Not only were there birdhouse gourds, but there was a large kettle gourd hanging from the vines. I did not plant a kettle at the arbor. A gourd vine from the ground plants must have made its way to the arbor walls. The first frost came in mid-October. You can't imagine what a gourd field looks like after the first frost.
Vines are flat and look a lot like boiled spinach.
There are gourds visible everywhere. Now we can see how many gourds we actually grew. It's also time to clean up the vines. I think the son's biceps grew an inch or two that day. Hubby is 6' in height.