Pumpkins, winter squash, and gourds can all be used interchangeably for decorations and for eating, and run the gamut in ...

They are grown in our gardens for ornamental purposes. They come in odd shapes and color combinations. They are rarely ...

The leaves are doing their annual costume change, we are airing the heavy sweaters now, and my kids are starting to use the ...

Each fall, as grocery stores and garden centers pile up mountains of orange pumpkins, it’s easy to forget the diverse gourd family. Pumpkins might be the headliners, but they’re not the only stars in ...

Animals survive in the wildness of the world and sometimes in its approximation. What comprises wildness? Perhaps a patch of ...

These are the warty, twisted and striped gourds that can turn any front porch display into a natural work of art. Ornamental ...

Bitter gourd, or karela, offers significant health advantages, including blood sugar regulation and immunity boost. Despite its bitterness, several s ...

Bottle gourd or lauki is a low calorie vegetable, which is a rich source of vitamin C, vitamin B, vitamin K, calcium, iron, ...

On a cool October morning in Maine, a man with a footlong beard sank his footlong knife into a giant pumpkin. It was a small one, he explained: just 674 pounds, about the weight of a baby grand piano.

These common Spooky Season sights represent an epic battle between squirrels and pumpkin-havers over the fate of the festive ...

Sunday is National Pumpkin Day, the unofficial holiday to celebrate everything pumpkin. We carve them into jack-o’-lanterns ...

Butternut squash season is fleeting. Here's the best way to store those gourds so you can enjoy them all fall and winter long ...