3 weeks past, now your ready... Take the bucket to a remote location away from your house, the back corner of your yard, or to a field, (if you have neighbors close by, you might want to ask them first, because the first rotting is by no means pleasant), take the lid off your bucket and dump it out. Have a hose running near by, (do not use a spray nozzle or you are likely to get splashed in the face with it, YECH!!), and take your gourd pieces out, rinse them off, and use your hand under the running hose to wipe the skin off. Dump the inside of the gourd out wet, and rinse it out thoroughly. The seeds, and everything should pour right out of the gourd like a seed soup. Once rinsed and cleaned, put the pieces of gourd back into the bucket, fill it with water, and place the lid back on the bucket. Each time you fill the bucket, you should fill it to the brim, and let the pushing of the gourds by the lid, displace the excess water in the bucket, to insure that the entire gourd is submerged. Once the lid is on it, let it soak again for 2 weeks.