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Vegetable sponge - 15 seeds (Luffa cylindrica)
Luffa is also called dishcloth gourd, vegetable sponge or Chinese okra. In fact, when the luffa is less than 7 inches long, it is actually edible if you slice it up in salads or cook it like squash or okra. As they dry, they’ll turn from dark green to brown, and become lighter in weight. After about two weeks, remove the tough outer skin. Either soak them for a day to help loosen the skin, or shatter the dry, crispy skin and peel it off the luffa in sections.
SOWING
Sow: February - May
Height: 4 - 6 ft (120 - 180 cm)
Water: Medium
Sun: Full sun
Temperature: 20 - 24 C
Depth: 1/2 inch (1 cm)
Plant spacing: 36 inches (90cm)
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Selected seeds from European suppliers only
2019-08-21
Data sheet
- Color
- Green
- Height
- Up to 200cm (75in)
- Moisture
- Medium
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Sowing month
- April
February
March
May - Vegetable
- Other vegetable
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Luffa is also called dishcloth gourd, vegetable sponge or Chinese okra. In fact, when the luffa is less than 7 inches long, it is actually edible if you slice it up in salads or cook it like squash or okra. As they dry, they’ll turn from dark green to brown, and become lighter in weight. After about two weeks, remove the tough outer skin. Either soak them for a day to help loosen the skin, or shatter the dry, crispy skin and peel it off the luffa in sections.
SOWING
Sow: February - May
Height: 4 - 6 ft (120 - 180 cm)
Water: Medium
Sun: Full sun
Temperature: 20 - 24 C
Depth: 1/2 inch (1 cm)
Plant spacing: 36 inches (90cm)