Dried Out
As many of you know I have been growing birdhouse gourds in my garden, 12 have been cut from the vine and there are 3 still hanging.
I think some of these are bottleneck gourds.
From different sites on Google it can take anywhere from 30 days to 12 months from them to completely dry out…I think that depends on size and where you choose to dry then out.
There is only one that is completely dried. I like the marble effect that it has and think, for this one, I will only use a clear coat of polyurethane to shine it up
Once all are dried I will post then next phase.
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Posted on October 14, 2019, in Garden 101, Photography and tagged Birdhouse gourds, bottleneck gourds, garden, gardens, Gourds, photography. Bookmark the permalink. 5 Comments.
Reflections for my Soul 
Yes, those are calebasses. In Africa, some are turned into resonance parts of musical instruments. Here in Mexico, they engrave them and paint. Some could make nice lampshades. Congrats Robin.
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Thanks Brian. I and going to have a painting day with Arai and all the other kids that also call me Mom-mom. Right now I have 5 that are dried it and about 8 more in various stages of drying.
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Great project for the kids. Congrats, “Mom-mom”.
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Thanks Brian!
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We will be making birdhouses with them.
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