#gourds — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #gourds, aggregated by home.social.
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California Gardening: Growing Gourds: Ridge Gourds & Bottle Gourds in the Garden! 🥒🌿 https://www.allforgardening.com/1896802/california-gardening-growing-gourds-ridge-gourds-bottle-gourds-in-the-garden-%f0%9f%a5%92%f0%9f%8c%bf/ #BackyardGardening #BottleGourd #CaliforniaGardening #GardenTour #gardening #GardeningTips #gourds #GrowingGourds #HomeGrownVegetables #OrganicGardening #RidgeGourd #TrellisGardening #UrbanHomestead #VegetableGardening #VineCrops #VLog
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California Gardening: Growing Gourds: Ridge Gourds & Bottle Gourds in the Garden! 🥒🌿 https://www.allforgardening.com/1896802/california-gardening-growing-gourds-ridge-gourds-bottle-gourds-in-the-garden-%f0%9f%a5%92%f0%9f%8c%bf/ #BackyardGardening #BottleGourd #CaliforniaGardening #GardenTour #gardening #GardeningTips #gourds #GrowingGourds #HomeGrownVegetables #OrganicGardening #RidgeGourd #TrellisGardening #UrbanHomestead #VegetableGardening #VineCrops #VLog
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10 #IndigenousGardening Techniques Still Used Today
By: Robin Sweetser, May 3, 2026
"As gardeners, we are connected to all people who have come before us, caring for the earth and learning how to best grow crops. Ready for the best gardening techniques? Let’s have a look at some age-old gardening wisdom that’s still relevant today.
A Long History of #Gardening
#Gourds, #beans, and #peppers were being cultivated in #Mexico by 5500 BC, and by 5000 BC, #maize was being grown in #Mesoamerica, and #potatoes in #SouthAmerica. The success or failure of these crops had a major impact on people’s survival. It was critical not only that the land provided sustenance but that it sustained them year after year, which required knowledge of #sustainable growing techniques to preserve the land for future generations.
We hear buzzwords like 'sustainable' or 'permaculture' and 'organic' today. But these techniques were here long before we started talking about 'going green.' Perhaps your grandparents also knew some of the older, gentler ways. Many are simply intuitive and based on fostering a closer relationship with nature and the land. If you don’t already, you might want to think about integrating some of these techniques into your own landscape.
Many of the following practices are often viewed as 'new' to the gardening world, but they’ve been around for a long, long time. They have all been traditionally used by #NativeAmerican peoples, but that is not to say that all of these techniques were used by all Native American cultures. Just like separate countries, #Indigenous cultures vary widely in their gardening philosophies and techniques. Below are just a few #sustainable, Earth-conscious ways to grow a better garden.
These practices originate from diverse Indigenous nations across North and South America, including the #Haudenosaunee (#Iroquois), #Hopi, #Wampanoag, and many others. Agricultural traditions varied widely by climate, geography, and culture.
Companion Planting (the #ThreeSisters Method)
Time-honored gardening wisdom says that certain plants, when grown together, improve each other’s health and yields. For instance, some plants attract beneficial insects that help to protect a companion, while other plants (particularly herbs) act as repellents.
A commonly cited example is the Three Sisters Garden, which has been traditionally practiced by the Wampanoag people of what is now the northeastern United States. A prime demonstration of companion planting at its best, corn provides support for pole beans to climb, the beans add nitrogen to the soil for future crops to use, and squash leaves shade the soil around the taller plants, like a living mulch. Squash’s prickly leaves also deter marauding animal pests. Some would add a fourth sister—a flowering plant such as #sunflowers—to draw in #pollinators.
#Intercropping or #polyculture of plants that have mutual benefits (aka companion planting) mimics the way different species grow together in nature. #Monoculture, on the other hand, leads to the exhaustion of soil nutrients. Indigenous people also discovered that plant diversity meant diet diversity. If one crop should fail, the others could fill that void.
Try 'intercropping' in your vegetable garden. Sneak small crops in between bigger ones; the small crops will be ready before the big ones need the space.
#Terracing for #SoilConservation
Terracing creates flat planting beds in hilly terrain. Taming the steep slopes slows runoff, allowing water to seep into the beds and curb erosion.
