Swan, dipper, and penguin gourds are also bottle-type gourds. I’ve heard that they’re edible when very small and immature, but I haven’t had the chance to confirm this myself. (Experience has taught ...

Gourd is the common name for a group of vining plants in the cucurbit family, which includes other plants such as squashes, ...

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Made with a mix of bottle gourd (lauki), ridge gourd (torai), paneer, rice flour and gram flour, these pancakes are power-packed with protein and fibre. Make them for a wholesome breakfast meal or ...

They are low in calories, high in fibre, and longer. Writer Tahira Kashyap was recently admitted to the hospital after drinking bottle gourd juice, which tasted bitter. Here's how you the juice ...

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so allow them space to spread or use a trellis to allow gourd plants to grow vertically. Growing luffa, dipper and bottle gourds on a trellis will assure that these gourds will grow straight.