How to Dry Gourds for Crafting

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In this video I explain the methods I use to dry the gourds that my family and I grow on our farm. You will be able to see our large field of gourds, gourds hanging from the trees, freshly picked gourds, the first signs of a gourd drying out, what a gourd looks like as it is drying out, and what it looks/feels/sounds like when a gourd is ready to craft with. Gourds can be dried both inside some shelter and outside under the sky and exposed to the elements. I show you what a gourd looks like in both cases and the precautions you need to take if drying inside. by Bernadette Fox from bernadettesgour...
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@BernadetteGourder 11 лет назад

One last thing. Snow and freezing is okay for fully matured gourds and will not turn them to mush as long as they don't sit in a puddle. That's why I suggest hanging them up (eg. mesh bag) or putting them on a pallet. Now, if you are thinking of keeping the seed for planting next year than it is good to note that freezing may greatly reduce the viability of the seed. Tip: Sacrifice one gourd now, cut it open, spread the seeds out on a rack, let them completely dry then put in baggie in fridge.

@naomikychiu98 5 лет назад

2:38 The mold looks like a lion’s face

@BernadetteGourder 11 лет назад

On the farm we don't harvest ALL the gourds because some are just not any good when it comes time to harvest. Those gourds just get plowed under or composted. So, yes gourds can be thrown into the compost pile, just make sure to break them up (stomp on them or hammer them) into little pieces and bury them in your pile. Note: Remember gourds mold a lot when they are drying so your gourds may not need to be thrown away.

@AlexKuttner 4 года назад

I tried growing those bottle shaped ones but they just became long cucumber ones :s did they sell me the wrong seeds?

@buckwheat2599 9 лет назад

For small batches and in a hurry, dry them in the oven at 180-220 degrees for about 12 hours.....works like a charm...

@j1vestofturkeys312 6 лет назад

Does that also work for pumpkins? after all they are a type of gourd.

@amberlbrowning 6 лет назад

J1VEST OF TURKEYS pumpkin will rot..

@j1vestofturkeys312 6 лет назад

What about salting it like jerky?

@theduckom 6 лет назад

J1VEST OF TURKEYS then you have jerky

@tedh7543 4 года назад

We grew gourds for the first time this season and have a bunch still hanging from the trellis we built. Thanks for sharing your experience, this helped us alot with how to dry gourds.

@telegufilmz9098 8 лет назад

We have a 70-80 years old dry very long (around 2-3 ft) bottle gourd with a single nice circular cut on its neck, it was used and maintained by my grand father (who was a farmer) to store certain seeds. As a child I would wonder how he would have done that but since he was no more and my parents had no clue, so i just ignored that thing. today i happened to come across this video. BIG THANKS to you for letting me know the secret !! :) Also any tips to preserve that wonderful piece, we have ignored it for long time and i doubt it might not survive if we dont take proper care of it. I dont wish to use any sort of paint coating as it looks really amazing in its natural form and honestly i have no clue how to preserve it.

@BernadetteGourder 8 лет назад

+telegu filmz Now that sounds like one very special heirloom there! The best way to preserve older pieces like that that do not have any sealer on them is to use an oil to keep it from becoming too brittle. You can use tung oil, mineral oil, leather soap oil, or clear shoe polish. I have used each of these at some point. Although, shoe polish is probably the easiest to find and the easiest to apply. Just use a paper towel and rub it in on the exterior of the gourd. Hope this helps!

@santchikitsaayurvedicsadan9255 2 года назад

Your contect no plzz

@robertschreckenbach596 4 года назад

Thanks for sharing! I grew a couple of vines of gourds this year! Wasn't sure of the process for drying, this video was very helpful! Thanks again! Peace to all!! *Edit- I love that gourd at 4:39! Lots of unique character on that one!!!

@slowpoke2122 8 лет назад

Great video for myself. I threw some seeds out this past spring and had a pretty good first crop. Watching your video has helped alot. I now know what to do. Thank you for your time in making and posting this much needed video.

@josephjohnson1794 8 лет назад

Bernadette, what an informative video on drying gourds. You did an excellent job...I learned lots.

@BernadetteGourder 7 лет назад

Thank you, you're very welcome!

