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    Hi Boewulf we were talking about cleaning the...

    Hi Boewulf
    we were talking about cleaning the outside of gourds with
    vinagar, instead of chlorine water, to kill the mildew.

    Rock salt (not altered salt like morton's), will only absorb
    the...
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    Drying Pumpkins

    Hi everyone,

    I supposed there are different kinds of pumpkins with different shell thickness. But I am pretty sure that the traditional Hallowing type pumpkins cannot be dryed, because
    even when...
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    Thanks for the information,Rick. My first year...

    Thanks for the information,Rick.

    My first year growing gourds confirms what you have said.
    I think that maybe all cucumber family plants are like that,
    i.e. they first put efforts on developing...
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    what does "days-to-maturity" mean? Is it from...

    what does "days-to-maturity" mean?
    Is it from the time planted or from bloom to harvest ?.

    In my experience. gourds are very slow to germinate and
    grow vines. May be it has to do with the...
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    Thanks Rick You are more systemaic and well...

    Thanks Rick
    You are more systemaic and well organized than I am.
    I bought the seeds from ACE Hardware store. I did not keep
    the package but I remember that the seeds were supposed to be mixed.
    So...
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    Hello from Georgia

    Greetings to all,
    Crashdive suggested tht I should introduce myself.
    Here we go:
    Although I am not originally from Georgia, but I have
    lived here for the past ten years and I like it here.
    I...
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    Thanks for the advice, Rick. I must add that,...

    Thanks for the advice, Rick.

    I must add that, I use wooden cutting bord and also must
    add that I immediately wipe clean after cutting meats and wash it with soap and water, scrubbing real good....
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    Hi Tacmedic I got the answer that I was...

    Hi Tacmedic

    I got the answer that I was looking for.
    vinegar is the best non-chemical disinfectant and can kill the bacteria/germs.
    I use it on my cutting board instead of soap or anything...
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    gourd drying / cleaning

    Hi to all
    after reading the post on gourds, I just joined in.
    This year, for the first time, I am growing gourds.
    my bottle gourds are growing fine and so faar I have
    about 8 or nine on one...
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