Autumn Wings Blend Gourd is an open-pollinated Cucurbita pepo that delivers a stunning array of winged and warted gourds in a single planting. These ornamental gourds mature in 95 days and thrive in zones 3 through 11, making them accessible to gardeners across most of North America. The real appeal lies in the diversity: each plant produces multiple fruit shapes and sizes, all with intricate surface textures perfect for fall decorating. Grow them in full sun on sturdy trellises to maximize space and create an eye-catching vertical display.
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Moderate
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Plant a single seed packet and harvest an entire collection of distinctly different gourds, from smooth to heavily warted, all on one compact plant. The mix of wing-like protrusions and textured surfaces creates dramatic visual interest that intensifies as fruits cure. At 95 days to maturity, you'll have finished gourds well before hard frost, giving you weeks to display or craft with them. These compact vines are surprisingly flexible growers, equally happy sprawling on the ground or climbing a sturdy trellis.
Autumn Wings Blend Gourds are grown primarily for ornamental and decorative display. Harvest mature fruits in fall and cure them for use in seasonal arrangements, harvest decorations, or dried-craft projects. Their dramatic winged and warted surfaces make them particularly striking in rustic fall centerpieces or as standalone decorative elements.
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Sow 2 to 3 seeds per 2-inch container or plug flat about 3 weeks before your transplant date, using a soil temperature of 70 to 85°F for germination. If growing the mixed variety, sort seeds by shape and size before sowing to increase the likelihood of obtaining the full mix of fruit types. Sow similar seeds together in each container. Thin seedlings to 1 plant per container using scissors once they emerge.
Harden off plants for 4 to 7 days before transplanting. After all danger of frost has passed, transplant outdoors according to spacing recommendations for each variety type within the blend.
Harvest when fruit color is fully developed and stems are dry, but before hard frost arrives. Cut fruits from the vine and cure them out of direct sunlight at 80 to 85°F with good air ventilation for 5 to 7 days. Once cured, wash the fruits, dry them thoroughly, and seal with furniture polish to preserve them for displays.
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