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Written by Sarah Taber on 2024-10-31 at 19:04

In honor of Halloween, it's time for GOURD FACTS.

For every donation to the link below I will post one (1) fact about gourds, pumpkins, squash, and all the ways we use them. It's a really useful family of plants!

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Written by Sarah Taber on 2024-10-31 at 19:15

We don't know for sure, but two things are definitely true about bottle gourds.

-They float

-They can dry up & hold their seeds for a really long time.

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Written by Sarah Taber on 2024-10-31 at 19:15

Especially for plants in arid areas, floating is a good strategy to spread your seeds!

1. Grow near water (or a wash where water flows sometimes).

2. Grow fruits & let them dry up into little buoys full of seeds.

3. Wait for a flood to carry them wherever else the water goes.

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Written by Sarah Taber on 2024-10-31 at 21:18

I see you guys! We're finishing up one last event, should be back a little before 6 👋

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Written by Sarah Taber on 2024-10-31 at 22:46

The first members of the squash family probably weren't grown for food. They were hard and/or bitter!

Instead, people probably first started keeping them around to dry out & use as containers.

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Written by Richard Hector on 2024-11-01 at 11:21

@sarahtaber Great thread, thanks :-) I'm wondering if this can be the answer to some plastic uses. Perhaps they could be grown in boxes to constrain their shape?

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