ReimerSeeds.com Electronic Catalog Category: Gourds

ReimerSeeds.com Electronic Catalog
Category: Gourds
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GD10-10 - Mixed Gourds (Large)
GD1-10 - Birdhouse Gourds
100 days. Cucurbita pepo.
Produces good yields of assorted
large size gourds of various
shaped and colors. Excellent for
making crafts, birdhouses,
dippers, and ornaments. pk/10
125 days. Lagenaria siceraria.
Plant produces good yields of 12"
long gourds with narrow neck with
hard shell. Excellent for making
birdhouses and crafts. United
States Department of Agriculture,
NSL 117728. pk/10
GD11-10 - Orange Warted Gourds
GD12-10 - Mixed Gourds (Small)
100 days. Cucurbita pepo.
Produces high yields of 6" gourds.
These orange warted gourds are
excellent for fall decorations.
pk/10
100 days. Cucurbita
pepo.Produces good yields of
assorted small size gourds of
various shaped and colors.
Excellent for making crafts,
birdhouses, dippers, and
ornaments. pk/10
GD13-10 - Nest Egg Gourds
110 days. Cucurbita pepo.
Produces high yields of white egg
shaped gourds. Gourds are
smooth and hard. You may wish to
color them for Easter. Excellent
for painting and making crafts.
pk/10
GD14-10 - Spoon Gourds
90 days. Cucurbita pepo.
Produces good yields of green and
orange colored spoon shaped
gourds. Excellent for making
crafts. pk/10
GD15-10 - Small Warted Gourds
110 days. Cucurbita pepo.
Produces good yields of small
green and orange round gourds
with bumpy surface. Excellent for
making crafts and table
decorations. pk/10
GD16-10 - Speckled Swan Gourds
125 days. Cucurbita pepo. Produces good
yields of 12" tall gourds that resembles a
swan with its neck curved down. Gourds are
green with creamy speckles. Excellent for
making crafts. Suitable for home garden and
market growers. pk/10
GD17-10 - Striped Pear Gourds
100 days. Cucurbita pepo.
Produces good yields of fancy
gourds. They are half yellow and
halef dark green with alternating
dark green and pale green bands.
Excellent for making crafts. Vines
are 8 ft to 12 ft long. pk/10
GD18-10 - Apple Gourds (Large)
110 days. Lagenaria siceraria.
Produces good yields of 7 lb size
apple shaped gourds. They are
dark green and turns brown when
dried. Excellent for making crafts
and birdhouse. pk/10
GD19-10 - Caveman's Club Maranka Gourds
125 days. Lagenaria siceraria. Produces
good yields of 18" long primitive looking
club shaped gourds. Gourds are dark green
to dark green with light green markings.
Excellent for making crafts and birdhouse.
United States Department of Agriculture,
NSL 117731. pk/10
GD20-10 - Shenot Crown of Thorns Gourds
95 days. Cucurbita pepo.
Produces good yields of 5"
diameter multi color gourds. This
unusual gourds have 10 fingers
pointing towards the blossom end.
Excellent for making crafts. pk/10
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GD2-10 - Bushel GourdsReimer Seeds, The Pepper Store, and Total Garden Solution are Trademarks owned by Reimer Seeds, Inc. 2003.
120 days. Lagenaria siceraria.
Plant produces gigantic size gourds.
GD21-10 - Tiny Bottle Gourds
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GD2-10 - Bushel Gourds
120 days. Lagenaria siceraria.
Plant produces gigantic size gourds.
Gourds can grow up to 5 feet in
diameter, the size of a bushel
basket, and can weigh as much as
100 lbs. Excellent for making
crafts. Impress you neighbors by
growing a giant gourd. pk/10
GD21-10 - Tiny Bottle Gourds
125 days. Lagenaria siceraria.
Plant produces good yields of 8"
long gourds. This is a miniature
version of the birdhouse gourd..
Excellent for making birdhouses
and crafts. pk/10
GD22-10 - Chinese Bottle Gourds
GD23-10 - Pear Bi-Color Gourds
110 days. Lagenaria siceraria.
Produces good yields of gourds.
Gourds thin neck near stem and
large swollen base. Excellent for
making crafts, birdhouses, and
water jugs. pk/10
110 days. Cucurbita pepo.
Produces excellent yields of pear
shaped gourds. Lower half is green
and upper half is yellow. Excellent
for making crafts and table
decorations. pk/10
GD25-10 - Corsican Gourds
GD24-10 - Small Orange Gourds
110 days. Cucurbita pepo.
