[Nfb-krafters-korner] gords

Wed May 11 23:08:34 UTC 2016

I got six gord plants.  Two are called martins and will be sort of pear
shaped.  Two are called kettle gords, and I am eager too see their size.
One is called African wine Kettle and is supposed too grow huge.  The last
is some kind of canteen, and I think it is supposed to be long and narrow.
None of these are bumpy.  
In the gord lady's shop, there were amazing creations.  I am sure I will not
have the patience too spend the time she does, but I got lots of ideas.  And
I hope to have time next summer to start building some skill.  

When you pick them as late in the fall as possible before freezing, they
have all the seeds and goop in the middle.  If you leave them outside or in
the garage all winter, the middle dries out.  When you open them, you still
have to clean them out, but it should be drier than when they are still sort
of green.  We were told today that they are all similar color, but we have
certainly seenm some that are darker and light brown and tan with even
shades of yellow and orange.  They may be plants that this lady does not
grow.  

This lady says that the African wine kettle vine can grow 100 feet long if
you don't clip it.  We can use wire racks for some of the smaller gords, the
biggest ones will be too heavy for that.  

She had all sorts of things woven around the tops.  I can't tell you about
them all. One was hanging from a cord with a spring hanging from the bottom.
When you pull the cord at the top, it thunders.  There is a false bottom on
the gord, but apparently it is the right shape to really make a big sound.  

Lots of fun things to learn.  

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I had no idea it took them so long to dry.  I've seen some really neat
things done with them at craft fairs.  

We might have to start calling you the gord lady!

My neighbors call me the goat lady. Lol

Nella

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There are different color gords, but I think they are all green until they
start to dry.  Drying takes a long time, all winter.  I went to a gord show
last fall where there were gords with knitted tops, covered with beads, cut
into many shapes, and assembled into large things and hung from the ceiling.
If the gord is sturdy, you can drill small holes and saw it into shapes.  Of
course, you can paint it, too if you want to change the natural color.  I am
not sure how much time and patience I will have, but I am going to learn a
lot and maybe find a new craft that will be a lot of fun. Last fall I made
some interesting arrangements with pumpkins and gords, just using what I
could gather in October.  This year I will just reuse what I have, and maybe
use some interesting new green gords.  Next summer, I hope to have a new
crop of interesting home-grown gords. Fortunately, there is the "the gord
lady" not too far away who loves to share her knowledge.  She said she
worked with wood until it got too heavy for her shoulders and back.  Now she
fashions gords into interesting things.  I will learn more today.    
Ramona

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Ramona:

I've only seen a few gord plants, but it seemed that they vined everywhere.

A friend of mine would plant small gords and morning glory on the same
fence.  They looked nice vining together.

Do you know if they come in different colors?

I can't wait to see what you do with them.

Nella

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I am going to see the gord lady (that's what she calls herself) tomorrow to
pick up some plants.  She said she started some that would grow large and
plants that would produce different shapes of gords.  So I am excited!  

Ramona

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