Creating terraces in which to garden is an especially good way to garden where rain is seasonal, sporadic, and often comes in heavy downpours. In the southwestern U.S., for example, terracing was key to the agricultural success of the Anasazi and their descendants, the #Hopi, who still use terraced gardens today. This can be seen in the village of #HotevillaBacavi, in northern Arizona, where traditional #TerracedGardens were restored in the 1990s.
If you wish to garden sustainably on sloped land for years to come, the use of terracing is essential in avoiding soil erosion that carries your precious topsoil away.
There are different types of #terracing. If you have a slope, consider using some rocks or retaining walls to create a series of flattened areas, mitigating runoff. Ancient terraces are seen all over the steep terrain in #Greece, too.
Traditional Irrigation Methods
Thousands of years ago, the Anasazi people inhabited what is now the Four Corners region of the U.S., an area known for its low annual rainfall. They traditionally built catchments, check dams (dams made of rock that held onto soil but allowed water to pass through), and reservoirs to collect the infrequent stormwater. The Hopi people of northern Arizona also use these age-old techniques to irrigate their gardens in this arid landscape, although modern technology has allowed for expanded #WaterConservation efforts.
If you live in a dry area, storing water in ponds, cisterns, or even a #RainBarrel is a wise idea, as the reserved water can be used for irrigation as needed.
Conversely, in areas with floods, people learned how to use what could be destructive as a way to boost productivity. For example, one technique was to create shallow depressions so that when the floodwaters rose, the water could be stored. Another technique was to use #canals near rivers to divert water to nearby farmland."
Read more:
https://www.almanac.com/10-indigenous-gardening-techniques-still-used-today#SolarPunkSunday #GrowYourOwnFood #NativeAmericans #TraditionalTechnology #ClimateChangeGardening #TraditionalEcologicalKnowledge #TEK #TerracedGardens #RainGardens
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10 #IndigenousGardening Techniques Still Used Today
By: Robin Sweetser, May 3, 2026
"As gardeners, we are connected to all people who have come before us, caring for the earth and learning how to best grow crops. Ready for the best gardening techniques? Let’s have a look at some age-old gardening wisdom that’s still relevant today.
A Long History of #Gardening
#Gourds, #beans, and #peppers were being cultivated in #Mexico by 5500 BC, and by 5000 BC, #maize was being grown in #Mesoamerica, and #potatoes in #SouthAmerica. The success or failure of these crops had a major impact on people’s survival. It was critical not only that the land provided sustenance but that it sustained them year after year, which required knowledge of #sustainable growing techniques to preserve the land for future generations.
We hear buzzwords like 'sustainable' or 'permaculture' and 'organic' today. But these techniques were here long before we started talking about 'going green.' Perhaps your grandparents also knew some of the older, gentler ways. Many are simply intuitive and based on fostering a closer relationship with nature and the land. If you don’t already, you might want to think about integrating some of these techniques into your own landscape.
Many of the following practices are often viewed as 'new' to the gardening world, but they’ve been around for a long, long time. They have all been traditionally used by #NativeAmerican peoples, but that is not to say that all of these techniques were used by all Native American cultures. Just like separate countries, #Indigenous cultures vary widely in their gardening philosophies and techniques. Below are just a few #sustainable, Earth-conscious ways to grow a better garden.
These practices originate from diverse Indigenous nations across North and South America, including the #Haudenosaunee (#Iroquois), #Hopi, #Wampanoag, and many others. Agricultural traditions varied widely by climate, geography, and culture.
Companion Planting (the #ThreeSisters Method)
Time-honored gardening wisdom says that certain plants, when grown together, improve each other’s health and yields. For instance, some plants attract beneficial insects that help to protect a companion, while other plants (particularly herbs) act as repellents.
A commonly cited example is the Three Sisters Garden, which has been traditionally practiced by the Wampanoag people of what is now the northeastern United States. A prime demonstration of companion planting at its best, corn provides support for pole beans to climb, the beans add nitrogen to the soil for future crops to use, and squash leaves shade the soil around the taller plants, like a living mulch. Squash’s prickly leaves also deter marauding animal pests. Some would add a fourth sister—a flowering plant such as #sunflowers—to draw in #pollinators.
#Intercropping or #polyculture of plants that have mutual benefits (aka companion planting) mimics the way different species grow together in nature. #Monoculture, on the other hand, leads to the exhaustion of soil nutrients. Indigenous people also discovered that plant diversity meant diet diversity. If one crop should fail, the others could fill that void.
