I have just started getting this news. I would love to receive info for growing all kinds of gourds. I am in zone 8. I have grown bird house gourds this past summer that are now curing and would like to try more types of gourds. Any more info would be much appriciatated. Thanks, Glenda P.S. Some of my gourds are thin and others are thick. Some were late and some were were early. What makes them have a thick wall? I want to duplicate this.