If the weird offspring are really bitter, stop eating them! You probably won’t die but you’ll be quite miserable. Apparently, once a gourd starts not breeding

If the weird offspring are really bitter, stop eating them! You probably won’t die but you’ll be quite miserable. Apparently, once a gourd starts not breeding true, it can revert to a form with way too much bitterness - we humans have trouble with the chemical and get quite sick. https://www.anses.fr/en/content/beware-inedible-gourds https://www.anses.fr/en/content/beware-inedible-gourds