Luffa aegyptiaca
Early Spring 2017
12
Late Winter 2017
15

floridagirlforever
OMG Bestie brought over some loofah and seeds last night. Been soaking, and now going in to plant my own. Super excited!!! #loofah

jasonjames
That is so cool!

floridagirlforever
And super easy @jasonjames. 😉

skellyshelly
They grow like crazy here in swfl. One seed gives me plenty! The young loofah can be eaten - very similar to cucumber.

buzzygems
Really the young one can be eaten??? I'm learning new things here and thanks to Gtag! @skellyshelly . No one plant this in Nigeria, it's weed that grows on its own and people sometimes use as sponge but mostly it's ignored or cut off
#loofah already sprouted.
What's a loofah?
Mine are lookin much like this as well.
@growerguy - Loofah is a what you buy to exfoliate in the shower, or scrub pans, etc. Its almost a type of cucumber when its young, as it's edible. Once its mature it turns into a great natural sponge-ish scrubber. They grow quickly.
@floridagirlforever @growerguy marysue don't you have a pic on Your plant list. I have one on mine but my pic is when they are still green.
@ripjuju Yes. @growerguy , if you look at my plant list, there's a pic if the seeds soaking, and loofah right next to them...
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