Making brooms for a bath

A broom is a thing that stands on the second stagesignificance of things in the bath. The first one, of course, housed the stove. People who have already decided on the type of oven for a bath, immediately think about what kind of broom to harvest. Everything must be done in due time. Remember that where you collect vegetation for a broom, there should be no trails, factories, plants, dumps and other contaminated sites. Procurement of brooms for a bath should be performed in June-July, and some plants can also be harvested in August-September. You need to go out after dinner and only in dry weather, as moisture is the worst thing for a quality broom.

Now about the features of different trees, the branches of which are suitable for brooms.

Birch. The branches are thick and soft near the birch weeping andcurly, and also at a birch fluffy. The leaves on the branches should be slightly rough, tender and velvety, and the size - shallow and medium. Birch fluffy grows on the banks of rivers and lakes.

Oak. It is believed that oak brooms are betterharvested in August and September. The broom will be strong if the branches are cut off from that oak tree that did not drop foliage for the winter. Also suitable and that tree, near which grow mugs.

Nettle. Use must be stinging (dioecious) nettle, which can be cut from May to July.

Eucalyptus. In our latitudes such a tree is rarely found,except in botanical gardens. Eucalyptus broom can be bought in the Crimea, Moldova, the Caucasus. Procurement of brooms for a bath is a delicate matter, but it can be entrusted to professionals from these sunny countries. As a rule, for a broom you need a eucalyptus stick, but its branches may be too thin for a quality broom, so add birch or oak.

Sagebrush. Once the wormwood has faded, you can immediatelycut the brooms. In no case can not use wormwood Taurian, but all other species are very, very desirable to find. It is better to add this grass to a regular broom from oak, birch, needles, as the twigs of wormwood are thin.

Alder. Alders grow in the rivers and marshes. Look for the alder type sticky, carefully cut the branches and knit the broom.

Now a bit of advice on which branches to cutand how, actually, there is a preparation of brooms for a bath. It is better to cut off side branches, which should be as straight as possible. Very thick branches are not worth taking. The length of the branches varies from 40 to 60 cm. There are no other length options, since too short thick branches will scratch, and long thin sticks will iron the body, so very carefully approach the choice of branches.

Branches need to be cleaned one-third of the leaves,tie and wrap with a soft cloth. The handle of the broom itself should get about 15 cm. The branches need to be knit so that the thin bars are on the edge, and they must curl inwardly. In the center of the broom you need to put those twigs that will burn and stab. Leave the brooms to dry. Then a week later, the branches need to be sorted and now the broom should be tied more tightly, as the rods are sufficiently dried.

The broom needs to be hung on the horizontal pole and to dry in the shade. The room should be well ventilatedbroom is not prel. A barn, a barn, an attic, a cold dressing room can serve as such a premise. In the old days people kept a broom in a haystack, but if there is not one, then you can place a broom in the fridge, wrapping it with a cloth.