@janiceb4679 7 лет назад

I found this video to be extremely helpful. Drying and crafting birdhouse gourds for the first time. Just subscribed. Thanks, Bernadette!

@reginawhite1235 3 года назад

Great video!! Which drying method do you prefer? Outside or inside drying. Can I tie rope to its stem to dry without the stem breaking off? Hang to dry outside on a roofed open porch. Lots of airflow and protection. Thank you!!

@BernadetteGourder 11 лет назад

Gourds that have fully matured on the vine can be dried both indoors and out. If you are thinking of indoors you need to make sure they are away from people/pets because they will mold profusely during the drying process. If you can leave them outside without animal problems (squirrel, chipmunk, and even deer) I would go for it. Hang them up if you can or spread them out on the ground or on a pallet. Let the weather clean them for you and they should be dry by March or April of next year.

@kayhaney6078 5 лет назад

Grodes

@pennym.542 Год назад

This was very helpful. Thankyou! I was worrying about the mold developing on my gourds.

@improvisedsurvival5967 7 дней назад

Some got soft spots do those spots harden after they are completly dry or is that rotted. Thinking they aren’t gonna be any good

@AVartist2023 2 года назад

Is there any way to dry a gourd AFTER it's been decorated? I paintred a gourd for Halloween and it came out much bettrer than I expexcted, and I'd kinda like to keep it as a permanent seasonal decoration. If I hollow it out from thebottom or something, will that keep ir from rotting? What do I do? HELP!

@BernadetteGourder 11 лет назад

Hey, that's great to hear. I'd love to see photos of the vines in the pots! As for the size. Bottle gourds (the ones that people make Santas out of? Small bulb on top and larger bulb on the bottom?) don't get very big. I have only a few that have gotten large, around a foot diameter, but no huge ones. If your looking for more of the cannon ball/bushel type you need to get that particular seed. (See video description for link.) Still, bottle gourds are a lot of fun, big or small! :)

@JohnSmith-td7hd Год назад

Those seem like they could be made into all kinds of things, like lights, little houses with windows etc, bird houses, bird feeders, bee hives... I just don't know how much weight they can support.

@BernadetteGourder 11 лет назад

In all my years I have only come across a few gourds that had bad smells inside. I believe that was due to how they dried - probably in a moist/wet environment (accidentally sat in a puddle outside or what have you). So using the method in the video (let it dry in a dry environment for months) is your best bet for a practically smell free crafting experience. Happy crafting!

@scottwrona5598 10 лет назад

Great video. I just bought a gourd and I'm letting it dry out. I'm looking forward to seeing the other videos after it dries.

@bobkaren9063 7 лет назад

Scott Wrona Ggggg

@earthtootso7202 2 года назад

i live in the north country. in the past i have dried them in a closed room with a fan... turned them regularly... very time intensive..some dried, some rotted. i much prefer to dry them outside as suggested, but i thought that freezing would destroy them. it gets very cold here in the winter. please advise. i see snow in some of your video, which is encouraging, but snow doesn't necessarily mean very cold.

@chiefredbird7315 Год назад

I grew only one gourd. It was a kool feeling too discover I had 1 gourd on my vine. I'm kind of a newbie at this garden stuff but it's been so much fun. Thanks for your video it should help me gettr done.

@BeeWhistler 3 года назад

Thank you for a very thorough and informative video! This is my third try to find such a video; the last two mentioned drying them and said almost nothing about how to do it... just went on to tell you how cool it was to have dried gourds. I also see now that we once accidentally dried one (a “miniature pumpkin” that I guess isn’t a pumpkin at all) partway and threw it out because it had sat so long that we got worried.

@Iiheosnjabskidbxbd 4 года назад

I think these molded gourds should be given up due to the molds are toxic.

@clawhammer704 10 месяцев назад

I hung some up I grew and somehow the field mice found them. They had to have crawled down the string the were hung on. Ruined everyone of them. 😢

@missyw77 Год назад

Can I use the space under my deck for drying gourds? I don't have a good space indoors.

@rubenskiii 8 месяцев назад

Heya i came in the possession of a nice gourd and was wondering how birds react to them, all other small pests are kept at bay by cats. Thank you in advance for answering. Warm greetings from the Netherlands🇳🇱.

