Dakota Gardener: Move over pumpkins, give gourds the spotlight

Though the focus is generally on pumpkins through the fall season, gourds also should be able to share the spotlight. (Pixabay photo)

Though the focus is generally on pumpkins through the fall season, gourds also should be able to share the spotlight. (Pixabay photo)

It’s October and the spooky season is upon us. Yards are decorated, kids are figuring out their costumes and it’s all things pumpkin. Pumpkin spice is in full swing. Here in Bismarck, Papa’s Pumpkin Patch is already half-way through its season and pumpkins are getting many makeovers in homes.As I drove around the Bismarck area, it donned on me that the spotlight shouldn’t just be...

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