How To Make an EPIC Lamp From a Bottle Gourd - Full Tutorial 🌿💡

[@TheKiwiGrower]

Check out BetterHelp with my link betterhelp.com/thekiwigrower - Clicking that link helps support this channel, but it also gets you 10% off your first month of BetterHelp so you can connect with a therapist and see if it helps you. Thanks everyone for watching and for your continued support! Happy gardening & crafting :) -Kalem

[@tonycastelli2478]

Hey mate…..love love your video. Keep up the great work. Question for you though….aren’t you afraid of types of snakes in your garden? I don’t mind them,but walking or placing your hands into the garden.

[@michaelpeters6939]

Welcome back! Awesome bottle gourd idea! Maybe I'll give you credit when I do this. 😁 The lights are "gourdgeous".

[@Meenaia]

😂

[@geremayamparo2279]

Gourdeous! And that moment with the goat was precious! I pray that you overcome whatever challenges you're going through.

[@kali-66]

Wow! the reveal was epic!!!

[@Babysumobee]

Now I want to grow my own gourds even more! thanks for sharing

[@wellmet7407]

The lamp looks amazing. An idea to put the LED light that changes colour in the lamp, for added effect.

[@TheKiwiGrower]

Thanks, that would be really cool too :)

[@JerryGiesler09]

Lowe’s sells some RGB LED light bulbs! ;)

[@g00sem0nk3y]

Nice work mate. Really love the content - it has 100% inspired me to grow more random things in my garden. :)

[@Mowgi]

That's a great result. Aboriginal dot art vibes. It's always a treat when you drop a new video 🙏

[@ExploringSumatra]

That turned out so beautiful - and I'm sure you'll appreciate it so much more knowing that it came from your very own garden! Cool as.

[@jeremiahbullfrog9288]

That really exceeded my expectations, well done. I wish I had enough property to grow a food forest.

[@darcym.9177]

Just the other day I was rewatching your bottle gourd video and deciding I might try and grow some myself in my garden I am setting up

[@spir.tar.herc.129]

Hello Kalem, I would like to suggest a different kind of video. I thought of a video where you talk to us about the animals you live with. Just kind of who they are and what their routines are.

[@TheKiwiGrower]

Hey, thanks for he suggestion! :)

[@JadonSchintu]

the lamp reveal is soo beautiful!!

[@Mona-fd5kf]

That's so beautiful. I'm impress about that gourd came from your garden. I enjoyed your other video about growing loofahs.

[@cristianocaravaggio2731]

Beautiful

[@Meenaia]

Love this! When spring comes, I hope to grow half of the things as cool as what you have grown. I was successful with some grocery store finds but not so much with others like sugar cane and turmeric.

[@musikanismo7583]

So beautiful creative work, beautiful lampshade

[@botonramz]

You can make Tāonga Puoro (traditional Māori instruments) from your gourds (hue) too.

[@meatavoreNana]

Beautiful...the light looks like jewels

[@lyrieth8833]

I really enjoyed this and the light turned out fantastic!

[@BreaktheKarmicWheel]

Working with the arts of plants and animals is such an attractive skill on a man.

[@Dhanika112]

Magnificent 😍

[@banzy3]

Gourden Bennett - nice job! Beautifully filmed too.

[@johnredhd]

Fantastic!! Now you can make some birdhouses too!!

[@anniecunningham3284]

A stunning project!

[@Daffodilsx]

Love the Gourd Lamp, So creative😊

[@michaeljames8594]

Kia ora Kalem. Ka mau te wehi e hoa. Well done you! How awesome is that gourd lamp. Another nice gourd project is creating Taonga Puoro known as Hue. Taonga Puoro is Maori for musical instruments and Hue is the Maori word for gourd. The dried gourd can be cleaned as you did and then simply saw the top off at the best point to make an instrument sounded by blowing over the hole at the correct angle. Some Hue give an amazingly super deep bass sound and a collection of the right sized Hue can make up a little orchestra. Some tiny Hue are played by blowing over the hole using one nostril while holding the other nostril closed with a finger. The seeds that were removed or tiny pebbles can be put into the Hue to make a shaker. There's an excellent book by Brian Flintoff - 'Taongo Puoro' with more information. By the way, Asian Dogwoods or Cornus kousa have a delicious tropical tasting custard fleshed fruit.

