Guest guest Posted December 28, 1998 Report Share Posted December 28, 1998 One of the oldest methods of storage is in gourds. Rats will chew through them , though, if given long enough access. COM: Gunamani (dd) ARD (Arhus - DK) wrote: > [Text 1969139 from COM] > > Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. > Does anyone have experience with clay-pots for storage? > Seems like they should be ideal. > What about rats, they will bite through clay? > Your servant Gunamani d.d. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 1998 Report Share Posted December 31, 1998 >One of the oldest methods of storage is in gourds. Rats will chew >through them , though, if given long enough access. Thank you very much for this information. Any good advices on how to dry out the gourds? Last year they rotted, but that was also record-rainy. One devotee spoke about claypots in swings. Maybe one can do the same with gourd-containers? Your servant Gunamani d.d. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 1999 Report Share Posted January 1, 1999 COM: Gunamani (dd) ARD (Arhus - DK) wrote: > [Text 1978509 from COM] > > >One of the oldest methods of storage is in gourds. Rats will chew > >through them , though, if given long enough access. > Thank you very much for this information. > Any good advices on how to dry out the gourds? Last year they rotted, but > that was also record-rainy. If they rotted, they weren't mature enough when the growing season ended. However, gourds have a waxy outer layer that as part of it's normal maturation process molds away. Every year neophyte gourd growers see that mold and assume that it is a rot and throw away perfectly good gourds. An immature gourd rot takes the form of an actual collapse. A maturre gourd is extremely rot resistant - if the gourds you discarded hadn't collapsed, go check where you threw them and you might be surprised to see that they are still there, in perfect shape. We have used gourds as planters, wateringthem on a regular basis with dirt in them and they have lasted for years. > One devotee spoke about claypots in swings. > Maybe one can do the same with gourd-containers? > Your servant Gunamani d.d. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 1999 Report Share Posted January 1, 1999 > One devotee spoke about claypots in swings. > Maybe one can do the same with gourd-containers? > Your servant Gunamani d.d. Sure, it would work in nice macrame holders. They can be decorated easily. They are just like wood so you can woodburn, strain, paint, use leather dyes, carve whatever. If interested in gourds, the Rosetta stone of gourding is at Gourd Artist's Guild Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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