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Luffa Acutangula x10 seeds, vegetable silky gourd

Name: Luffa Acutangula x10 seeds, vegetable silky gourd
Brand: Fairy Flower Seeds
SKU: 00752
Price: 3.35 GBP
Availability: InStock

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£3.35

In stock: 5 available

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Brand: Fairy Flower Seeds

Luffa acutangula is a cucurbitaceous vine that is commercially grown for its unripe fruits as a vegetable. Mature fruits are used as natural cleaning sponges. Its fruit slightly resembles a cucumber or zucchini with ridges. It ranges from central and eastern Asia to southeastern Asia. It is also grown as a houseplant in places with colder climates. English common names include angled luffa, Chinese okra, dish cloth gourd, ridged gourd, sponge gourd, vegetable gourd, strainer vine, ribbed loofah, silky gourd, silk gourd, and sinkwa towelsponge.

can be grown as a climber or on the ground.

Sowing the seeds
Sow at about the time of last frost, but can be started earlier as transplants, March - May, provided the seedlings are set out before becoming root-bound. Plants need rich soil full of organic matter. May need supporting. Supply abundant moisture and keep picking mature fruit.
Feed well.

Always use a good quality seed compost
Please note we pack the majority of our seeds by volume so the number of seeds indicated is only an approximation.
Seeds are packed into Glassine envelopes or zip-lock bags to keep them fresh

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