{"product_id":"extra-long-handle-dipper-gourd-seeds-vegetable-plant","title":"Extra Long Handle Dipper Gourd Seeds - Vegetable Plant","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"133\" data-end=\"595\"\u003eExtra Long Handle Dipper Gourd is a unique heirloom variety grown for its elongated, curved neck and rounded bulbous base. The mature gourds have been traditionally used to make decorative dippers, ladles, birdhouses, crafts, and ornaments. Vigorous climbing vines thrive on trellises, fences, and arbors, producing abundant fruits throughout the warm growing season. 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