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“But the skin of a gourd is very hard, how will the water get out?” A cured gourd will last many times longer than a ‘speed dried’ gourd. Yes, the gourd may dry faster, but there is a difference in drying and curing. I have heard where some people cut the holes in gourds and then remove the insides while the gourd is still green. Skip the hassle of growing, drying, and cleaning gourds! Click here to view the dried, cleaned gourds we have for sale If a gourd is not dried, then nothing should be done to it until it is. In most cases, the gourd will soon cave in and collapse. This also means, don’t cut ANY large holes and scrape out the insides. That outer skin is the protective covering for your gourds and if you remove it, then you are only inviting trouble into your gourds. You’re only ruining your gourd, and in most cases where this is done, the gourds will soon rot. REGARDLESS OF WHAT ANYONE TELLS YOU, DO NOT SCRAPE A GREEN GOURD IN ANY WAY TO FACILITATE DRYING. Gourds that are left on the vine to dry, harden off much better and seem to be of much higher quality than gourds that have been picked while still green. Gourds are dry when they are very light in weight and the seeds rattle when they are shaken. Commercial growers don’t pick their gourds from the fields until they are fully dry. Yes, a hard freeze will kill the vines and leaves, but mature gourds will do just fine. No, it won’t hurt them to get wet from rain, nor will it hurt them to freeze.

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