{"id":18997,"date":"2020-01-14T20:43:42","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T02:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/?p=18997"},"modified":"2020-01-19T07:47:26","modified_gmt":"2020-01-19T13:47:26","slug":"all-about-gourds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/all-about-gourds\/","title":{"rendered":"All About Gourds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">For the first meeting of 2020, Chilton County Master Gardeners were treated to a program about gourds presented by Mack Gothard, President of the Alabama Gourd Society. Fellow ALGS member, James Stone, assisted Mack with the presentation. Tips on growing, harvesting and drying gourds were discussed. Gourds can be decorated in any way one can imagine using paint, woodburning, carving and more. Mack says the gourd &#8220;tells&#8221; you what it is and his usually become chickens! Many gourd varieties were on display as well as decorated gourds and musical instruments made from gourds.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March Gourd Madness will be held March 20 and 21 at the Chilton Performing Arts Center. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marchgourdmadness.com\">http:\/\/www.marchgourdmadness.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Alabama Gourd Show will be held in Cullman in October. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alabamagourdsociety.org\">http:\/\/www.alabamagourdsociety.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/EB03173B-8D9A-4E56-B4CD-ADE07484F619-427x350.jpeg\"><img width=\"427\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/EB03173B-8D9A-4E56-B4CD-ADE07484F619-427x350.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"19017\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/?attachment_id=19017\" class=\"wp-image-19017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/EB03173B-8D9A-4E56-B4CD-ADE07484F619-427x350.jpeg 427w, https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/EB03173B-8D9A-4E56-B4CD-ADE07484F619-336x275.jpeg 336w, https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/EB03173B-8D9A-4E56-B4CD-ADE07484F619-183x150.jpeg 183w, https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/EB03173B-8D9A-4E56-B4CD-ADE07484F619-250x205.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/EB03173B-8D9A-4E56-B4CD-ADE07484F619.jpeg 1409w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Mack Gothard<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/693AE5CC-3BA3-4FD0-BF9E-487C28DE52AF-277x350.jpeg\"><img width=\"277\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/693AE5CC-3BA3-4FD0-BF9E-487C28DE52AF-277x350.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"19018\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/?attachment_id=19018\" class=\"wp-image-19018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/693AE5CC-3BA3-4FD0-BF9E-487C28DE52AF-277x350.jpeg 277w, https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/693AE5CC-3BA3-4FD0-BF9E-487C28DE52AF-218x275.jpeg 218w, https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/693AE5CC-3BA3-4FD0-BF9E-487C28DE52AF-119x150.jpeg 119w, https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/693AE5CC-3BA3-4FD0-BF9E-487C28DE52AF-1216x1536.jpeg 1216w, https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/693AE5CC-3BA3-4FD0-BF9E-487C28DE52AF-250x316.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/693AE5CC-3BA3-4FD0-BF9E-487C28DE52AF.jpeg 1297w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Gourds come in all sizes!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/07003C6E-F744-47D6-A2D0-A999FF345ACC-467x350.jpeg\"><img width=\"467\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/07003C6E-F744-47D6-A2D0-A999FF345ACC-467x350.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"19019\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/?attachment_id=19019\" class=\"wp-image-19019\" 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class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Assistant James Stone<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/369ED1BB-0C1C-467B-9A20-60DB0746F72C-467x350.jpeg\"><img width=\"467\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/369ED1BB-0C1C-467B-9A20-60DB0746F72C-467x350.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"19020\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/?attachment_id=19020\" class=\"wp-image-19020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/369ED1BB-0C1C-467B-9A20-60DB0746F72C-467x350.jpeg 467w, https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/369ED1BB-0C1C-467B-9A20-60DB0746F72C-367x275.jpeg 367w, https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/369ED1BB-0C1C-467B-9A20-60DB0746F72C-200x150.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/369ED1BB-0C1C-467B-9A20-60DB0746F72C-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/369ED1BB-0C1C-467B-9A20-60DB0746F72C-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/369ED1BB-0C1C-467B-9A20-60DB0746F72C-250x188.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/369ED1BB-0C1C-467B-9A20-60DB0746F72C-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Beautiful, unusual examples<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/3F2CBB9C-87E0-41FD-919E-FAC9D41D94FE-462x350.jpeg\"><img width=\"462\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/3F2CBB9C-87E0-41FD-919E-FAC9D41D94FE-462x350.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"19022\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/?attachment_id=19022\" class=\"wp-image-19022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/3F2CBB9C-87E0-41FD-919E-FAC9D41D94FE-462x350.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/3F2CBB9C-87E0-41FD-919E-FAC9D41D94FE-363x275.jpeg 363w, https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/3F2CBB9C-87E0-41FD-919E-FAC9D41D94FE-198x150.jpeg 198w, https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/3F2CBB9C-87E0-41FD-919E-FAC9D41D94FE-1536x1163.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/3F2CBB9C-87E0-41FD-919E-FAC9D41D94FE-2048x1551.jpeg 2048w, 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href=\"https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/87C6EEF7-3A9B-4F49-873D-BD17E944AA10-504x350.jpeg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/87C6EEF7-3A9B-4F49-873D-BD17E944AA10-504x350.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"19023\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/?attachment_id=19023\" class=\"wp-image-19023\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Chicken gourds<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/35515803-30D9-4C6C-A606-414C3820EB33-359x350.jpeg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/35515803-30D9-4C6C-A606-414C3820EB33-359x350.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"19024\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/?attachment_id=19024\" class=\"wp-image-19024\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Strawberry gourds<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/D10560A8-929A-4720-9D51-DA0007AC9626-419x350.jpeg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/D10560A8-929A-4720-9D51-DA0007AC9626-419x350.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"19025\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/?attachment_id=19025\" class=\"wp-image-19025\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Eagle and watermelon gourds!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/DBF60A82-1C69-449A-A71D-EDFDFCDA2420-445x350.jpeg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/DBF60A82-1C69-449A-A71D-EDFDFCDA2420-445x350.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"19026\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/?attachment_id=19026\" class=\"wp-image-19026\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Such talent!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/281FA084-EA07-4225-8AEF-92474A93FBCC-scaled.jpeg\"><img width=\"467\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/281FA084-EA07-4225-8AEF-92474A93FBCC-467x350.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"19051\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/281FA084-EA07-4225-8AEF-92474A93FBCC-scaled.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/all-about-gourds\/281fa084-ea07-4225-8aef-92474a93fbcc\/\" class=\"wp-image-19051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mg.aces.edu\/chilton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/01\/281FA084-EA07-4225-8AEF-92474A93FBCC-467x350.jpeg 467w, 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Pres. Charla Doucett presents speaker\u2019s gift<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Mack Gothard\u2019s display and program on growing gourds.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first meeting of 2020, Chilton County Master Gardeners were treated to a program about gourds presented by Mack Gothard, President of the Alabama Gourd Society. Fellow ALGS member, James Stone, assisted Mack with the presentation. Tips on growing, harvesting and drying gourds were discussed. 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