Try 'intercropping' in your vegetable garden. Sneak small crops in between bigger ones; the small crops will be ready before the big ones need the space.
#Terracing for #SoilConservation
Terracing creates flat planting beds in hilly terrain. Taming the steep slopes slows runoff, allowing water to seep into the beds and curb erosion.
Creating terraces in which to garden is an especially good way to garden where rain is seasonal, sporadic, and often comes in heavy downpours. In the southwestern U.S., for example, terracing was key to the agricultural success of the Anasazi and their descendants, the #Hopi, who still use terraced gardens today. This can be seen in the village of #HotevillaBacavi, in northern Arizona, where traditional #TerracedGardens were restored in the 1990s.
If you wish to garden sustainably on sloped land for years to come, the use of terracing is essential in avoiding soil erosion that carries your precious topsoil away.
There are different types of #terracing. If you have a slope, consider using some rocks or retaining walls to create a series of flattened areas, mitigating runoff. Ancient terraces are seen all over the steep terrain in #Greece, too.
Traditional Irrigation Methods
Thousands of years ago, the Anasazi people inhabited what is now the Four Corners region of the U.S., an area known for its low annual rainfall. They traditionally built catchments, check dams (dams made of rock that held onto soil but allowed water to pass through), and reservoirs to collect the infrequent stormwater. The Hopi people of northern Arizona also use these age-old techniques to irrigate their gardens in this arid landscape, although modern technology has allowed for expanded #WaterConservation efforts.
If you live in a dry area, storing water in ponds, cisterns, or even a #RainBarrel is a wise idea, as the reserved water can be used for irrigation as needed.
Conversely, in areas with floods, people learned how to use what could be destructive as a way to boost productivity. For example, one technique was to create shallow depressions so that when the floodwaters rose, the water could be stored. Another technique was to use #canals near rivers to divert water to nearby farmland."
Read more:
https://www.almanac.com/10-indigenous-gardening-techniques-still-used-today#SolarPunkSunday #GrowYourOwnFood #NativeAmericans #TraditionalTechnology #ClimateChangeGardening #TraditionalEcologicalKnowledge #TEK #TerracedGardens #RainGardens
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“Ebisu Suppressing the Catfish” (1855), from Ansei ōjishin-e.
Source: National Diet Library of Japan
Available to buy as a print.
https://pdimagearchive.org/images/d7f92607-b800-4817-82d4-c012270fce89
#gourds #catfish #fish #japan #earthquakes #wrestling #art #publicdomain
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“Ebisu Suppressing the Catfish” (1855), from Ansei ōjishin-e.
Source: National Diet Library of Japan
Available to buy as a print.
https://pdimagearchive.org/images/d7f92607-b800-4817-82d4-c012270fce89
#gourds #catfish #fish #japan #earthquakes #wrestling #art #publicdomain
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Don't forget that you can also kill waterfowl by hiding under hollowed-out gourds disguised to look like rocks, then pulling the birds under when they land. Beautifully illustrated in this 1578 engraving by Cornelis Galle (full image is at the Rijksmuseum). #geese #history #hunting #gourds #squash #art https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collectie/object/---3b7a5a974aae5cd92a1ed69a08cea2a4
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#BitterMelon #seeds 👩🌾
#AsianMastodon #FoodSecurity #FoodEquity #FoodSystems #GrowFood #AnarchoSocialist #GrowVegetables #GrowItEatIt #AntiCapitalist #BeTheChange #SeedsOfTheRevolution #GardeningIsRevolutionary #ResistanceGardeners #GrowFromSeed #DisabledGardeners #FoodGardening #FoodSeeds #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PNW #gourds
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#BitterMelon #seeds 👩🌾
#AsianMastodon #FoodSecurity #FoodEquity #FoodSystems #GrowFood #AnarchoSocialist #GrowVegetables #GrowItEatIt #AntiCapitalist #BeTheChange #SeedsOfTheRevolution #GardeningIsRevolutionary #ResistanceGardeners #GrowFromSeed #DisabledGardeners #FoodGardening #FoodSeeds #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PNW #gourds
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#India - Backyard nutrition gardens- For family nutrition and income
In rainfed agriculture, where farm livelihoods are highly vulnerable to climate vagaries, alternative farm based enterprises go a long way in providing the necessary support for #farmers to remain in farming. Backyard kitchen garden is one such enterprise which meets multiple needs like food, income and nutrition security, besides empowering women.
