In India, spiny gourd, or kantola, is a popular vegetable, especially in the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan. It is typically cooked in curries, stir-fries, and fritters, often ...

Growing this nutritious plant in your kitchen garden is not only rewarding but also provides fresh, chemical-free produce.

Vine crops don’t need a support to grow and produce, but they tend to take over the garden if left to sprawl on the ground. Training these vines to grow vertically allows you to plant more ...

The part of the garden that draws most interest at this time of year is the temporary arbour, now abundantly laden with ornamental gourds. Every year in February, we bring back small ash saplings from ...

The grafting technique takes advantage of the strong points of both plants, and has been used ... that “eggplants do not emerge from a gourd vine,” which means talented children are never ...