trellis.