Gourd, Bird House

Sun Exposure: full sun Level of Care: easy Max Plant Height: 30 feet

Now you can have bird houses at little cost by growing them in your garden. The vigorous vines bear many of these hard-shelled fruits just the right size for birds like bluebirds, wrens and many others. Instructions on how to prepare the houses are on each packet. Do not grow gourds next to squash or pumpkins or they will cross pollinate, causing deformed, bitter squash and pumpkins. Minimum isolation is 800 feet. Covering plants until they flower with row covers will help prevent squash borers where these pests are a problem. Days to maturity: 125. Seeds per packet: 25-30. Seeds per ounce: 150-175.