September 2025
Excerpt: "A key intervention was to help farm women raise kitchen gardens in their backyard. These kitchen gardens are meant to increase #FoodDiversity in the diets of the participating families and reduce reliance on the market for introduced vegetables. Each interested household was provided with a kitchen garden kit containing around 10-13 types of vegetable seeds. By raising kitchen gardens, women were able to harvest many types of seasonal vegetables.
"During 2023-24, kitchen garden kits with 13 different varieties of vegetables were given to 70 group members. For those who had sown seeds early in the season, owing to excessive rains, the seeds didn’t germinate. But around 40% of the women who took up late sowing, could harvest vegetables from the gardens. Women have done #composting with kitchen waste, garden clippings, and dry leaves to create rich organic #compost. This compost is used to fertilize the garden beds. They also prepared organic liquid fertilizers like #Panchagavya and #Jeevamruta to increase immunity and promote plant growth. To manage pest and diseases, they used #NeemOil spray as #NaturalPesticides. Organic #mulch, such as straw and dried leaves, were applied around plants to retain soil moisture, suppress weeds, and improve soil health. Each of the households produced vegetables like #brinjal, #bhendi, #tomato, #gourds, #cucumber, #radish and green #vegetables. On an average each household produced vegetables worth Rs.2500-3500 in a season.
"Again, 2024 has been a year of heavy rainfall for Dharwad district. Untimely rains caused havoc, damaging crops. Farmers had to face crop losses and in such a situation around 25 women farmers raised nutrition qardens in their backyard. Each household produced vegetables worth Rs.3000-4000 in a season. Kitchen gardens served as a boon to these families facing #FoodShortages due to crop loss."
Read more:
https://www.leisaindia.org/backyard-nutrition-gardens-for-family-nutrition-and-income/#SolarPunkSunday #FoodSecurity #KitchenGardens #BackyardGardens #GrowYourOwn #FoodSovereignty #ClimateChange #Resiliency
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#India - Backyard nutrition gardens- For family nutrition and income
In rainfed agriculture, where farm livelihoods are highly vulnerable to climate vagaries, alternative farm based enterprises go a long way in providing the necessary support for #farmers to remain in farming. Backyard kitchen garden is one such enterprise which meets multiple needs like food, income and nutrition security, besides empowering women.
September 2025
Excerpt: "A key intervention was to help farm women raise kitchen gardens in their backyard. These kitchen gardens are meant to increase #FoodDiversity in the diets of the participating families and reduce reliance on the market for introduced vegetables. Each interested household was provided with a kitchen garden kit containing around 10-13 types of vegetable seeds. By raising kitchen gardens, women were able to harvest many types of seasonal vegetables.
"During 2023-24, kitchen garden kits with 13 different varieties of vegetables were given to 70 group members. For those who had sown seeds early in the season, owing to excessive rains, the seeds didn’t germinate. But around 40% of the women who took up late sowing, could harvest vegetables from the gardens. Women have done #composting with kitchen waste, garden clippings, and dry leaves to create rich organic #compost. This compost is used to fertilize the garden beds. They also prepared organic liquid fertilizers like #Panchagavya and #Jeevamruta to increase immunity and promote plant growth. To manage pest and diseases, they used #NeemOil spray as #NaturalPesticides. Organic #mulch, such as straw and dried leaves, were applied around plants to retain soil moisture, suppress weeds, and improve soil health. Each of the households produced vegetables like #brinjal, #bhendi, #tomato, #gourds, #cucumber, #radish and green #vegetables. On an average each household produced vegetables worth Rs.2500-3500 in a season.
"Again, 2024 has been a year of heavy rainfall for Dharwad district. Untimely rains caused havoc, damaging crops. Farmers had to face crop losses and in such a situation around 25 women farmers raised nutrition qardens in their backyard. Each household produced vegetables worth Rs.3000-4000 in a season. Kitchen gardens served as a boon to these families facing #FoodShortages due to crop loss."
