The plant is indeed the Calabash Tree (Crescentia cujete). Its fruit are inedible. When dried, the mature fruit’s hard shells can be made into musical instruments and other receptacles. The tree is ...

Calabash is a popular word in the Caribbean. Many island restaurants, cafes, hotels and resorts have the word calabash in their name. Right here in West Philadelphia, at 63rd and Malvern, there is the ...

Time lapse video of growing calabash bottle gourd plant from seed to harvest. The seed was germinated and planted in a 14-inch pot indoor with daily watering and led grow light to imitate that of the ...