FREE: 5 Giant Purple Martin House Gourd Seeds

The listing, 5 Giant Purple Martin House Gourd Seeds has ended.

Purple Martins are wonderful to have around. They eat the mosquitoes and other flying insects on your property. There are directions to a website at the end of this description for making your own gourd martin houses.

Let your creative imagination run wild and have fun doing it,.

Soak the seeds in water overnight to give them a leg-up on germination. Plant the seeds in situ (in their permanent spot) as soon as the last frost date has passed in your area.

If you want to train them up a trellis or fence, plant the seeds about 2’-3’ apart (intersperse pea seeds in between if you’d like). Birdhouse gourds like well-drained soil and some compost or composted manure tossed in there once in a while.

The gourds will tolerate a light frost, so let them ripen on the vine as long as possible. But soon after that, you’ll need to harvest them and bring them indoors for several months to cure the rest of the way. The gourds will be ready to harvest when the stems turn brown.

Information on how to make a purple martin house out of your gourd, go to http://www.amishgourds.com/store/page/466873