Read more:
https://www.leisaindia.org/backyard-nutrition-gardens-for-family-nutrition-and-income/#SolarPunkSunday #FoodSecurity #KitchenGardens #BackyardGardens #GrowYourOwn #FoodSovereignty #ClimateChange #Resiliency
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“Gourd Catfish” (1855), from Ansei ōjishin-e.
Source: National Diet Library of Japan
Available to buy as a print.
https://pdimagearchive.org/images/65330839-1b3c-40af-8781-d3aea54d63c7
#gourds #catfish #fish #japan #earthquakes #art #publicdomain
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Happy Pumpkin Festival Near Berlin, for those who celebrate! Festive photos of 500+ varieties of pumpkin, arranged to depict "powerful women" - making an unusual and fun destination; maybe folks do this here in The States too...
#Berlin #pumpkin #festival #carvings #gourds #powerful #women #historic #squash #Cleopatra #taking a #bath #Frida #Joan #Elsa #Olaf #Pippi #power https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/germany-pumpkins-halloween-farm-festival-photos-bce786f7b4ea90b5c413fad16b85f01c -
A farm near Martock on Trunk 14 in Nova Scotia had an impressive array of pumpkins & gourds on display and for sale on the front lawn yesterday. We bought two, and I _might_ have taken a few photos. #photography #pumpkins #gourds #autumn #fall #farm #novascotia #windsor #crop #harvest #EastCoastKin
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"Indigenous Peoples' Day"
Teableau for 10/13/25With respect.
#Tea #IndigenousPeoplesDay #Teableau #Teapot #HerbalTea #StoneCarving #Gourds #BowlMaking #WoodCarving #Handmade #Beading #NativeArt
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I don't know if you're aware, but it's decorative gourd season. So I decided to learn how to paint them.
Decorative gourd season
https://rinsemiddlebliss.com/posts/2025-10-10-decorative-gourd-season/
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I don't know if you're aware, but it's decorative gourd season. So I decided to learn how to paint them.
Decorative gourd season
https://rinsemiddlebliss.com/posts/2025-10-10-decorative-gourd-season/
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"A Thoughtful Time" ... my latest ... at my website: https://lois-bryan.pixels.com/featured/a-thoughtful-time-lois-bryan.html #art #autumn #fall #stilllife #autumn #autumnstilllife #autumnleaves #gourds #pumpkins #berries #lightandshadow #Rebelle #digitallyhandpainted #NotAi #LoisBryan #BuyIntoArt
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"A Thoughtful Time" ... my latest ... at my website: https://lois-bryan.pixels.com/featured/a-thoughtful-time-lois-bryan.html #art #autumn #fall #stilllife #autumn #autumnstilllife #autumnleaves #gourds #pumpkins #berries #lightandshadow #Rebelle #digitallyhandpainted #NotAi #LoisBryan #BuyIntoArt
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Three pumpkins, watercolor.
ART -https://deborahleaguefineart.etsy.com/listing/743604024/three-pumpkins-art-print-watercolor
#ayearforart #buyintoart #mastodonart #mastoart #fediart #fedigiftshop #giftideas #art #arte #artist #artwork #artmatters #artbooster #colorful #wallart #homedecor #kunst #interiordesign #creativetoots #artforsale #artprints #watercolor #watercolour #painting #Autumn #fall #pumpkins #gourds #food #seasonal
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Three pumpkins, watercolor.
