No, we wait until we're ready to do something with them otherwise they will just mold again. YMMV because our humidity runs about 96% most of the time. George Teressa Kandianis wrote: > > Yes, I've seen those baskets. However, my artistic skills are non existent. > I'll have to see how thick the skins are once they're all dried. > > George, on the bleach/water solution...some small gourds I grew last year > also developed the external mold. Is the bleach solution applied when you > hang them to cure? > > Teressa K.