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drying gourds
Does anyone have some good suggestions for drying gourds. I have read
about placing them on screens but I have so many. Do I wait until a certain time to take them from the garden? I would appreciate any help. Thank you in advance. Jo |
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drying gourds
On Oct 1, 11:05 am, wrote:
Does anyone have some good suggestions for drying gourds. I have read about placing them on screens but I have so many. Do I wait until a certain time to take them from the garden? I would appreciate any help. Thank you in advance. Jo Wait until after the killing frost. Let the weeds and other vegetation die back so you can see how many you grew. Leave them in the field, or harvest if the squirrels take a liking to them -- this proves the little *******s can't taste bitter, no matter how intense. Cut the umbilical cords a few inches out. This helps them dry faster for some mysterious reason. Maybe the gourds scab over if you cut the stems flush. Don't worry if they get moldy. They're supposed to. It adds character after you wash off the gourds prior to making them into something. You'll see mold spots on gourd resonators on Indian sitars. Stain or (even better) a tinted finish brings out the pattern nicely. Try equal parts varnish, linseed oil, and paint thinner, with a dash of artist's oil paint for color, rubbed in and buffed out, several coats until you build a nice sheen. |
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