This gourd is a vegetable when its young
And a sponge when its ripe
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In this episode of growing Gourds we will be looking at growing Sponge Gourds
Now Sponge Gourds are known by a lot of different names as you can see here
The sponge gourd is another prolific gourd to grow in your garden
And you can get a lot of gourds out of just a couple of plants
So we're harvesting this Sponge Gourd right now
And remember that all Sponge Gourds must be harvested when they are really young
As the gourd develops and matures into a ripe fruit
It gets spongy and fibrous
Just like the other gourds
So just make sure you harvest them young
And that way you can get the best flavor out of the gourds
And not get a fibrous gourd
A common question that has been asked by a lot of viewers about growing gourds
Is "How does it taste like?"
And "What do you make out of these gourds?"
Well, the taste is a little hard to describe
But I would say the closest that gourds come to tasting like
Is Zucchini
Probably the closest; in my opinion
And the way you cook it is
You need to cook it thoroughly with some spices and some other ingredients like lentils for
example
And I do not have any recipes for you as of now
For how to cook gourds
But I am sure that if you search online
You will be able to find a lot of recipes
Using different types of gourds
So in the gourds area, the Sponge Gourd was one of the first gourds to arrive
Along with some of the other gourds
And the best part about growing sponge gourds
Was that they kept producing late thru the season
It was almost winter when I took off all my gourds that were growing
But the sponge gourd was still producing even when the nights were really cold
So definitely a very prolific variety that you can grow
So I know a lot of our viewers do grow gourds in their garden
So I'd like to know from you
How many types of these gourds have you grown?
Have you grown sponge gourds before?
Maybe you call it with a different name
Do let us know what you call it
And how do you cook it
And what has been your experience in growing different types of gourds
We would love to hear from you
An I'm sure all our subscribers would love to hear your opinion
On Growing gourds
And what makes gourds so interesting is that they are know by so many different names around
the world
So you might be calling it something else
Maybe you are growing gourds that look similar
But may just be of a different variety
So as you can see after the harvest
These gourds are near-perfect
Almost no imperfections, no insects on these gourds, no diseases
Absolutely perfect gourds
And this is what is the best part about growing gourds
It's resistant to so many insects and diseases
That you you will have an abundant crop in your garden
So this is how the gourds look like after harvest
And let's see how the gourds look like after cutting
So this gourd is not fibrous at all as you can see
It's very tender from the inside
And this is how your gourd should look like
If you've waited too long they get hard and fibrous
So this was our final video on growing gourds
And we covered sponge gourds
So I hope you liked this video
This completes our 5-part series on growing gourds
And I hope you enjoyed watching the different types of gourds
And would try to grow some of these gourds in your garden
And I'll see you again soon...
Happy Gardening!!
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