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Originally Posted by tarpalsfan

I grow gourds. Lagenaria Siceraria (I can't spell it) Anyway, the hard shelled gourds are not self fertile. They are night blooming, visited by moths, and other night critters. Good luck with your gourd growing! They are a lot of fun

I think what they mean by self fertile is if the plant can fertilize itself like most peach trees can.
But still need some sort of animal pollinator, or the wind such as in pecan trees that aren't self fertile.