KYOTO, Oct 09 (Information On Japan) –
Conventional ‘komo wrapping’ was carried out to guard pine bushes from pests in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, on October eighth.
The komo wrapping of the pines came about at Sandanike Park in Fukuchiyama. Staff steadily tied the straw-made “komo” to round 100 pine bushes planted across the pond utilizing tough ropes.
The komo wrapping is a conventional methodology of stopping pine bushes 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 using chemical compounds.
In recent times, some have questioned the effectiveness of this methodology. 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 bushes, now wrapped with komo, are ready early for the approaching winter.
Supply: YOMIURI