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Gardeners’ Forum: “Are gourds edible?”

• Are gourds edible?

  Posted by Rand MacKay on Friday, September 14, 2001 6:38 pm ADT

  Not that I want to eat them, but this year we've had a bountiful harvest of ornamental gourds. I was asked if they are edible, or tasty, and I honestly don't know? I'm sure they are edible, but are they enjoyable, and are they eaten?

  • re: Are gourds edible?

    Posted by LISA on Sunday, September 23, 2001 12:11 pm ADT

    I don't know what variety you have, but one year we grew ITALIAN EDIBLE GOURDS. They grew about 3' long. Snakey-looking things with thin shells. We tried frying them when they were young like summer squash, NASTY. Now we just let a couple of vines run up a tree to amuse the neighbor kids. They think they're giant cucumbers. LISA