[@TheKiwiGrower]

Thanks a lot, I've been really wanting to try that, so might have a go as part of my next projects! Cheers :)

[@beingsaveddaily6303]

Thunder Gourds! Just heard of em and they are so neat! Can make self s gonna try since here in ky we grew gourds this year and have a lot. They make them out of metal to but they tend be pricey.

[@Coasterdude02149]

That was awesome! If you want a bit of variation, try drilling ALMOST through but leaving a thin layer so the light glows and is soft, rather than shining bright. I bought several of these from an incredible artist in Lithuania and this is the first time I actually saw how he does it. HIs designs are very intricate and there's almost as many diffused holes as there are ones he drilled all the way through. Gourds done like this crate such an incredibly magical atmosphere at night. Well done!

[@TheKiwiGrower]

That’s really cool I’d love to try some more intricate designs!

[@Coasterdude02149]

@@TheKiwiGrower If you try it, keep the drilled through holes the same size you did here but the partial drill throughs were slightly larger and looks like he had 3 different sizes. I can email you the info to look at what he did if you're interested.

[@andrewwalton5813]

Oh my gourd that looks so cool!

[@unclebubbaknowseverything9143]

Thanks for the idea Mr Kalem. Great job. Howdy from Texas 🤠

[@JoseMendez-bq6st]

So nice to listen to you! As a psychologist, I really enjoyed your advice to seek help when in need. Thanks for the farming/gardening tips, which I can use in my own farm.

[@Time2Go-in9ui]

Love it, a beautiful piece of art! How about the obvious one, a nice portable water bottle next? Would also be great to see a video sharing your knowledge on how you grow your seedlings one day, as they always look very healthy. I struggle here in NZ using all the main seed raising mixes. Eg how much water - how often, how to harden etc, and Ive tried all the different seed providers too! Eg kings Grow yours, Seths and the standard ones too.

[@gartengeflugel924]

What a beautiful lamp! I love the eucalyptus design and the shadows it throws. I also enjoyed the quick clips from your adorable turkeys and beautiful green garden.

[@arieswildchild]

Great idea! Good to hear from you again. I need to share since I've watched your first video sometime ago, I am trying to grow anything home 😆 Literally dig some seeds from my food and trying to raise them. I have a potato plant on my balcony.

[@cclothier2172]

Your lamp is beautiful from USA California.

[@Panmruwkojad]

I would also paint the inside with white/silver paint for more light. Gold paint will be good too but it will make much warmer light. Ps very nice chanel 👍

[@Gonzalo_M]

Amazing!!! Just so beautiful! 😻

[@DavidS5118]

The lamp turned out fantastic.

[@TheKiwiGrower]

Thanks so much!

[@fadzilahjaafarsidek8087]

Waw amazing what's a beautiful lamp you make so creative congrats

[@thatgardeninggirl2864]

Beautiful Lamp

[@LindaDawkins-ux1vp]

Great job, looks amazing. Love what you have done. 💛

[@electronicsandmusic2077]

Next project you should put the inside glow stick stuff on the gourd

[@chancetrombley3114]

Thanks to you, I will be growing bottle gourds next year and possibly dipper gourd as well. I liked the addition of the bamboo Grove in the background. A suggestion for a next video would be a project with your bamboo!

[@TheKiwiGrower]

Thanks so much, I'm sure I could make some cool things with the bamboo at some stage :)

[@lpmoron6258]

Rain stick

[@melsyoutube]

this deserves way more views

[@melonthecoast8132]

That is absolutely gorgeous ❤. Where abouts in NZ are you Kalem?

