Please forgive me if I am posting this question in the wrong place. Couldn't decide on a proper forum for the question.
I grew Birdhouse, Martin House, and Dipper gourds for the first time this year. They were very green and lush up until two weeks ago. We had to go out of state, and an arctic blast hit our area while we were gone. Came home to the vines and gourds looking very brown! I am hoping that it isn't too late to cut the gourds off the vines and bring them into the unheated shop to dry over the winter, but I have no idea if this is okay to do, after they have been through such a hard freeze.
I'm hoping that someone can give me a suggestion on what to do, or to let me know if it is too late to save them for drying. I could always just give it a try, but I'd rather not mess with them if I waited too long to remove them from the vines and bring them inside.
Thanks for any help!