Gather the gourds from the field when they are fully dry. If they are still attached to the plant, you can cut the vine flush with the gourd or leave a piece of stem intact--leaving the gourd is purely ornamental when you dry the gourd on the vine.
Cefadroxil (formerly trademarked as Duricef) is a broad-spectrum antibiotic of the cephalosporin type, effective in Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial infections. It is a bactericidal antibiotic.
To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of DuricefÂ® and other antibacterial drugs, Duricef should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by bacteria.