[@TheKiwiGrower]

Thank you :). I’m in north Waikato

[@nunyabiznes33]

I can't find gourds in this shape in my country. They usually just elongated and fat coz they're grown for food.

[@benburns5995]

Hi Kalem, thanks for this fascinating video on creating a lamp out of a Bottle Gourd. It was a very creative design that you built that really came to life when it was lite up with the electric bulb. I was wondering how it was all going to come together but I think it came out really great. One thing that really amazes me is that the Bottle Gourd dries out so much on the skin and the seeds as well. Most Gourds would rot and decay and turn to mush and that dries so hard and keeps it's shape. It seems like there was a little smoke escaping from the holes in the darkness so you probably could just keep it on for a short period of time.

[@TheKiwiGrower]

Hi Ben, yeah it’s pretty cool that they basically turn to wood. That wasn’t smoke by the way, it was steam from an aromatherapy vaporiser. I just wanted to showcase the lamp with the vapor lighting up cause it looked cool :)

[@benburns5995]

@@TheKiwiGrower Ok, makes sense, glad it was steam from the vaporizer instead of smoke. I was a little confused by the mist as you mentioned the bulb runs cooler.

[@Senoishi]

Loving the creative approach with your produce, not only cooking but art too now. The first thing I thought when I saw those gourds was slicing them in rings, so many possibilities for abstract art, sculpture, windchimes or even puzzles and toys. What about painting with natural pigments? I did it once with carrots and beet, it totally rotted, but I bet you could make it work and use exotic natural pigments.

[@TheKiwiGrower]

That's some really cool ideas! Thanks :)

[@mvadu]

Incredibly beautiful ❤

[@denisemarshall2432]

Thankyou for sharing your experiences and experiments! They are very inspiring.

[@spellwork1963]

2 things lights that change colors and a string of outdoor lights its a thought

[@piotr6744]

Hey Kalem, great to see you in a new video! Fair play to You for speaking about the hardest battle of them all which is mental health issues👏 Glad that you were able to find a right place to get support and therapy❤ And that lamp, wow! It a piece of art, love the eucaliptus design, it creates this magical atmosphere. I got a dried bottle gourd grown by my close one as a gift and for the last few years it was waiting to be used in some creative project. I was planning to make a bird feeder out of it but looking at your project Im thinking the bird feeder might actually turn out to be a lamp after all😂 All the best Kalem, hope to see another video from You soon❤

[@TheKiwiGrower]

Thanks a lot, hope the project comes together well!

[@piotr6744]

@@TheKiwiGrower Thanks :) I might get my nices and nephews involved in this project so it should be a lot of fun. Thanks for the inspiration :)

[@tarchia9092]

A friend has been making these for a few years. She loves it too. Great design 🤩

[@GeauxGrow]

That is so beautiful!

[@Tonyflags3323]

Wow awesome idea! Keep up the great work

[@michellespencer8838]

I use to buy the small gourds in fall put a whole in bottom and set it for decoration then just let them dry completely then let my kids play with them for rattles

[@God_loves_you_very_much]

So pretty!

[@andreaa8057]

Look up Odie’s oil. It’s non toxic and little goes a long way. Love love love Odie’s oil

[@SilviaMatildeCarrizoChasampi]

Hola son de Argentina el año pasado cultive más de cien calabazas , me gusto mucho tu trabajo, voy a poner en práctica para ver como me sale, gracias por compartir

[@TheKiwiGrower]

All the best with it!

[@Serendipity_Strawberry_Farm]

I am going to see if I can find these seeds here in Australia and give this a go. Thankyou what an absolutely beautiful lamp :)

[@felinetherapy4782]

Love it. Looking that good I'd go crazy making more.

[@krapalrusso]

Awesome project! Greetings from Canada!

[@NellMckay]

A wonderful lamp and the best craft project I have seen in ages, brilliant!

[@TheKiwiGrower]

Thank you!

[@HandsOfManos]

Have you created a planting calendar for all the unusual plants you have shown on your channel?

[@wildchook745]

Its beautiful. Make some birdhouses with them too.

