My Garden Book of Gourds

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1 My Garden Book of Gourds Coloring & Activity Book

2 My Garden Book of Gourds Coloring & Activity Book This book belongs to

3 Did you know? Most gourds grow on vines. The vine has tendrils and leaves that usually have five lobes and grow alternately. The male and female flower bloom on the same vine. There are hard-shelled, ornamental, and loofah gourds. Gourds can be green, white, yellow or even striped. Gourds are used for many purposes. Gourds can be used for spoons, bowls, bottles, jars, and baskets. Some gourds are used as food and medicines. Gourds can be made into birdhouses and birdfeeders. Gourds can be used to creat art and musical instruments. Some gourds are used as sponges, soap and even purses and shoes. The Drinkin Gourd is another name for the Big Dipper constellation. Did you know there is even

4 a song called Follow the Drinkin Gourd.? Hard-shelled gourds Basket Type The Basket gourd. There are Cannon Ball, Bushel Basket, and Basket Ball gourds. This gourd is used to make bowls and

5 baskets. The Canteen gourd. It is also called the sugar bowl gourd. This gourd has been made into canteens and used to carry

6 water. The Kettle gourd. This gourd has a very

7 thick shell and can grow very large. The Sugar bowl or Tobacco box gourd.

8 Hard-shelled gourds BottleType The Sennari and Mexican Bottle gourd. This gourd has a smaler bulb at the top and a larger bulb at the bottom. It is used to make bottles.

9 The Chinese Bottle or Dumb-bell gourd. It is sometimes called a dumb bell because of its shape. It is used to make bottles and birdhouses.

10 The Birdhouse or Purple Martin gourd. This gourd is shaped like a pear. It is one of the most common gourds.

11 The Penguin or powderhorn gourd. When painted this gourd looks just like a penguin.

12 The Indonesian bottle gourd. This gourd has a small bulb on the top and a larger bulb on the bottom, separated by a long slender waist.

13 The Lump-in-neck gourd. This gourd has a large bulb on the bottom with a smaller bulb on the top. It has a narrow neck with a lump in it. It can be used to make Maracas.

14 The Hardshell Wartie gourd. This gourd is pear-shaped and it is covered in sturdy bumps or warts.

15 The Snake gourd. This gourd can grow more than 36 inches long. Many people use this gourd for food.

16 The Dipper gourd. This gourd has a long neck. It is used to make a dipper, for drinking and cooking. Ornamental gourds

17 The Apple gourd. It is white, round and the size of an apple. The Crown of Thorns gourd. It is creamy or green striped, oblong shape with a ring of thorns or fingers around the stem end. The Egg or Nest egg gourd. It is a shape, color and size of a hen s egg. It is sometimes used to place in nests to trick hens. The Orange gourd. It looks like an orange in shape, color

18 and size. The Pear gourd. It is shaped like a pear, but is green-striped or white in color. The Warty gourd. It is pear-shaped covered in warts. It is most often orange in color. Loofah gourds

19 The Ridged loofa. This gourd has ten ridges in its papery outer shell. It is about 12 inches long. The Loofah or dish rag gourd does not have ridges on it s shell. It can grow over 30 inches long. The Mini loofah or Hedgehog gourd. It is about the size of a golf ball and it is covered in spikes. Name three things a plant needs to grow.

20 Can you find 7 gourds on this vine? Name three hard-shelled gourds. 1. B a s t

21 2. K e l e 3. B o l e Name three ornamental gourds. 1. A l e 2. P r 3. W a _ t _ e Name two loofah gourds. 1. R i e d

22 2. D h r a g Name three ways to use a gourd. 1. B a e t 2. B d h s e 3. S p g e My Garden Book of Gourds Answer Page Name three things a plant needs to grow. 1. Soil

23 2. Sun 3. Water Name three hard-shelled gourds. 1. Basket 2. Kettle 3. Bottle Name three ornamental gourds. 1. Apple 2. Pear 3. Wartie Name two loofah gourds 1. Ridged 2. Dishrag Name three ways to use gourds. 1. Basket 2. Birdhouse 3. Sponge Copyright 2009, Tarrant County Master Gardener, All Rights Reserved Additional Sources for Information about Gardening with Gourds Texas A & M Aggie Horticulture AgriLife Extension Home Gardening-Vegetables, Fruits, Nuts and Variety Selection

24 AgriLife Extension Pest Management and Control AgriLife Extension Tarrant County Master Gardeners AgriLife Extension Steve Chaney, Tarrant County Extension Agent References The Gourd Book by Charles Bixler Heiser Gourds in Your Garden: a Guidebook for the Home Gardener by Ginger Summit Garden of Gourds by L.H. Gailey Tarrant County

25 Master Gardeners of the Union Gospel Mission UGM Garden Coordinator, Gay Larson, TCMG Written by Nancy Curl, TCMG, BS, MEd Illustrated by Pat Higgins, TCMG This publication is dedicated to Sue Short, TCMG The My Garden Book coloring and activity series: My Garden Book of Flowers My Garden Book of Vegetables Tarrant County Master Gardeners (817) AgriLIFE Extension, Tarrant County (817) Steve A. Chaney, Tarrant County Extension Agent - Horticulture (817) s-chaney@tamu.edu