"For man, autumn is a time of harvest, of gathering together.
For nature, it is a time of sowing, of scattering abroad. "
Edwin Teale
I harvested 36 gourds today. I still have about half a dozen large bottle gourds on the vine. I'm giving them one more week to get a little bigger... I just hope the frosts hold of till at least then.
Each one was washed, carefully towel dried, then place on a warm, dry, dark, shelf to cure. Over the next several weeks I will check them, and turn them regularly, removing any that show signs of decay. In 2 or 3 weeks the outer shells should be dry. Some weeks after that I will know the insides are adequately dry when I can hear the seeds rattling inside. By then I should have some idea of what I will craft with the shells.
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