Thursday, October 16, 2008

Gourd Harvest

With the killing frost we received the other night, it was time to harvest the gourds. It was like a treasure hunt discovering the unusual shaped gourds hidden under the leaves and intertwined in the cornstalks. Maybe next year we'll get those trellis frames built for the gourds to spread out on, but this year they made their way into the corn and up into a birch tree that is near the garden. Here are 2 of the biggest gourds we harvested.

And this is what Matthew has been working on with last year's crop. This is his "practice gourd" where he has experimented with different woodburning tips and techniques.

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