KYOTO, Oct 09 (News On Japan) –
Conventional ‘komo wrapping’ was carried out to guard pine timber from pests in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, on October eighth.
The komo wrapping of the pines befell at Sandanike Park in Fukuchiyama. Employees steadily tied the straw-made “komo” to round 100 pine timber planted across the pond utilizing tough ropes.
The komo wrapping is a standard technique of stopping pine timber from dying. Throughout winter, pests that collect within the komo to flee the chilly are burned together with the komo earlier than spring arrives, permitting pest management with out the usage of chemical compounds.
Lately, some have questioned the effectiveness of this technique. Nonetheless, Sandanike Park continues the custom as a seasonal occasion throughout “Kanro,” one of many 24 photo voltaic phrases marking the deepening of autumn. The pine timber, now wrapped with komo, are ready early for the approaching winter.
Supply: YOMIURI