@BernadetteGourder 6 месяцев назад

Birds love gourds. Make a hole that is the right size for a particular species. Loosen the seed inside and hang it up securely.

@mrstn123 11 лет назад

Good information. I had put my gourds in the garage in a South facing warm window to dry. I guess I need to find a place outside to set them up.We don't need any more mold in Arkansas than we already have.

@FUGYOO 10 лет назад

Thank you Bernadette. I live in south Alabama and in mid July I am already harvesting my gourds. My first time, but as a wood carver I want a new venture. Thank you for sharing your videos. Be blessed.

@kyfarm 2 года назад

The loud music is not necessary when you are teaching, it is just distracting. Sorry.

@pokya-anakrantau8845 8 лет назад

Thank you for the video, gourds are so rare in Wellington New Zealand now that people don't even know how to pronounce it. I first got interested in bottle gourds when I was in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Northwest China.

@IfixAirCraft2 5 лет назад

The music drives me up the wall!!

@isabellahazel2043 4 года назад

IfixAirCraft2 why

@BeeWhistler 3 года назад

Yeah, seems pretty neutral, not too loud.

@lilycollins4616 5 лет назад

Very informative thank you.😸🐾🐾🐾🐾💕

@cyndeesmith7037 8 лет назад

can I dry a very beautiful butternut squash?!?!

@BernadetteGourder 7 лет назад

Butternut squash won't dry out with a thick/hard enough shell to craft with so no.

@LaZaritasjourney 7 лет назад

Thnx, for sharing! It is an amazing video! Very well recorded and easy to understand!

@barryjanis Год назад

Your piano music is too loud. I could not hear what the speaker had to say.

@garryperrin2408 3 года назад

Watched two of yours on gords and enjoyed very much.

@LesReid-r1m 5 месяцев назад

I picked tow Coyote gourds I cleaned them and put them under our mobile home in Nevada. we did this in Sept. it is now April 13 and we checked our gourds they still have there color and no mold, but sound hollow when thumped. No mold Why ?

@ironmaiden3751 Месяц назад

I'm no expert but imho your mold has come and gone.

@texasmimi1954 6 лет назад

Thanks for a really informative video on harvesting gourds.

@foodandtravelmom2241 6 лет назад

What a lovely channel. Thank you for this very nice video.

@goglurt428 3 года назад

OKAY BUT HOW IS NO ONE TAKING ABOUT HOW THERE IS A LIONS FACE ON THE GOURD @2:38

@tinarto934 5 месяцев назад

Very helpful video thank you

@stacyw3250 3 месяца назад

Informative. Thanks

@asherbenruby Год назад

How do you clean the gourds that were dried inside?

@kysmik8214 8 лет назад

Hi, I grew gourds and they did great but the animals are EATING them ALL! Even the ones hanging on a fence are being eaten by something that can stand up and reach them. I have a few beautiful large ones left but they wont last long, is it okay to pick them even if they are still heavy and green? They wont be there much longer if I don't.

@BernadetteGourder 7 лет назад

I'm sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. Animals will go after immature ones like they would a pumpkin. Deer are the usual culprits. Squirrels and woodchucks also go after them once in awhile. You can take your chances next time by leaving them there and letting animals have at them and you'll be left with probably a few. You can also try covering your gourds with either weeds or clear plastic to deter animals... that's what I do BTW. Otherwise you can take your chances and pick them before they are completely mature and hope they dry out okay.

@dlzigmond Месяц назад

Very helpful information.

@மண்புழுகார்டன் 3 года назад

வணக்கம் தோழி விதைகள் தருவிங்கால நன்றி🙏💕

@QuentinLars 2 года назад

the music was driving me nuts... had to stop it...

@stacyw3250 3 месяца назад

Wow, that's a lot of work right there.

@Axecapoeiracomoxvalley 3 года назад

What climate are you in? What if we have a wet climate?

@tmmw1919 8 лет назад

Can I do this with zucchini? I have one about 3ft long and it weighs 8lb..

@bfox6274 8 лет назад

Although zucchini does have a hard shell when fully mature it is very thin and fragile and cannot be carved or have much use for anything along those lines.

@tmmw1919 8 лет назад

Ok, thank you for your reply..Great videos by the way..

