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FREE: LOOK!!! 25 Luffa Seeds!!!

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This annual vine takes a long season. Easy to grow with no insect problems .Best to support the vine on a strong trellis or fence.. Harvest mature sponges in the fall. Soak to remove shell and dry and shake seed out. Can be washed to be cleaned in the washing machine and will last for years. Excellent to exfoliate your skin or use for washing dishes,your car or windows! Planting instructions : Plant in seed starting mix in 4 inch pots, 6 to 8 weeks before the last frost in your area . Space the plants 12 ft apart and provide a strong trellis.The soil should be ammended with plenty of finished compost as they are heavy feeders . harvest when the fruit tuens brown .Remove the skins by soaking them in water overnight, then peel the skins and hang on a clothesline to dry . Shake out the seeds and store in an airtight container when they are completely dry . To clean the luffas: you can wash them with soap and water ,add some lemon juice to the rinse water to whiten them and hang them in the sun to sterilize them or boil them in plain water .
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Trying to answer Puipui96. question:
If your plant was healthy as you described it, but didn't flower till fall, all I can think is you may have started your seeds too late in the season, as I harvest brown drying luffa in the late summer. I also feed all my plants ( not seedlings) with Epsom salt. About every other week or at least once a month. My Ground is covered in pine straw. You can start them indoors, early. It's so warm here in southern Louisiana, i don't need to, however. So not experienced in how well they transplant. I water early mornings. I also have heavy heated days, so plants are always thirsty.
Jan 2nd, 2014 at 5:36:14 PM PST by
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Wonderful posting. I make soap........... Would these not be wonderful to embed in soap? <G> Watching. Hopefully, I'll be bidding!
Jan 5th, 2014 at 11:30:41 AM PST by
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Wow what a great idea !! Love that. Infusing soap into the fibers, I'll be looking for you when you do that!!! Thank you.
Jan 5th, 2014 at 11:35:57 AM PST by
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That would what I would want them for. Soap embeds.
Jan 7th, 2014 at 6:36:46 PM PST by

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