Produces good yields of small
round smooth dark orange gourds
with tiny black handle. Excellent
for making crafts and table
decorations. pk/10
125 days. Lagenaria siceraria.
Plant produces good yields of 12"
diameter by 5" deep round
flattened gourds. It resmebles a
wheel of cheese. Dried and used
for making bowls. A variety from
Peru. United States Department of
Agriculture, NSL 117727. pk/10
GD27-10 - Turk's Turban Gourds
GD26-10 - New Guinea Butter Vine Gourds
100 days. Cucurbita maxima.
Plant produces high yields of 10"
bright orange squash type gourds
with red, white, and dark green
markings. Also known as the
Mexican Hat. Excellent for baking
and stuffing. Very popular at
roadside vegetable stands. United
States Department of Agriculture,
NSL 92000. pk/10
100 days. Lagenaria siceraria. Plant
produces good yields of long curly gourds.
This vegetable can be eaten and cooked
like eggplant or prepared like summer
squash. Try stuffing and baking them too.
Best when harvested at 10" long. pk/10
GD29-10 - Snake Gourds
120 days. Cucurbita pepo.
Produces good yields of 48" long
by 6" wide snake shaped gourds.
The gourds have a smooth pale
green skin and creamy yellow
flesh. It is usually eaten like a
summer squash when it is 6
inches long. pk/10
GD28-10 - Cucuzzi Gourds
GD3-10 - Calabash Gourds
68 days. Lagenaria siceraria.
120 days. Lagenaria siceraria.
Plant produces good yields of 36"
Plant produces good yields of 12"
long by 2" wide edible gourds.
long by 5" wide penguin shaped
This Italian gourd is very flavorful
edible gourds. Excellent for
and tender. Best when harvested
painting and making crafts. pk/10
when 12" long. Used like a squash
- sliced, fried, and steamed. An
excellent freezing and canning
variety. Some times classified as
a squash and a gourd. Also used
in making arts and crafts. United
States Department of Agriculture,
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GD30-10 - Miniature Bottle Gourds
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a squash and a gourd. Also used
in making arts and crafts. United
States Department of Agriculture,
NSL 34239. pk/10
GD30-10 - Miniature Bottle Gourds
GD32-10 - Mini Red Turban Gourds
100 days. Lagenaria siceraria.
Produces good yields small
gourds. The medium green gourds
have a small bulb on top
connected by a narrow throat to a
larger end bulb. Excellent for
making crafts. pk/10
95 days. Lagenaria siceraria.
Plant produces good yields of a
petite variety of the Turks Turban
gourd. Excellent for painting and
making crafts. pk/10
GD31-10 - Autumn Wings Gourds
GD34-10 - White Crown of Thorns Gourds
95 days. Lagenaria siceraria.
Plant produces good yields of an
assortment of winged, warted
pears and other shaped gourds.
The gourds are very colorful and
make a spectacular display for
arts and crafts project. Excellent
for painting and making crafts.
pk/10
95 days. Cucurbita pepo.
Produces good yields of 5"
diameter creamy white gourds. It
has the same finger - like
projections as the Shenot Crown
of Thorns. Crafters use them to
look like ghosts at Halloween.
pk/10
GD33-20 - Hedgehog Gourds
GD36-10 - White Egg Gourds
85 days. Cucumis dipcaseus.
Plant produces good yields of
small, striped, spiny fruit. A
cucumber relative used as a
gourd. Keeps for several months.
Excellent for painting and making
crafts. pk/10
GD35-10 - Dolphin Gourds
95 days. Lagenaria
siceraria. Produces good yields of
long dark green Dolphin shaped
gourds. Great for making arts and
crafts. pk/10
95 days. Cucurbita pepo.
Produces good yields of egg
shaped white gourds. Used to
make crafts and decorations.
Great for school projects! pk/10
GD38-10 - Long Siphon Gourds
95 days. Cucurbita pepo.
Produces good yields of 36" long
gourds with long hallow handles
and a 10" diameter ball end. Used
to make crafts and decorations.
Great for school projects! pk/10
GD37-10 - White Ball Gourds
95 days. Cucurbita pepo.
Produces good yields of ball
shaped white gourds. Used to
make crafts and decorations.
Great for school projects! pk/10
GD40-10 - Water Jug Gourds
95 days. Cucurbita pepo.
Produces good yields of 12" long
by 3" wide canteen shaped
gourds. Used to make crafts and
decorations. Great for school
projects! pk/10
GD39-10 - Canteen Gourds
95 days. Cucurbita pepo.