ART -https://deborahleaguefineart.etsy.com/listing/743604024/three-pumpkins-art-print-watercolor
#ayearforart #buyintoart #mastodonart #mastoart #fediart #fedigiftshop #giftideas #art #arte #artist #artwork #artmatters #artbooster #colorful #wallart #homedecor #kunst #interiordesign #creativetoots #artforsale #artprints #watercolor #watercolour #painting #Autumn #fall #pumpkins #gourds #food #seasonal
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for those of you who celebrate #BandcampFriday -- my trio's most recent instrumental album, featuring homemade dulcimers, gourd flutes, and what-not
https://michaelfutreal.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-the-fields-we-know
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Gourdaments and earrings made from dried mini-gourds (Tennessee spinners). Not for sale, old pucture. Dyed and yes, they are in a large gourd bowl. #gourds #boho #ornaments #nature
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Gourdaments and earrings made from dried mini-gourds (Tennessee spinners). Not for sale, old pucture. Dyed and yes, they are in a large gourd bowl. #gourds #boho #ornaments #nature
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Yellow #zucchinis & a spaghetti #squash 👩🌾
#WhatsInMyGarden #Saanich #Gardeners #GardeningMastodon #Zone8 #YYJ #GrowItEatIt #VancouverIsland #PacificNorthwest #VictoriaBC #VanIsle #EdiblePlants #PNW #botanical #Wsanec #FoodGarden #SimpleJoys #DisabledGardeners #GrowFood #EdibleGarden #GreenLiving #GrowVegetables #YouGrowGirl #GrownFromSeed #FoodPlants #FoodGrower #gourds
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Yellow #zucchinis & a spaghetti #squash 👩🌾
#WhatsInMyGarden #Saanich #Gardeners #GardeningMastodon #Zone8 #YYJ #GrowItEatIt #VancouverIsland #PacificNorthwest #VictoriaBC #VanIsle #EdiblePlants #PNW #botanical #Wsanec #FoodGarden #SimpleJoys #DisabledGardeners #GrowFood #EdibleGarden #GreenLiving #GrowVegetables #YouGrowGirl #GrownFromSeed #FoodPlants #FoodGrower #gourds
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Buttercup #squashes.
#WhatsInMyGarden #Saanich #Gardeners #GardeningMastodon #Zone8 #YYJ #GrowItEatIt #VancouverIsland #PacificNorthwest #VictoriaBC #VanIsle #EdiblePlants #PNW #botanical #Wsanec #FoodGarden #SimpleJoys #DisabledGardeners #GrowFood #EdibleGarden #GreenLiving #GrowVegetables #YouGrowGirl #GrownFromSeed #FoodPlants #FoodGrower #gourds
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Buttercup #squashes.
#WhatsInMyGarden #Saanich #Gardeners #GardeningMastodon #Zone8 #YYJ #GrowItEatIt #VancouverIsland #PacificNorthwest #VictoriaBC #VanIsle #EdiblePlants #PNW #botanical #Wsanec #FoodGarden #SimpleJoys #DisabledGardeners #GrowFood #EdibleGarden #GreenLiving #GrowVegetables #YouGrowGirl #GrownFromSeed #FoodPlants #FoodGrower #gourds
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#Gourds. The Cube cycles the time, date, and temperature by default.
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#Gourds. The Cube cycles the time, date, and temperature by default.
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#Gourds The GE microwave displays the code for power failure (PF) upon being plugged in, and to enable it to run you have to press Cancel. Intuitive.
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#Gourds The GE microwave displays the code for power failure (PF) upon being plugged in, and to enable it to run you have to press Cancel. Intuitive.
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@Martchare Here is what we ended up with this year. In the hoop today cleaning up and prepping a new germination area.
These were the color of eggshell before they started drying. Should we start removing the outer layer to make them easier to clean?
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These dipper #gourds, on trellis, made cooling shade for the hot sunny side of our home. Now that frost has arrived, time to dry them for future function.
Incidentally, I notice that Mastodon seems to dislike iCloud's .heic #photo formatting, so I saved them as .jpgs and they pasted here just fine.
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Almost too perfect to carve. 🎃
#pumpkin #pumpkins #JackOLantern #HalloweenDecorations #halloween #autumn #gourds #gourd #SpookySeason #spooky #spoopy #creepy #harvest #fall
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@AimeeMaroux @curiousordinary @Godyssey @TarkabarkaHolgy @FairytalesFood @wihtlore @bevanthomas @mythologymonday @juergen_hubert @FinnFolklorist #MythologyMonday #gourds #folklore #myth #Korea
I had a children's book called (I think) The Magic Gourds. It was based on a Korean folk tale about two brothers, one good (Hungbu) and one evil /greedy (Nolbu). The evil Nolbu tricks the good Hungbu out of the family inheritance.
Hungbu and his wife and children are good but poor. Hungbu helps an injured bird, who reward him by bringing him a gourd. They plant the seeds, and out of the gourds that grow come riches and fine clothes and they grow wealthy.
Nolbu hears of this and in his greed, injures a bird only to help it. The bird brings him a different gourd. He and his family plant the seeds, but this time out of the gourds that grow come nasty critters that hurt them and destroy their riches. They realise the error of their ways and everyone lives happy ever after...
