Goetze: A low-growing plant found in the prairies of our Rolling Plains is easily overlooked until you approach it from ...

Shaped like an oversized apple, these hard-shelled gourds (Lagenaria siceraria) grow six to eight inches tall and four to six inches across. In India, young fruit is added to curries. The skin is ...

Dickie Martin was raised at the end of Ghost Creek Road in Laurens. Some 70 years later, he and his wife Linda still live there with their children around them. The original homeplace stands across ...

Gourds, a staple in global cuisines, offer versatility and health benefits. Long and round gourds, both known as bottle gourds or lauki, share a mild flavour and high water content. While ...

Kristen Treuting loves gardening, which is one reason she finds gourds an attractive canvas. For a while, she grew the gourds she used for her art and found planting, harvesting and transforming each ...

Ridgegourd, popularly called “torai” in India, is a light and flexible vegetable that contains a lot of health benefits. It boasts fiber, vitamins and antioxidants that aid digestion, skin health and ...