Loofah - seed
Grow your own bath scrub! Vegetable sponges from the garden to use in the shower or bathtub as natural exfoliators - very sustainable and longlasting.
You can also eat the gourds if you pick them while still young; they're popular in Vietnamese and various Indian cuisines, and are reminiscent of zucchini.
Full instructions on growing and preparing your loofah at Gardening Australia .
Luffa loofah - seed
DESCRIPTION: Gourd vine that produces long hanging fruits that when dried, resemble a sea sponge. Leave them to dry on the vine, peel the skin and the flesh will disappear leaving the fibrous skeleton. (That was gory...!)
PLANTING: Sow direct or into pots for later transplanting at 20C+, as soon as it is warm enough in spring. Scarifyng (lightly scratching) the seed and soaking overnight may help germination.
CARE: Keep moist through germination and while growing. Water and feed regularly through the growing period. Frost tender, requires at least 150 sunny days to ripen (which shouldn't be a problem for most of us)
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HEIGHT: |
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SOW DEPTH |
GERMINATION |
HARVEST |
| 100cm | 100cm | 20mm | 10-20 days | 14-25 weeks |
Contains 10 seeds
| Plants For State | ACT,NSW,NT,QLD,SA,VIC |
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| In Stock | NOW |
