🎋🧽 Sponge Gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca) – 10 Seeds

Description:

Grow your own natural sponge with Sponge Gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca), a fast-growing vine known for its edible young fruits and mature fibrous gourds that make excellent natural scrubbers and bath sponges. Perfect for gardeners interested in edible and sustainable gardening, sponge gourds thrive in warm climates and produce abundant fruits throughout the growing season.

🌿 Botanical Name: Luffa aegyptiaca

✨ Key Features:

• Edible young gourds with tender flesh

• Mature gourds develop fibrous sponge-like texture

• Vigorous climbing vine ideal for trellises and fences

• Long fruiting period during warm months

• Sustainable and eco-friendly natural sponge source

🌱 Growing Information:

☀️ Light Requirements: Full sun
🌱 Sowing Time:

• Sow indoors 4–6 weeks before last frost

• Transplant outdoors after frost risk has passed

• Direct sow outdoors in warm soil after last frost

🕰 Harvest Time:

• Young gourds harvested at 10–15 cm (4–6 inches) for eating

• Mature gourds harvested late season for sponges

📏 Plant Height: Vigorous vine, up to 3–5 meters (10–16 feet)
📏 Spacing: 60–90 cm (24–36 inches)

🌱 Germination Time: 7–14 days
🌡 Germination Temperature: 21–30°C (70–86°F)

🌾 Soil & Watering:

• Soil Type: Well-drained, fertile soil rich in organic matter

• Soil pH: Neutral to slightly acidic (6.0–7.0)

• Watering: Regular watering to keep soil moist but not waterlogged

🧑🌾 Usage & Care:

• Provide strong trellis or support for vigorous vines

• Young fruits can be cooked like zucchini or squash

• Allow mature fruits to dry on the vine for natural sponge harvesting

• Ideal for edible gardens, sustainable living, and craft projects

• Attracts beneficial insects and promotes biodiversity

The package contains 1 g of seeds which is about 10 seeds.