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LUFFA PLANT SEEDS 4 SALE
$4
LUFFAH GOURD VINE PLANT SEEDS X 5 FOR SALE
Many will recognise the luffa as something used to scrub your back in the bath. Some people confuse luffas with a marine animal, the sponge, but a luffa is a terrestrial member of the cucumber family. Luffa aegyptiaca,or the smooth luffa is also called the dishcloth gourd in Asia because they are used for scrubbing pots.
Luffas are grown as an edible vegetable. When they're the size of a zucchini, cook and eat them as you would a zucchini. Luffas are used in Chinese medicine to treat rheumatic pain. It is believed they come from India, but they've been grown so widely and for so long it's hard to tell. In the bath or shower, a luffa is good for scrubbing the skin. Its gentle action means it's ideal for people with eczema or psoriasis.
Luffas are best grown as a summer annual. In the wet tropics they grow vigorously, but in Tasmania for best results grow them in a glass house. Sow the seed in spring after all chances of frost have passed and give them a moist, fertile, freely draining soil, full sun and a sturdy support for their tendrils. When the vines have reached the top of their support, pinch out the tip and weave any side shoots into the frame. Unlike many other members of the cucumber family, luffas rarely get powdery mildew. Make young fruits into pickles as you would gherkins.
Pick mature fruit regularly to encourage further cropping. After a few weeks, they dry out, but the seed is inside. This is the time to collect the seed for next year's crop. To prepare the luffa, break off the stem, and the outer skin comes away quickly. If you don't like the natural colour, soak it in hydrogen peroxide or household bleach. It will be as good as the ones you get from the shop.
The bright flowers are also attractive, opening in the morning, and attracting honey bees, blue-banded bees and carpenter bees into the garden. If you've got an unsightly shed or a bare fence, you might like to grow luffas as a productive screen. They're best grown on a pergola so the fruits hang down. But grow them as an unusual gift because they are always appreciated.
Seeds can be posted to you Australia wide for an extra $4 in a padded bag.
Many will recognise the luffa as something used to scrub your back in the bath. Some people confuse luffas with a marine animal, the sponge, but a luffa is a terrestrial member of the cucumber family. Luffa aegyptiaca,or the smooth luffa is also called the dishcloth gourd in Asia because they are used for scrubbing pots.
Luffas are grown as an edible vegetable. When they're the size of a zucchini, cook and eat them as you would a zucchini. Luffas are used in Chinese medicine to treat rheumatic pain. It is believed they come from India, but they've been grown so widely and for so long it's hard to tell. In the bath or shower, a luffa is good for scrubbing the skin. Its gentle action means it's ideal for people with eczema or psoriasis.
Luffas are best grown as a summer annual. In the wet tropics they grow vigorously, but in Tasmania for best results grow them in a glass house. Sow the seed in spring after all chances of frost have passed and give them a moist, fertile, freely draining soil, full sun and a sturdy support for their tendrils. When the vines have reached the top of their support, pinch out the tip and weave any side shoots into the frame. Unlike many other members of the cucumber family, luffas rarely get powdery mildew. Make young fruits into pickles as you would gherkins.
Pick mature fruit regularly to encourage further cropping. After a few weeks, they dry out, but the seed is inside. This is the time to collect the seed for next year's crop. To prepare the luffa, break off the stem, and the outer skin comes away quickly. If you don't like the natural colour, soak it in hydrogen peroxide or household bleach. It will be as good as the ones you get from the shop.
The bright flowers are also attractive, opening in the morning, and attracting honey bees, blue-banded bees and carpenter bees into the garden. If you've got an unsightly shed or a bare fence, you might like to grow luffas as a productive screen. They're best grown on a pergola so the fruits hang down. But grow them as an unusual gift because they are always appreciated.
Seeds can be posted to you Australia wide for an extra $4 in a padded bag.
- Date Listed:19/10/2019
- Last Edited:14/07/2020
- Condition:New
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