Lakeview Farms

Dried Gourd Availability

Be sure to call my cell phone ( 636-387-2695 ) prior to coming to be sure I plan to be at the farm when you arrive. 


Our Dried Gourd Display April 27, 2008 American Gourd Society Logo Show-Me Gourd Society Logo

Lakeview Farms is not currently set up to package and ship gourds so if you live outside of the St. Louis, MO metro area click here for a list of other gourd farms that are set up to ship dried gourds out of their area.

click blue link below for larger pictures of both decorated and undecorated gourds   Use

Price at the Farm

Supply as of April 19, 2019
Speckled Swan Dried Speckled Swan Gourd Ducks, Geese, Swan, and birdhouses.  This is a thinner shell gourd about 1/8" thick.   $2 to 4 one or two gourds left
Bushel Dried Bushel Basket bowls and drums $6 to $9 sold out.
 
We are planting more but they will not be dried until May 2020.
Mini Nigerian Bottle Dried Nigerian Mini Gourds Jewelry, mini vase, and Christmas Tree Ornaments $0.50  excellent supply
Basketball Dried Baskedball Gourds Used for bowls and baskets, lamps and lamp shades, permanent jack-O-lanterns, globes $4-6 we still have a few gourds available from our 2016 crop
Martin House  Dried Martin House Gourds Birdhouses, bowls, lidded containers.  A very thick walled gourd ! $2 to $5
Excellent Supply in all sizes including our 2018 crop which is now in the display area.
Cannonball Dried Cannonball Gourds Small bowls, lidded containers, and stacked snowballs/cannonballs   $1.50 excellent supply
Penguin (soft shell) Dried Penguin Gourd  When a crafter adds eyes and a painted tuxedo, this gourd is a perfect penguin.  More commonly used for rattles, vases, and butterfly houses. $1.50 sold out
Caveman's Club / Maranka Dried Caveman's Club Gourd Birdhouses & Masks.  This is a very thick and tough gourd $2 to 4 just a few left
Egg (soft shell) Dried Nest Egg Gourds limited usage due to very thin shell $0.50 sold out
Mexican Bottle Mexican Bottle Gourd
A very versatile smaller gourd ! 		$1 to $2 fair supply! 
Sennari Sennari Japanese mini gourdThis gourd can be highly variable in shape A Japanese mini bottle about 3½" tall and 2" in diameter.  Useful for jewelry and ornaments $.70 excellent supply
Canteen Dried Canteen Gourd decorated purses, shallow bowls, lidded boxes $2 to 6 good Supply
Chinese Bottle Chinese Bottle Gourd   $1 to $2 fair supply
Kettle Gourd Dried Kettle Gourd   $2 to $5 good supply
Indonesian Bottle Indonesian Bottle Gourd Birdhouses, Shekere African Bead Drums  and more.  A very thick, hard shell gourd. $2 to $7
Excellent supply. Our new 2018 crop is now available  in our sales display area
African Wine Kettle Dried African Kettle Gourd Santa Claus, Shekere African Bead Drums $7 to 26 limited supply of dry gourds (about 6) but some have cracking
Giant Bushel Dried Giant Bushel Gourd Used for bowls and sewing baskets $7 to 26  sold out
Large Kettle Gourd Dried Large Pear Gourd Used for bowls and drums  $7 to $26 sold out
Large Drum Gourd Drum Gourd Used for bowls and drums  $7 to $26  sold out
Dipper Dried Dipper Gourd Short Handle  ladles & birdhouses   $3  Germination failure in 2018 of seeds that were started indoors in early April.  We will plant more in 2019.
Apple  Dried Apple Gourd Teacher Gifts, bird feeders, boxes, and bowls.  A very hard shelled gourd. $2.00 excellent supply
Italian Snake (soft shell) Dried Snake Gourd limited usage due to thin shell $3 just a few left