What to do with the gourds you grow yourself? Why do newly picked gourds turn yellow?

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1. What to do with the picked gourds

2. How do newly picked gourds turn yellow?

After picking the gourds you grow, hang them in a cool place to dry for a few days. Then, use a bamboo blade to scrape the wax from the top of the gourd to the bottom of the gourd. When scraping, you should scrape in one direction, otherwise it will be easily scratched. After shaving, wash it in cold water with a small amount of baking soda, and then hang it in a cool and ventilated place to dry. If you want it to turn yellow, you can put it in a cool and ventilated place and play with it every day.

1. How to deal with the picked gourds

1. Scrape off the wax: The newly picked gourds need to be hung in a cool place, left to dry for a few days, and then peeled. Because there is a layer of waxy substance on the surface of the gourd, it will affect the coating and coloring of the gourd, so it needs to be scraped off in advance. When peeling, it is recommended to use bamboo slices. Use it to scrape the gourd from the top to the bottom. Just scrape the entire gourd in one direction.

2. Rinse and dry: scrape the waxy gourd It cannot be placed directly in a ventilated place to dry. Instead, it must be washed in cold water with a small amount of baking soda. The water must be cold, not water with too high a temperature, otherwise the surface will be damaged. After washing, hang it in a cool and breathable place and wait for it to dry.

2. How do newly picked gourds turn yellow

Put the newly picked gourd in a ventilated, cool place and play with it every day, and it will slowly turn yellow. After drying for a few months, if you feel that this method is slow, you can move it to a place with better lighting and let it receive sunlight and turn yellow. You can also bake its surface in an oven, which will also turn its skin yellow. However, be sure to use low heat when roasting. Because if the fire is too high, it will easily burn the gourd.

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