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Sponge Gourd
Formats
The Sponge Gourd is a climber with an edible fruit also used as a sponge. Very ornamental for its large flowers and its fruit. The fruit can be eaten as a vegetable. When the fruit is fully ripened it becomes fibrous and then can be used as a scrubbing sponge completely natural.
Annual vine of 2m tall with yellow and funnel-shaped flowers. Cylindrical fruit looking like cucumbers or zucchini in summer. It needs water and heat to grow.
Use
Cosmetic, Herbs garden, Eco-friendly garden, Walls, fences, Climber
Calendar
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Flowering
| Flower colour | Yellow |
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Botanical information
| Botanical name | Luffa aegyptiaca |
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| Life cycle | Annual |
When to plant?
| Planting period | March, April, May, June, Spring |
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| Harvest period | September, October, November, December, Autumn |
| Seeds per gram | 10 |
Where to plant?
| Type of use | Cosmetic, Herbs garden, Eco-friendly garden, Walls, fences, Climber |
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| Exposure | Sun |
| Soil pH | No preference |
| Soil type | No preference |
| Soil moisture | Moist |
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