Washington State Gourd Society

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We are the Mu Chapter of the American Gourd Society

Gourd Growers

If you grow gourds or know someone that grows gourds and want to be added to this page,

send all of your information like: website, email, phone, address and pictures to:

WSGS Webmaster at ozmail@comcast.net

Tonnemaker Hill Farm, Sonia Tonnemaker, - 9098 Dodson Rd. S, Royal City, WA 99357, 509-346-9706, tmakerhillfarm@sagensun.net They have been growing gourds for 15 years and have 1 acre of gourds near Royal City. They sell their gourds at the farm and farmers market.

Greg K. Leiser Farms - www.GourdFarmer.com WSGS Member - We have been growing hard shell gourds for over 10 years, and currently produce 25 varieties of hard shell gourds on over 25 acres. We have thousands and thousands of gourds to choose from! P.O. Box 157, Knights Landing, CA 95645, 530-735-6677

Welburn Gourd Farm http://www.welburngourdfarm.com/Welburn Gourd Farm is the largest supplier of quality, organic hard-shell gourds in the USA, producing over 375,000 gourds each year. We specialize in canteen and bottle (Hawaiian Ipu) varieties.

Wuertz Farm http://www.wuertzfarm.com/ If your club places an order together where we can ship all of them at once and the order exceeds $100, then we give you 10% off of your gourds.

Gourd Gracious http://gourdgracious.homestead.com/gourds.html We have been selling gourds for over 30 years. Ray Davis (Mrs.) 11132 Byrd Doerner Rd, Collinsville, MS 39325, (601)-737-5333

KenToevs, T and T Farms, Inc 9525 Rd U, NW, Quincy, WA 98848. 509-398-1134, kdtoevs@gmail.com

Carolina Gourds and Seeds, LLC, www.carolinagourdsandseeds.com, three time world Record Holder. Specialties: Gourds, True Seeds & Giant Vegetables. Harry Hurley, Fuquay-Varina, NC. 919-557-5946, harryhurley@hotmail.com

Jim Martin - Member (Hobby Gourd grower in Sunnyside, WA)

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I am rather new to gourds. This is my second year growing. Had four hills in 2006, 20 hills in 2007 and will probably do at least twice that number in 2008. I have four acres to play with so will see what happens.

Got into growing as a hobby just because I like to see what grows. Not an artist but really enjoy seeing what others do with gourds.

This year I had a few long handled dippers. Got them started to late so most didn't survive the frost and arbor wasn't tall enough so most have curved handles. Have approximately 40 large bushels, 40 eggs, 20 swans, 50 bottles (probable Mexican), 25 caveman clubs, 15 canteen, 30 cannon ball, 20 large kettles and a few Maranka/Dolphins just for the fun of it. Had at least 150 Pair shaped Multicolor Warties on one vine.

Still have about 50 bottles left from 2006 crop that I have just haven't gotten around to cleaning. And now that the weather is growing colder, I may not get around to them until this fall.

Jim Martin

460 East Allen Road

Sunnyside, WA

email k0upw@clearwire.net

Gloria Dittrick - Member (Gourd grower in Moses Lake)

I'm REALLY happy with some of the big bushels. They are going to make huge bowls w/lids. Not sure what kind of design I'll come up with.... that's a lot of territory to cover !! May have to save them until I get better at this!

We put them under our deck (which is covered), where they don't get rained on, and it's easier for me to keep an eye on them in case they need turning etc. It sure worked for the "ducks" These should keep me good and busy all next year, while another new batch is growing.

My husband was not to hot on planting any again until he saw the money I was spending to buy gourds that were NOT shaped like a duck !! Now he wants to tear up the lawn and use the whole back yard to grow gourds.! He thinks our back yard is worth a fortune.

Gloria

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Dennis Conley's Gourd Field

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I grow hard-shell gourds in Moses Lake, Washington. I grow about 2 acres and have been doing it for about 7 years now. I do have some inventory of uncleaned gourds from the 2005 and 2006 crop that have not been picked over too much. If you are ever over this way and want to look at the "bins" let me know. Here are pictures of my field in 2006 in late August and in 2005 just after the frost.
Dennis Conley
509-766-3221
509-750-1496 cell