Produces good yields of 12" long
by 3" wide canteen shaped
gourds. Used to make crafts and
decorations. Great for school
projects! pk/10
GD41-10 - Basket Gourds
120 days. Cucurbita
pepo. Produces good yields of 12"
diameter gourds. Weighs 20 to 30
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GD4-10 - Dinosaur Gourds
120 days. Cucurbita
pepo. Produces good yields of 12"
diameter gourds. Weighs 20 to 30
lbs. Used to make crafts and
decorations. Great for school
projects! pk/10
GD4-10 - Dinosaur Gourds
125 days. Cucurbita siceraria.
Produces good yields of 18" to
24" long gourds that resembles a
serpentine. Gourds are solid dark
green with an 8" wide bowl.
Excellent for making crafts. A
variety from Louisiana, USA.
pk/10
GD43-10 - Crown of Thorns Gourds
95 days. Cucurbita pepo.
Produces good yields of gourds.
This unusual gourds have 10
fingers pointing towards the
blossom end. Excellent for making
crafts. pk/10
GD42-10 - Apple Gourds (Small)
110 days. Cucurbita pepo.
Produces good yields of 4"
apple shaped gourds. They
dark green and turns brown
dried. Excellent for making
and birdhouse. pk/10
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GD45-10 - Syphon Gourds
100 days. Cucurbita pepo.
Produces high yields of gourds.
These gourds are excellent for fall
decorations and making crafts.
pk/10
GD44-10 - Orange Gourds
100 days. Cucurbita pepo.
Produces high yields of orange
gourds. These orange gourds are
excellent for fall decorations and
making crafts. pk/10
GD47-10 - Goblin Eggs Gourds (Mixed)
125 days. Cucurbita siceraria.
Produces good yields of delightful
mixture of egg shaped gourds in a
variety of colors and bicolors.
Excellent for making crafts or
Holloween or Thansksgiving
decorations. pk/10
GD46-10 - Verracousa Warted Gourds
100 days. Cucurbita pepo.
Produces high yields of warted
gourds. These gourds are
excellent for fall decorations and
making crafts. pk/10
GD49-10 - Martin Bird House Gourds
GD48-10 - Koshare Yellow Banded Gourds
100 days. Cucurbita
siceraria. Bush type plant
produces heavy yields of 5" long
dark green and golden yellow
gourds. It has between 2 and 5
bands of alternating colors, green
and yellow. Excellent for making
crafts or Holloween or
Thansksgiving decorations. pk/10
100 days. Cucurbita pepo.
Produces good yields of hard tan
colored gourds. These gourds are
excellent for making birdhouses.
It has a fat oval bottom end and
tapered top. They are 16" tall and
12" across. Dries well and holds
up outdoors if cured properly.
pk/10
GD5-10 - Ten Commandments Gourds
125 days. Cucurbita pepo.
Produces good yields of soft ball
size gourds that have 5 pairs of
protruding prongs. Gourds come in
a mixture of bright stripes and
colors. Excellent for making
crafts. pk/10
GD50-10 - Colored Balls Gourds
95 days. Lagenaria siceraria.
Plant produces good yields of
baseball size colored gourds.
Used to make crafts and
decorations. Great for school
projects! pk/10
GD7-10 - Long Handled Dipper Gourds
110 days. Lagenaria siceraria.
Plant produces good yields of long
handled pale green gourds.
Excellent for making ladles,
dippers, and crafts. Wash with a
non bleaching disinfectant and
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Agriculture, NSL 117730. pk/10
125 days. Lagenaria siceraria.
Plant produces good yields of 12"
GD6-10 - Dipper Gourds
dippers, and crafts. Wash with a
non bleaching disinfectant and
then spread out to dry or hang to
dry in a well ventilated area.
United States Department of
Agriculture, NSL 117730. pk/10
125 days. Lagenaria siceraria.
Plant produces good yields of 12"
long by 4" diameter pale green
gourds. Excellent for making
ladles and crafts. Easy to grow
variety. pk/10
GD9-10 - Bule Gourds
GD8-10 - Luffa Gourds
95 days. Luffa acutangula. Plant
produces good yields of gourd like
fruit. The vegetable can be eaten
like a zucchini and are best when
harvest at 6" long. They can also
be used as a sponge if left to
mature which can grow to 30"
long. Excellent for school
projects. A variety from Egypt.
pk/10
125 days. Cucurbita siceraria.
Produces good yields of 8" long by
6" wide apple shaped gourds. The
entire gourd is covered with
bumps and warts. It is pronounced
"boo - lay". This hard shell gourd is
excellent for making crafts. Vines
are 15 ft to 35 ft long. pk/10
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