One of the larger tororo-aoi plants seems to be dying back and losing all its leaves, though the pods are still on it and some are showing signs of ripening. The other large plants seem fine, so I don’t know…
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Tororo-aoi in full bloom
The tororo-aoi plants I’m growing come from several seed sources, with one producing plants much obviously larger than the others. Up until now only the larger plants had bloomed, and they now have several very large seed pods on them.…
Tororo-aoi Fast Growth (in the smoke)
My last post, from four days ago, only showed details of some of the plants. Here is what the tororo-aoi patch looks like overall: The difference between the four larger plants, the smaller indoor-sprouted medium plants, and the smallest direct-seeded…
Tororo-aoi in Bloom Already
Some of my tororo-aoi plants are already producing flowers, about 3 weeks after transplanting into the garden. The flowers don’t last long so I don’t have a photo of one in full bloom yet, but in one of the photos…
Growing Tororo-aoi Again
This year, after my encouraging results in workshops both at Bishop’s University last August and in Japan this March, I wanted to try growing my own tororo-aoi plants again. The roots of this plant are used to produce neri, a…
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Papermaking in Japan—Part 5
Other notes This is a bit of a wrap-up along with some reference links shared during the workshop Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Travel and sightseeing Part 3: Extracurricular activities Part 4: The actual papermaking workshop
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Papermaking in Japan—Part 4
The actual papermaking workshop At last, on to the actual workshop! Please also see the other parts of this series: Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Travel and sightseeing Part 3: Extracurricular activities Part 5: Other Notes
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Su-making Workshop at Bishop’s University
Last weekend, along with about ten other people, I attended a 2-day workshop on making (and using) a su (screen for Japanese-style paper making). The workshop was hosted in and around the Molson building at Bishop’s University in Lennoxville (Sherbrooke)…
Upcoming Summer Papermaking Workshops
We’ve (finally) selected a couple of dates for our Introductory Papermaking workshop this summer. The first, admittedly on very short notice, is on Saturday June 24th, and the other is about a month later on Saturday July 22nd. Both workshops…
Introductory Papermaking Workshop, August 6th 2022
After much delay, we will be holding another Introductory Papermaking Workshop, on Saturday, August 6th, 2022, from 9am to 4pm at our store in New Dundee. Our workshop last August was held mostly outdoors on our covered porch, but what…
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