However, are these festive gourds edible when it’s time to take down the decorations? Is it safe to cook and eat painted gourds? Gourds are part of the Cucurbitaceae family, alongside watermelon ...

“The main difference is that [squash are] considered edible, and then [gourds are] considered inedible,” she tells Mental ...

Edible coatings made from chitosan and beeswax, combined with clove essential oil, can significantly enhance the preservation of pointed gourds and green chillies, reducing weight loss and ...

The National Trust site, in Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, has been phasing out edible gourds and pumpkins over the Halloween period to help reduce food waste. The sustainable crop of vegetables has ...

Those odd shaped fall gourds can be for more than fall decorations. More than 2,000 pounds of gourds, pumpkins and squash ...