Those moldy gourds! Don’t throw them away. The mold also helps break down the waxy outer coating, making the gourd easier to clean. Its easily one year from planting a seed until craft time, but its worth the wait… and they last for ever once they are dried. 99% of the time if you have a gourd that didnt make it through the drying process it just didnt have enough time in the vine. Gourds need at least 120 days to mature and you never want to pick them before the vine is dead, because they recei