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Birdhouse Gourds How to grow and make a birdhouse Gourd Grow a
craft project in your garden this summer? Growing birdhouse
gourds and then making a birdhouse is a great outdoor project to
do with the kids. A good winter project when winter gardening is
not very comfortable! Gourd birdhouses are attractive to many
species of birds including Sparrows, Wax eyes, Swallows and
Chaf-finches. It all depends on how big you make the entrance
hole to what species of bird you attract. Gourds are closely
related to pumpkins and squashes. The fruit produced is hard
shelled. I bought my seeds from the local garden centre in the
specialty seed section. The planting and harvesting instructions
will be inside the seed packet so don't throw out. Planting the
Seeds These plants are easy to grow. Remember all those pumpkin
seedlings that germinate in your worm farm or compost Well
gourds, being closely related, are just as easy! Plant the seeds
in small pots or if you don't