Martin Gourd Seeds

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Russel Loire
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Joined: Wed May 22, 2013 1:21 pm
Location: SK/Regina

Does anyone have any seeds available for growing Martin sized Gourds? I tried growing some this year but the weather was less than cooperative. Would like to supplement my house with some naturals in the years to come.
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Emil Pampell-Tx
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Location: Tx, Richmond (SW of Houston)
Martin Colony History: First started in Gretna, La in 1969 with a small homemade house, have had martins ever since at 2 different homes in Texas

Russel, your climate is probably too cold to grow gourds, they require about 6 months of warm weather. I know that people in Minn have a hard time growing and curing gourds.
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Russel Loire
Posts: 44
Joined: Wed May 22, 2013 1:21 pm
Location: SK/Regina

I will be starting them indoors. We've grown some basketball sized and larger pumpkins here.
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2013 - 1 SY Male Looker. Couple of Fly-bys.
2014 - Observed no Lookers :(
2015 - Bird-X Songbird Magnet, Sym and 2 others with him visited 4 days in a row.
2016 - Few Fly-bys at home. Started Public Site, a few vistors
2017 - Home, Visitors, Satellite Site, 3 Pairs, 14 eggs, 10 Fledged!
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jogl
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Joined: Mon Aug 31, 2009 2:17 pm
Location: SW Ontario, Canada

We get our seeds from OSC:

https://www.oscseeds.com/ecommerce/-ann ... BOTTLE.htm

Usually grow fine, but this year they were all small. We were really dry and I didn't keep them watered.
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