African Drum Gourd Seeds

Very large 20 to 24 inch gourds with thick walls when grown in optimal conditions (up to 3/4 inch). Shape is round to slightly teardrop. In Common Wealth Seed Growers' 2015 gourd trial of 29 varieties, this is one of only six that held up to the heavy Downy Mildew pressure and grew well into October. Original seedstock came from Suzanne Ashworth through Seed Savers Exchange. Requires a longer growing season than other gourds, about 150 days.