Re: [gourds] Gourd durability
Tom Elder (gourds@globalgarden.com)
Wed, 14 Jan 1998 21:29:12 -0500
No data on shell of lagenaria; it could be molecular structure or cellular
configuration and
you could go with wood chemistry or all the way back to DNA --by all means
save the seed
and plant a bunch more and preserve that strain to the nth degree! tom
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> From: david <daviddd@ipa.net>
> To: gourds@globalgarden.com
> Subject: Re: [gourds] Gourd durability
> Date: Tuesday, January 13, 1998 10:27 PM
>
> Thanks for your note, Tom.
>
> I know now that they last a long time in a tomb. Which is nice. Now, I am
> still pondering how well they last in this hot, humid and rainy climate.
I
> know they will eventually decay out in the open, but they sure do resist
it
> for a long time.
>
> Any ideas as to the make-up of the shell that contributes to this>
>
> david
> daviddd@ipa.net
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Elder <tomelder@bright.net>
> To: gourds@globalgarden.com <gourds@globalgarden.com>
> Date: Tuesday, January 13, 1998 8:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [gourds] Gourd durability
>
>
> >Your particular gourd was probably very mature and had good thick shell;
> >immature gourds and many lagenaria do not fare so well - of course
> >lagenaria have been found in ancient tombs, proving that we will turn to
> >dust before they do. tom
> >
> >----------
> >> From: david <daviddd@ipa.net>
> >> To: Gourd List <gourds@globalgarden.com>; The Gourd Patch
> ><gourdpatch@pixelpublishing.com>
> >> Subject: [gourds] Gourd durability
> >> Date: Tuesday, January 13, 1998 3:20 PM
> >>
> >> What has intrigued me for a long time is the qualities of the
largenaria
> >> gourd shells.
> >>
> >> I wonder if anyone has information on why gourds can endure so well
and
> >> resist decay. I have had gourds lie on the ground exposed for several
> >years
> >> with no apparent damage. This is very unusual for organic things in
our
> >area
> >> of high rainfall and humidity. In fact, I found some forgotten gourds
> >that
> >> are surely 7 or 8 years old in an shed on the damp ground. I cleaned
them
> >a
> >> bit (very easy, too) applied a stain and finish, cut lids and sold
them.
> >> They were not more brittle nor the worse for wear than fresher ones.
> >>
> >>
> >> david
> >> daviddd@ipa.net
> >> www.garden-fresh.com
> >> http://users.ipa.net/~daviddd
> >>
> >>
> >>
>