Ornamental gourds- growing advise?

I grow them to brighten up the veg plot. In the past I've grown them up a fence, the last two years on a cane wigwam. They are not difficult to grow, start from seed in late March April and potted on , then planted after the last frost when the soil has warmed (June). They need tieing in to begin with then half way up the canes they throw out clinging tendrils and climb like mad. So they need a bit of space, better if you can keep them growing upwards. Flying insects pollinate them, I have never needed to help them unlike their cousins; pumpkins and courgettes.

 

I don't make any special effort to preserve them, I leave them on the plant and they dry naturally and last till the new year. In the past I brought a few indoors as a display.