ひょうたんを収穫して処理【自給生活北海道ぐるりの暮らし】#101 今年も、ひょうたんランプ用の千成ひょうたんの収穫や処理が始まりました。収穫のタイミングや素材化するための作業を紹介しています。

I grow gourds every year. Seeds are sown at the end of March, and the seedlings are planted in greenhouses or outdoors (fields) in May. Harvesting of Sennari gourds begins at the end of August, and the harvested fruit is pierced and soaked in water to rot. The early gourds are washed and dried in the fall, but those harvested in October are left soaking in buckets indoors over the winter. The washed gourds are used to make lampshades and other items, but this post-harvest process (soaking and washing) is quite laborious. The biggest problem is that the smell of rotting gourd is incredibly stinky! If it gets on your hands or clothes, it can feel like you've been in an unsanitary cowshed for a while... But it's these processes that really add to the beauty of the finished gourd lamps. But it stinks. It really stinks. In residential settings such as homes and schools, we recommend using low-odor products like Hyotan Gokko. This is Shinji Ito from Gururi Living Factory. I've been living a farming lifestyle in Hokkaido for over 10 years... We aim to be as self-sufficient as possible in terms of food, shelter, tools, and energy, and to create a small satoyama (village woodland) environment. ★I post updates on my lifestyle on YouTube once or twice a week. I'd be happy if you subscribed to my channel. ★With the motto of "Learning about lifestyle * Playing with lifestyle," I also run a learning opportunity called @Ecovillage Life Experience School. ▽▽September 25th-26th [Green Woodworking Class - Stool Making]   / 1210696486113330   ▽▽October 10th (Sunday) AM [Seed Harvesting Class], PM [Natto Making]   / 167742435503550   *For course and event applications and inquiries, please visit our website or Facebook. ▽▽   / ecovillagelife   *Ecovillage Life Experience School: Website ▽▽ http://www.kurashi-taiken.net/index.html #EcovillageLifeExperienceSchool #Gourd