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Wiping with a clean rag, and rinsing with a mild soap and cold water will be fine! As long as the water is not hot, the wax will not dissolve.

It is advised to, only, use water in these canteens to avoid the need for harsh cleaning agents.

Here is an article for more information regarding turning gourds into canteens:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/projects/crafts-with-gourds-how-to-make-water-canteens-from-dried-gourds.htm

If you have worked with anything over 33 percent, you will understand how badly that this stuff can burn your skin. Concentrated peroxide more than 33% is quite hard to come by, here, so do be careful. It can be deadly.

I would dilute it, first, to a 3 percent solution, then take that diluted solution and put that into and dilute it further.

So once you get your 50% solution down to 3%, you can use that 3% at 1/4 strength. for every 1 liter of 3 percent peroxide, you will use 3 liters of water.

The preferred method will be fungicides. They can be applied as a foliar spray, and soil drench. This article will help:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/info/using-fungicides-in-garden.htm

Technically speaking, this is a member of the cucumber and true melon family, rather than a gourd. With this being said, it will act like a cucumber or melon and shrivel upon drying, unfortunately.

This article will give you more information on the plant:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/lemons/growing-lemon-trees-containers.htm

Look for insects. These articles should help:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/gourd/growing-gourd-plants.htm
https://extension.umn.edu/plant-diseases/insects-and-diseases-cucumber-pumpkin-and-squash
http://www.ladybug.uconn.edu/FactSheets/gourds.php

Gourds typically have a more irregular and bumpy shape compared to winter squash. They can come in various sizes, shapes, and colors, often with unique patterns or warts on the surface. Winter squash, on the other hand, generally have a smoother and more uniform shape.

Gourds are typically not edible and are primarily grown for decorative purposes. They have a hard and inedible flesh, and their seeds are usually not consumed. Winter squash, on the other hand, are grown for culinary purposes and have a soft, edible flesh.

To me, that resembles, more, a winter squash. the flesh will be, slightly, softer if so. You should be able to feel whether it has some give or not.

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/gourd

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/squash