Zucchini Harvest & Tending Gourds - Time Lapse

Today was our first harvest from the Fordhook Zucchini plant. For reasons unknown only one of the Fordhook seeds came up. It’s doing really well and has a bunch of tiny zukes in various stages of growth. It’ll be fun to see how many we get from the lone plant.
The other three varieties are doing well, today was harvest #2 for them.
We have gourds in a few different ages right now. The fences were planted in June and are beginning to beautifully cover the wires. The fields were planted about 4 weeks later. I love the vining process, how quickly things happen from this point forward!
Get down, get dirty,
God bless!
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Music: “One To One Make It” by Rob Barbato from iMovie soundtracks

[@dianehutchins9206]

Oh my gosh, my 8 gourd seeds (the only ones that germinated out of 16) have completely taken over the entire double cattle trellis that we made and then some. They are starting to spread onto the ground as they have grown so big. I've been talking to you throughout the entire process, but I couldn't find our conversations, so I just wanted to give you another update since you have helped me so much. I saw one gourd about the same size as the one in your video but the rest are all very small. Is this normal? Also, we were watering them daily, and noticed that some of the tiny gourds are either dead or the tops are brown. Is this normal? Should they be watered daily or are we watering them too much? Also, once these vines produce all the gourds and we are finished, do we just pull them out and start over again next year, or do they grow back? Thank you again for all your help and God bless. Watching your videos and talking to you makes me feel like you're here helping me!

[@thegardengallery4618]

@@dianehutchins9206 gourds love water and we do typically water them everyday. As long as the vines are growing and strong they’ll do well but they’ll only go for one season, they won’t automatically return. Gourds are annuals, meaning they have to be planted annually (yearly).
The ends turning brown, did you mean on the vine or after removing from the vine? I haven’t had them turn brown or wither while on the vine. After they’re off the vine they’ll go through a natural curing process, browning, perhaps some mildewing and hardening into wood.
Thank you for the update, 8 seeds will do a LOT!! I’m glad to learn that they’ve overflowed, I love that when they get to that point here. Our fences are almost fully covered and the ground is covered on both sides now - so gorgeous! The field gourds are just now beginning to run together. A week ago we could still easily walk between the rows and now we’ve got to go around or find places to step carefully. It won’t be long and we’ll be hip deep in vines!

[@thegardengallery4618]

@@dianehutchins9206 also, sometimes the tiny ones don’t make it through the natural curing process. Browning during the metamorphosis would be something you could expect. Softening, weeping and extremely fuzzy molding, however, means they’re compost. If they’ve gone soft than they’re not going to harden up properly.

[@dianehutchins9206]

@@thegardengallery4618 No I didn't remove any from the vines yet as they aren't even close to being cut. I have one that is about 6 inches but still very green. It looks really hearty, but then it seems there are many that are very tiny and are brown at the part near the vine and then there are dozens and dozens that are just very small and just green and fuzzy. It is unusual to have 1 very hearty one (even thought they were all planted at the same time) and then the rest are tiny and still green? I've gone thru so many fun steps with these, I hope they're going to make it. : 0

[@dianehutchins9206]

@@thegardengallery4618 So out of the 7 seeds that made it out of the 12 I planted, the vines went nuts and actually are so overgrown now. I mentioned to you that I only saw one really huge gourd, but now I see three! At this point in the season, do you think they are done or will I keep seeing them pop up? Is it unusual to only get 3 gourds considering how well they were grown and thriving? The vines were real green and lush a few weeks ago but they have become so incredibly overgrown that I think they are strangling each other and some of the leaves are turning brown.