I bought a package of snake gourds showing a picture of cute little gourds painted like snakes. Thought that would be a fun project for the kids. If our snake gourds would have stopped in July they might be those cute little things on the seed pack. What we ended up with is LOTS of huge things that look like 4 foot clubs. I'm not complaining(really!), I got so many lovely gourds, even the club monsters are lovely, I just have no idea what to do with them !! I've been searching the internet for ideas, and there are some very nice gourd sites, but not many ideas on creative uses for snake gourds. Does anyone here have ideas? any sites that might have ideas? at all?

Here is a picture we took the other day, after it wsa all over and time to round up the goods:

See the snake gourds in the back? I have a few more piles just like those but got tired of stacking them up for the picture. I have a LOT. I need ideas. Thanks

I like snake gourds, but they aren`t as versitile as many other types.

I like the idea of making rainsticks, or just let the kids paint them...they always come up with cute ideas.

Jan

I am very impressed with the quantity and quality of gourds you grew in ND! How will you be drying them?

Kate

I made a sort of hammock out of chicken wire and strung it up out of the way and between 2 trees. I laced ropes on the outside edges of the chicken wire to hang with. Then I threaded good sturdy sticks crossways through the chicken wire at the ends and every few feet or so, so I wouldn't end up with a big sag effect and everything roll to the middle. I pounded supports (again good sticks) into the ground under the crossways sticks (dowels, old tool handles etc) to hold some of the weight and keep it from sagging too bad. When I loaded it with my gourds I hooked the stems in the wires to keep them from rolling together and this worked really well. For the snakes I just hooked the curved ends over the edges. The night after I made it we had big winds with gusts up to 50 mph and my husband said that if it made it through tonight it should make it through anything. It did! It was fine in the morning so I think it's going to work.

If you would care to sell some of them, I would definitely be interested. Email me if you are.
-M

I thought of digeridoos. They look so neat and I think it would be a fun project. I just thought they would be impossible to play! but your beeswax idea is interesting. I think we'll try it!

Yes I would be interested in selling some after I see what sort of mortality rate the drying takes. Email me again (your email was not *revealed* in the email to me) and I could send you pictures of what has dried in the spring.

Thanks again for your replies.

~Sam

Candy canes! Forget ebay :-) I could hang them in my yard trees for ornaments lol. That would be great.