SC - controversy

[Aldyth@aol.com]

In a message dated 3/1/00 9:30:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
lilinah at earthlink.net writes:

<< The Pinetree page says 
 55 days, i assume (in my gross ignorance) that it's more or less how 
 long they take to grow until edible...
  >>

That seems awfully short to me but I suppose they could be grown to small 
edible stage in that time frame if you kept them well watered and fed 
regularly. Edible gourds are rather rampant growers (almost like a weed) and 
take up considerable space if allowed to ramble across the ground. They can 
be grown successfully on a trellis or fence though. As I mentioned in my 
earlier post there are several kinds of edible gourds, most of which get 
quite a large fruit size when allowed to mature. Birdhouse gourd's (often 
pictured in period illuminations), bushel gourds, Italian Edible gourds, and 
loofas are only a portion of the edible Old World species available today. 
Many of these can be found in the 'Kid's or specialty areas of the seed 
section and are locally available at home building, supermarket and 
agricultural stores this time of year.

Ras