Cut the mature gourds off of the vines when the leaves and stem begin turning brown. Use sharp pruners to make a nice, even cut. Leave 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5 cm) of stem attached to each gourd. Leaving this bit of stem is important because it helps with the evaporation of water.
Carmela Corleone. Carmela Corleone (1897â1959), a fictional character in Mario Puzo's The Godfather, is the wife of Don Vito Corleone. Carmela is portrayed by Italian-American Morgana King in Francis Ford Coppola's film adaptation of the novel, as well as in The Godfather Part II.
Frank Puglia as Bonasera and Marlon Brando as Don Vito Corleone in The Godfather.. Old weathered homes adorn the postcard-perfect hillside of Savoca, Sicily. Men playing Scopa in Forza D'Agro, Sicily. Bar Vitello, where Michael Corleone speaks to Apolonia's father in The Godfather movie.