My husband and I recently purchased a new home in Maricopa. We are starting to do the landscapeing in our backyard and my husband wants to grow some gourds. Being new to this ourselves, does anyone have any experience with this that they may be so kind as to share. We have purchased a variety of gourd seeds. My questions would be what is the best time of the year to start the seeds and plant them out side, and the best way to do it. Thankyou for any help.