@BernadetteGourder 11 лет назад

If you frequent the garage than yes I'd put them someplace else. Wouldn't want people breathing in mold. Just make sure, if you put them outside, that animals can't get at them. Squirrels will devour them in no time. Good luck!

@BernadetteGourder 11 лет назад

I don't have any bushel gourds or basketball gourds for sale - although I wish I did. Those are the hardest to grow where I live as they need the longest growing season to actually mature before the frost date. Most years only a couple make it to maturity. Take a look at the links in the video description for places to purchase bushel gourds. Happy gourding!

@silviamedina7369 Год назад

Me encanta este trabajo es hermoso

@BernadetteGourder 10 лет назад

In answer to question from showman139 Hello, I am not at all familiar with seaworthiness. If are familiar with making things seaworthy then my advice to you is to treat the gourd as you would a soft wood, like that of bass, balsam or birch. I know that some model boats have been made using these kinds of woods so you might want to study up about that. As a side note: You probably know that gourds have been used as drinking vessels in ages past, with the help of wax or other natural materials. I have waterproofed gourd interiors using apoxy paste, but am not sure how that would be on the exterior of a gourd. Research along these lines and experimentation is your best bet. Good luck with your project! Bernadette

@showman139 10 лет назад

thank you

@timmcentire6125 2 года назад

Would have been better without the piano.

@tkomla 7 лет назад

really helpful, thank you for this! 😊

@5josullivan 4 года назад

Disappointed. No information on How to clean them. Oh well, back to more research.

@BernadetteGourder 3 года назад

Please see all the videos I have on my channel. I have covered everything from growing to drying to cleaning and then to crafting them.

@karlagrecar4317 6 лет назад

Great video, thanks for sharing

@0yodelingpickle526 4 года назад

AH I LEARNED SO MUCH, THANK YOU

@carolludington3783 2 года назад

A couple of seeds grew over twenty gourds, all I need for my hobby. What makes the difference between getting thick gourds and thin ones? Mine are way thinner than I want. Suggestions?

@verybenjaminlife1507 6 лет назад

Thanks for the video.

@ARUNDINACEOUS 6 лет назад

I want to grow gourds now so badly!

@missycoates7188 Год назад

I liked your video. It was very informative. THANKS!!!

@GarvinGardens 5 лет назад

Thanks for the great tips !

@shelleylockteacher3821 Год назад

Thanks Bernadette. That was great. I have one large one which has taken a year to start browning off. I had moved it from a cupboard to a shelf in laundry, but after video will move into garage. I am looking forward to the final result. Thanks.

@peterirving9458 Год назад

I have a gourd that has a small puncture. Will this rot the gourd? Also have you ever tried speed drying gourds in the oven?

@guylainedeschenes2399 8 месяцев назад

Can i let them in my green house not heated in canada really cold?

@BernadetteGourder 6 месяцев назад

Yes, I prefer to just leave them outdoors and let the weather clean them up! But if you feel your greenhouse is safer from rodents, then go for the greenhouse. I have done both and the greenhouse method does produce more mold, but it is also a slower drying process which may help in producing a harder shell.

@joandavies1885 3 года назад

Does it also work with butternut pumpkin?

@BernadetteGourder 3 года назад

No, edible squash or pumpkins do not harden out with a thick enough shell.

@leoscheibelhut940 2 года назад

This was extremely helpful. I would have thrown away every gourd with mold. Are gourds that had mold on the outside safe to use as a canteen if they are coated inside with brewer's pitch? Are they safe to use as a dipper where the outside will enter the water or other liquid?

@kevingeaney7741 6 лет назад

It would be easier to listen and concentrate on the very good content if the piano wasn't banging away so loudly, in fact just listening to your very pleasant voice would have been best of all. Sorry, I don't mean to be negative, please keep sharing your knowledge.

@VT-tz5bm 2 года назад

This was so informative!! Thank you so much! Subscribed!

@Shalline100 4 года назад

When can I cut them for seeds? It's already end of August and non had showed any signs of drying. Please advice thank you.

@MinibiteTran 5 лет назад

Who wanna buy I will safe them a tones from CANADA 😁🌸💜 my are off growd grow and Lufa too

@margaretporzenheim961 5 месяцев назад

VERY helpful!