[@TatyanaYurkhova]

What a wonderful project!!!! 👏

[@aerthman]

An entire collection of lamps would be cool. What about using one of the more symmetrical gourds as the base of the lamp? You would then add a shade, or possibly use a second guard for the shade… as always, an excellent video!

[@TheKiwiGrower]

That could work! Thanks :)

[@Phalaenopsisify]

Nice! It turned out so well! I'm inspired to grown gourds too, although I don't know how well that would work here in Sweden.

[@kalilahyusaf5612]

So beautiful ❤

[@icekamus78]

OMG WOW it's incredible!

[@alrawi5308]

This is genius, I am sure you can create dinner bowls from the same materials.

[@lacasademaderadeTximi]

Hello. How many watts is the LED bulb? Thanks. I like how it turned outside.

[@pawanprasad6131]

Incredible time pass ❤

[@linebrisebois6908]

What a beautiful lamp! I wonder if we can grow in Canada or if’s available once all dried? I’d love to make something nice!

[@markusbramley]

Wow. Nice work man! That lamp is very cool ♡

[@Etienne-b3p]

Create a cereal bowl with them please

[@barron204]

Great idea. Inspiring.

[@clubgus07]

Mate , Gourd me i was thinking that lamp would be plastic and metalic if brought at a big box store that work of art you made is worth more!! the obvious you can make bowling pins, they would make a great stair post, to even just making natural bottles i wonder they store Wine, Gin and Whiskey in barrells for many years i wonder in a small way you could age the drink in these gourd bottles the skys the limit.

[@moniccavats]

This is incredible❤❤

[@debbiemcglamery6529]

You are very talented sir and i really enjoy watching your videos. If you wanted to you could make those lamps and sell them, they are very beautiful. ❤ 🙏

[@TheKiwiGrower]

Thanks so much :)

[@brianna56ism]

Awesome light

[@MaxStax1]

I thought you were out of your gourd trying to make a lamp from one of those, but it turned out very nice!

[@Chauhan_Jayrajsinh]

What plant did he grow?

[@Pengalen]

You should read E.T.: The Book of the Green Planet. Should be right up your alley.

[@nataliaghidirim1655]

Incredible

[@jstamps9578]

That is so cool.

[@MeriamOs]

That is so cool! Thanks for another great video Kalem! Regarding to the bottle gourds, I got inspired by your last video and growing some from seed at the moment! I'm about to plant them outside this weekend, and was wondering, from your experience, how much sun do they require? Did they get much in the food forest? Just trying to decide where to put them.

[@TheKiwiGrower]

Hey, they tend to love as much sun as you can give them! Usually if they don't have enough they'll find their way to a sunnier area with their vines haha

[@meco4068]

❤ this!

[@dalibofurnell]

AWESOME ❤

[@justinewhite2418]

Nice!

[@seanjamescameron]

Oh gourd !

[@cindystimson3632]

Wow, that is so beautiful. I am shocked at how beautiful the lamp turned out. You are very creative and talented. Have you ever made birdhouses or wind chimes with gourds?

[@TheKiwiGrower]

I've made a birdhouse before but not wind chimes, that could be cool!

[@lpmoron6258]

@@TheKiwiGrower Google thunder gourd.

[@everthonfigueiredo]

I saw you in PAK'nSAVE on Friday in Thames but I was shy so I didn't say hi😅

[@TheKiwiGrower]

Haha if you see me again you’re always welcome to say hi 😊

[@MitchK_]

Very cool man! You could always open up a side business making lamps 🤑

[@trench01]

if you change the bulb type you will get a different effect.

[@B30pt87]

Oh, that's beautiful! I am going to grow bottle gourds now. Thank you!!!

[@TheKiwiGrower]

Hope it goes well!

[@grantadamson3478]

Gourdeous!

[@lmmarshall]

You could make some bowls out of the gourds or maybe a bird house.

[@Etienne-b3p]

Should you plant new plants or do the plants make gords forever?