The real boon, though, is how easily the "tubes" slide off in clean, easy swipes at the end of the day when you're washing ...

Travis Gienger, who nicknamed his prize-winning pumpkin “Rudy,” has been growing gourds for nearly 30 years Sonja Anderson Daily Correspondent Travis Gienger nicknamed his pumpkin "Rudy" for ...

Gourds generally have a skin similar to winter squash and though they're often ornamental, some varieties are edible. F&W's guide to squash and gourds gives you the best chef-inspired recipes ...

Millions of hectares of forest are burning in the Amazon and the homes of indigenous communities and vulnerable rainforest species are being destroyed. Fires in this precious landscape have burned an ...

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Gourds (left) and squash (right) are similar, but one shouldn’t be eaten. / SENEZ/Getty Images; Penpak Ngamsathain/Getty Images As temperatures shift during fall, so do many people’s appetites ...

Since Monday, 14 artists have been carving designs into a total of 80 gourds in a garage in Hamilton. Each pumpkin weighs approximately 140 pounds. “This is the largest collective group you’ll ...

A Minnesota horticulture teacher remained the reigning champion Monday of an annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California where his massive gourds have won the top prize four years in a row.

Contestants in costumes sought to stay afloat while rowing or motoring their enormous gourds. The event capped off this year’s Pumpkinfest, which lasted all weekend and drew thousands to the ...

Tall pumpkins, short pumpkins, fat pumpkins, white pumpkins. Who doesn’t love the gourd responsible for the sincere pumpkin patch beloved by Linus and the round-headed kid? Drifting colored leaves ...

Perfectly plump in every way! Can you say squash goals? Say hollow to my little friends. Got gourds? Pumped for pumpkins! Grateful for glorious gourds.

Still, Floridians like to celebrate by picking pumpkins and carving them — although it’s best to wait until close to Halloween to avoid the chance of rotting gourds on the front porch.