@faviolaortiz8831 3 года назад

I would have liked to see the hollowing process.

@BernadetteGourder 3 года назад

Please see all the videos I have on my channel. I have covered everything from growing to drying to cleaning and then to crafting them.

@awkwardpenguinftw 2 года назад

So coool!! Useful to know, im trying to germinate some seeds♥

@NikoleWolfe 9 лет назад

I have a small backyard and a dog that will probably get in the garden. Is it safe to let them dry on the ground in the garden or will the mold harm my dog?

@LorrayneHam 2 года назад

Thank you. I grew gourds for the first time this year and there are 17 on one vine…!

@JimsAllotment 8 лет назад

Hi Bernadette, Another great video, I have just one question, I live the UK and get plenty of rain and cold weather, would they still be alright left outside in these conditions? Many thanks Jim..

@BernadettesGarden 8 лет назад

+Jims Allotment Do you mean the plants or the drying/dried gourds? If you mean keeping the gourds outside to dry, they are fine in wet and cold weather. It's like nature's way of cleaning them. However, giving them plenty of air movement is key to successfully drying them inside or outside such as hanging them up on a fence or other structure or spreading them out on pallets.

@BrendansBrew 11 лет назад

When the gourds are dried this way, is there a strong smell inside? I am growing gourds in Japan and the method here starts with submersing the gourd in water to rot the insides - even when it dries completely afterward there is a terrible smell that I would like to avoid.

@BrendansBrew 11 лет назад

Unfortunately here the stinky ones are the norm. I suspect that people here in Japan still use the water method to extract the "guts" through a small hole drilled where the stem is. They have used them as sake bottles traditionally so cutting them open to scrape out the seeds was not possible. I will use your method for the 30+ gourds we have growing now. Thanks!

@krisk4114 3 года назад

I like using them as water canteens and birdhouses and pots for plants

@felishaatkinson188 2 года назад

Such a great an informative video. Thank you

@johnlacy9898 4 года назад

2:35 its a Pitbull😁

@tstuff 8 лет назад

I bought a bunch of the smaller gourds last Halloween and just putting them in a bowl for decorations and the orange ones dried out on their own. The green one with yellow spot was a different story. It started getting soft on a couple spots. I took it and put it in a paper bag and stashed it in the cupboard for a couple weeks. When I pulled it out to check it was completely dry and the skin had mostly just faded in color with just a few black spots and a ring around the area where soft spots had been. I just took it outside and brushed most of the skin off with no problem. It is a beautiful tan color except the spots had been soft. those two quarter size spots are a sick brown color and sort of ruined it. Shaking it I get a nice sound from the seeds that would have made a nice instrument but those spots kind of ruin it. If not for the spots I would have covered it with some sort of urethane coat to make it shine. Now I'm not sure what I want to do. Coat it as it is, paint it, just leave it the way it is and move on... I'll try finding bigger ones this fall and see what I can do. I have oil I use on wood cutting boards. Would that work well on these?

@tstuff 8 лет назад

After they are dried out do you think they would make good planters? How would you seal the inside.

@BernadettesGarden 8 лет назад

+tstuff I shall assume when you say smaller gourds you meant the ones that come in a bunch of different colors with warts sometimes? Sometimes the mold spots produce a very pleasing pattern on the gourd, but by the sounds of it it didn't in your case. When that happens, I normally try to incorporate the spots into my art. Perhaps turn them into flowers, or add more "spots" to the gourd with dyes. Woodburn the gourd with different patterns. It is kind of a license to get creative and see what you can do to cover or incorporate those spots. Once you do decorate your gourd, sealing it with several coats of gloss urethane like you wanted will give it a beautiful finish. Using wood oils will help protect your gourd, but it will not produce a hard film. Hard films will help protect it from scratches and nicks, or paint scrapes if you plan to paint it... And to use gourds as planters requires you to completely seal the gourd or to use the gourd only as a cover for a container that can hold water. There are products that can seal the gourd and make it impermeable to water. One of these is Apoxy paste, which has worked very well for me. There are others, but I have not personally tried them. Hope this helps!

@tstuff 8 лет назад

Now I just need to find a source for bigger ones. I do not have a place to grow my own.

