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Author Topic: Luffa sponge plant Renee Dream Gardener Member # 207 posted                       Has anyone grown these "gourds"? They say that you can eat them while they are young or wait til they get older and dry out and then peel the kin and you have biodegradble sponge that i ssupposed to be stronger than the plastic foam ones. I am going to ordert seeds and was wondering if I can grow them along a fence or are they too heavy and have to grow along the ground? Thanks in advance. Posts: 253 | From: Virginia | Registered: Oct 2002  |  Logged: 206.208.228.251 weezie13 Compost Queen! Member # 772 posted                       Hi Renee, My mother grew those when I was younger, From what I remember they were relatively easy to grow, like a squash plant!! The only problem I remember was the time to peel the product. It was tough to peel... They didn't peel like a banana!!! Seemed tough to peel. Maybe we just didnt' let it age enough, leave on the vine long enough to ripen???? Dunno?? But I remember having alot of fun with them. I remember using them, all little rough???? But fun!!! Maybe you'll have better luck in growing it, that produces an easier peeling sponge!!! Weezie bbbbbbbbb Weezie Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it. - Bible - Hebrews 13:2 http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/ Posts: 29299 | From: N.Y. | Registered: Apr 2003  |  Logged: 24.54.67.103 weezie13 Compost Queen! Member # 772 posted                       They're not heavy that I remember, they were like a medium zucchini! bbbbbbbbb Weezie Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it. - Bible - Hebrews 13:2 http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/ Posts: 29299 | From: N.Y. | Registered: Apr 2003  |  Logged: 24.54.67.103 Renee Dream Gardener Member # 207 posted                       thanks Weezie, I had never heard of such a thing, so of course I want to try it. Posts: 253 | From: Virginia | Registered: Oct 2002  |  Logged: 206.208.228.251 IowaNovice Dream Gardener Member # 1428 posted                       Renee, I have some seeds for these that I'm going to try this year too...they sound like a lot of fun! The person I got them from said they are great in stir-fry when young and easy to grow. She stakes hers up in sort of a tripod. She lives in Arizona, and says they are lots of fun to grow! We'll have to compare notes later! bbbbbbbbb Posts: 115 | From: Fort Dodge, IA | Registered: Aug 2003  |  Logged: 208.186.122.155 Renee Dream Gardener Member # 207 posted                       Sounds like a plan! Posts: 253 | From: Virginia | Registered: Oct 2002  |  Logged: 206.208.228.251

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