Lagenaria siceraria

I just got gifted this Bottle Gourd fruit from a lovely old man 😆

It's a bottleneck gourd!

Thank you! @gjones It's a whopper 😆

Google birdhouse gourds and you will see what people do with them.

What will you do with it 😊

The man said it will stay ornamental if I keep it dry but I'm wondering if I can get seeds from it 🤔 what to do ay? @angiecrazycatlady

@gjones Wow! those birdhouses look very nice 😍

Mmmm tricky one I'd be inclined to get the seeds, I'm sure Google will influence what you do in the end lol 😊😀😁

Haha Definitely @angiecrazycatlady 😂

We have #gourds in Jamaica.We also calk them packi ha ha! They are dried and used to make bags and some people especially the Rastafarians actually eat out of them.

@wesleybrian We grew three kinds of these gourds this year. Have started to make a bird feeder out of a small one and birdhouses out of two larger ones. Once yours has dried more, it'll turn brownish. Then bore a hole towards the lower side and you'll be able to retrieve the seeds.

Haha that's a good use for them @Jason I never knew that 😊🖒