@BernadettesGarden 8 лет назад

+tstuff If you're interested, check out the video description for some online places that sell large dried gourds.

@tkomla 7 лет назад

tstuff I grow some serious gourds here in central Arkansas. love growing them but dont use them. where are you? I can send you some.

@rgudduu 5 лет назад

As informative as it was, sadly, some words n phrases u said were not clear/legible. E.g between 0:20-0:22, 0:25-0:30. Sounds like "until the vines are completely dead". What's that? Can u plz give the subtitle or full text in ur blog, may be?

@HunterCihal 5 лет назад

You will see that the gourd vines will eventually shrivel and die, turning grey or black. You can harvest gourds right before then. I harvested in the middle of October.

@michaelrichard4109 3 года назад

🐣Thank you

@masque2760 3 года назад

Thank you!

@LaZaritasjourney 8 лет назад

Hi, Bernadette Fox, thnx for your video! Your video is the first one I've seen and it's a great informative video and, I've subscribed! You have done a great job in recording and educating on how the drying process of the gourds is done! I enjoyed the video! Thnx for this! A month ago or so, I've become to know that gourds are great for crafting. I did not know this then. I thought in my mind that it was a more complex process. Thnx for sharing! 'Keep-On-A-Rocking-N-A-Crafting!' ; -)

@BernadetteGourder 7 лет назад

You're very welcome! I hope I inspired you enough so you can start working with gourds as well. They are so much fun!

@Jennifer62389 Год назад

Had no idea it was such a long process, thanks,

@chahineyalla4838 5 лет назад

Hi Bernadette, I see that a few gourds got damaged when drying (as if someone stepped on them). Is that because of frost? Would frost damage the gourds left to try outside? I live in a region where winters can be harsh. What would you say the loss rate of drying gourds is? Thanks!

@BernadetteGourder 5 лет назад

What I have found, no matter the harsh winter, it is the maturity of the gourd that matters. If the gourd did not mature as long as it could have on the vine then it most likely will have a thinner shell and won't be as strong to withstand winters. Also, we have tons of deer and they will step on gourds and break them which is what you see in the video!

@carmenluciaoyolapaez6841 9 лет назад

Hermoso pero esta todo en ingles y no esta la opción para traducir

@ElGatoLoco698 11 лет назад

Oh wow. Those links to the gourd seeds are awesome.

@alaskanalain 7 лет назад

I grow in a very wet environment. Can I let them dry in the greenhouse? The plants are already moldy in there. Or should I move them to a dryer place? I can't leave them outside, it rains all the time.

@BernadetteGourder 6 лет назад

Yes, certainly let them mature and dry in there. That is what I do, although I make sure to pull out all vines and any weeds/vegetation before winter sets in.

@tifflovesmetal 6 лет назад

Can I dry them outside in my garage if the temp is dropping to -30c here in Canada? I will be getting 2 feet of snow so I doubt I can leave them on the vine.

@BernadetteGourder 5 лет назад

Absolutely. The cold shouldn't be a problem for a fully mature gourd. Gourds that did not fully mature on the vine will have a hard time in extreme temperatures and temperature fluctuations because they have so much water in them that needs to evaporate and with a thinner shell due to immaturity it will have a better chance at cracking and rotting.

@brandon3872 4 года назад

Yes

@Ray1624 10 лет назад

At the end of your video when you are showing the cleaned gourds, what kind of gourd was the spiky/lumpy looking one and where can I get seeds for something like that or something similar

@BernadetteGourder 10 лет назад

The one you spotted is a maranka gourd, sometimes called a dinosaur gourd among other names. I just purchased from seedman.com and was happy with their seeds and service. So I checked them out and they have what you're looking for and more. Here you go: www.seedman.com/Gourds.htm. Good luck!

@dianabindner1810 7 лет назад

I live in ky and me and my husband won't to try growing them on are on be I love birds I'm plenty my Gourds in May how long after there done growing do wait until next May to harvest them

@BernadetteGourder 6 лет назад

Leave them on the vine until they have completely matured and the vines are completely dead. You can harvest them after, but can also leave them in your garden until they dry out if you don't have animal/rodent problems. Otherwise, harvest them before the winter sets in and store/dry away from animals and people.