Showing posts with label Luffa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Luffa. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Growing Luffa sponges

This is such a fun plant to grow. It is a long vine, that throws off side shoots.
I have 2 plants on each end of a 16 foot cattle panel. The panel is 4 foot tall. This plant was started back in March of 2015. I planted the seed indoors. This was 6 months ago. I found it did not take off till we had some heat in our environment.Most of this summer are rain every day and cooler than normal temps for Missouri.  We had a few days of upper 90's in Aug, Over 32+ Celsius.

Now that it is almost fall. The days are getting shorter. This plant has finally started producing fruit. I am in a day neutral climate. So I am lucky to get some to grow to maturity. This plant takes an extra long time in my area. Where is sub tropical southern climates. The would already have  fruit or harvested them. This is said to be 180-200 day crop. Producing 20-26 per a vine. If you watch my video, you will see I have 4+ growing. Now I have 7, and 3 more baby ones started.

This is closely related to the cucumber. A member of the squash family.

 I did not know till recentlt, there are 2 or more types of Luffa
(common luffa) (Luffa cylindrica or Lulls aegyptiaca ) grown for its one- to two-foot-long edible gourds

Luffa acutangula's blossoms unfold in the evening.

 Lulls aegyptiaca open in the morning sun.) I have this type.

Sunday, February 15, 2015

I ordered Hardy Kiwi, Luffa, Celery, Carrots

NAME: Kiwi Fruit seed

OTHER COMMON NAMES: Kiwifruit / Hardy Kiwi / Tara Vine / Yang Tao / Chinese Gooseberry / Chinese Strawberry
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Kiwi Actinidia
COLOR: White flowers & bright green flesh covered with a brown fuzzy skin
PLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Indoors weeks before last frost
BLOOM TIME: Spring - Summer
HARDINESS ZONE: 4 - 9
PLANT HEIGHT: 8 - 12 Foot Vine / Climber
PLANT SPACING: 10 - 12 Feet
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun
SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average
QUANTITY: 100 Seeds
OTHER: The Kiwi Vine is fragrant and attracts bees, butterflies, and birds. It is said you can get up to 50 pounds of fruit per vine, so you will be able to share!

 NAME: Luffa (Sponge) Gourd

OTHER COMMON NAMES: Vegetable Sponge / Smooth Luffa / Sponge Luffa / Climbing Okra / Dishrag Gourd
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Luffa Cylindrica
COLOR: Green
PLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Indoors weeks before last frost
HARVEST: 60 Days
HARDINESS ZONE: N/A
PLANT HEIGHT: 48 - 72"
PLANT SPACING: 5 - 6'
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun
SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average
QUANTITY: 25 Seeds
OTHER: The Luffa Gourd is an open pollinated variety. You just allow the gourd to dry & peel off the skin to reveal the sponge. How cool is that?

 NAME: Tall Utah Celery

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Apium Graveolens var. Dulce
COLOR: Green
PLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Indoors weeks before last frost
HARVEST: 120 Days
PLANT HEIGHT: 12 - 18"
PLANT SPACING: 9 - 12"
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun
SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average
QUANTITY: 1000 Seeds
OTHER: This is the same string-free variety of celery that is found in food markets. It produces thick stalks with a rich nutty flavor.  Open-Pollinated

Long, crisp stalks with unbeatable flavor. Once you’ve tasted organic celery grown at home, you will never go back to store-bought. Tall Utah produces large plants with compact hearts. Long, crisp, medium-dark green stalks. Best for late summer crops. 12” stalks • 30” tall. (Apium graveolens)
Days to maturity: 100 days
NAME: Riverside Sweet Yellow Spanish Onion
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Allium Cepa
COLOR: Yellow
PLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Indoors weeks before last frost
HARVEST: 115 Days
PLANT HEIGHT: 12 - 18"
PLANT SPACING: 12 - 18"
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun - Part Shade
SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average
QUANTITY: 500 Seeds
OTHER: Just like the name says, these extra large globe shaped onions are sweet & mild

NAME: Atomic Red Carrot

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Daucus Carota

COLOR: Red
PLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Indoors weeks before last frost
HARVEST: 70 Days
PLANT HEIGHT: 12 - 18"
PLANT SPACING: 3 - 6"
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun
SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average
QUANTITY: 400 Seeds
OTHER: These fun brightly colored carrots measure 6-7” long and are crunchy, juicy, & sweet. Kids love them, and you can add a lot of great color to your garden dishes.

NAME: Cosmic Purple Carrot
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Daucus Carota
COLOR: Purple Skin / Orange Flesh
PLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Indoors weeks before last frost
HARVEST: 65 Days
PLANT HEIGHT: 6 - 12"
PLANT SPACING: 3 - 6"
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun
SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average
QUANTITY: 400 Seeds
OTHER: These fun brightly colored carrots measure 6-7” long and are spicy & sweet. Kids love them, and you can add a lot of great color to your garden dishes.

NAME: Solar Yellow Carrot
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Daucus Carota
COLOR: Yellow
PLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Indoors weeks before last frost
HARVEST: 60 - 75 Days
PLANT HEIGHT: 12 - 18"
PLANT SPACING: 3 - 6"
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun
SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average
QUANTITY: 300 Seeds
OTHER: These heirloom carrots measure 6-7” long and are mild. Kids love them, and you can add a lot of great color to your garden dishes.

 NAME: Lunar White Carrot
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Daucus Carota
COLOR: White
PLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Indoors weeks before last frost
HARVEST: 60 - 75 Days
PLANT HEIGHT: 12 - 18"
PLANT SPACING: 3 - 6"
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun
SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average
QUANTITY: 300 Seeds
OTHER: These heirloom carrots measure 6-7” long and are mild. Kids love them, and you can add a lot of great color to your garden dishes

Ordered Feb 12, 2015 
Already recieved 
 White Sage seeds, salvia apiana

Oct 2014 Potato seed and tomato order received
 1 x Diamond Toro
1 x Blue Doll
1 x Anna's Gold
1 x Physalis peruviana
1 x Muru
1 x Skagit Valley Gold
1 x Shadow Boxing (dwarf)
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Tomato seed order recieved Dec 2014
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