Sponge gourd (luffa aegyptiaca) I am growing this plant for the first time this year. It grew ok but started off making a mini cucumber with a female flower to begin with,


but there was no male flowers. Then for about one month or longer it only made male flowers. Now at the end of august it has finally grown another female flower with a miniature cucumber so i hand pollinated it. I hope there is still enough time for the plant to mature and grow this fruit so i can get seeds for next year. The luffa cucumber can be used as a sponge substitute in the kitchen to replace plastic sponges. I never tried it and it's my first year growing it. Only one seed from the three i was given germinated so i am hoping the plant will at least manage to produce one ripe fruit with viable seed.

























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