FREE: Grow Your Own Bird House Gourds

The listing, Grow Your Own Bird House Gourds has ended.

This auction is for 10 seeds.

They are prolific growers, as a single vine may sprawl more than 25 feet in a single growing season.

Plant them near a fence or a trellis and by summer's end it may bless you with several long handled, round bellied future bird houses.

They are the perfect size and shape for nest boxes and other crafts.

Purple martins, Swallows, Wrens and Chickadees will all take to your new creations. A bonus is that House sparrows and European starlings aren't to fond of a moving house so they tend to shy away from them.

The vines are covered with large, lush, green leaves all season long. You may find that birds, toads and other wildlife appreciate the protection and shade the large leaves offer.

They grow best in well drained slightly acidic soil (PH of 6.5) in full sun, but will do well in a neutral soil.

Plant three or four seeds in a slightly raised mound near a fence or trellis. You can plant them in an open area, but the grounds wont be a nice, the handles tend to curve and one side will be flat.

The plants are fairly drought resistant, but the more water they get, the bigger and better the fruits will be.

It may take 6 months to dry the gourds. They will be ready when they are very light in weight, and you can heard the seeds inside rattle when you shake the birdhouse gourd.