Bird house gourds

Ornamental gourds grow wide enough to make a natural birdhouse, but first you have to dry them. Drying (or curing) the birdhouse gourds will leave you with a hollow shell for birds to move into. Provided you have dry and sunny weather, you...

Make your own birdhouse from an ornamental gourd. It's fun and easy to create, using a gourd, exterior paint and a wood dowel for a perch.

Making Gourd Birdhouses: Birdhouses made from gourds are a fun wintertime craft and make a great project to do with kids. There are several varieties of gourd which make great birdhouses -- You can sometimes buy them at your local farmers' market, or if you're…

Some of the articles on these pages were written by Chuck Abare. My thanks to him for sharing some of the knowledge he’s gained from his years of study on this subject. I consider Chuck to be an expert on Purple Martins, and using natural gourds for their housing. He has helped me greatly with designing suitable lodging for this wonderful ... Read More

Growing birdhouse gourds for crafts is easier than you think. Drying gourds and making birdhouses from them takes some time, but it's simple to do and fun.

A friend, Lauri Orsino, gave Diana several decorative gourds so she decided to be creative. The first gourd had a couple of sections cut from it, creating a bird feeder. Several holes were drille…

When I saw some gourd seed packets & some painted gourds someone had painted, I said, "I can do that" and my daughter Laurie said, "Gourds, oh gourds". Thus th…

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This guide is about making a gourd birdhouse. You can grow your own gourds and make some comfortable bird houses for many common cavity nesting birds.

Looking for a gardening project that's fun for the whole family? Learn how to grow birdhouse gourds (Lagenaria siceraria) now on Gardener’s Path.