The listing, Loofa ~ Food and Facial has ended.
Long season vegetable.
Fruit is edible when picked immature and is cooked like zucchini.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luffa#Food
When fully matured the fruits become a tough mass of fiber that makes a great scrubbing sponge.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyjYj1qgeNM
FOOD RECIPES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL4oDxmeoOk
http://old.mamalee.net/english/recipe/towelgourd009.html
SOAP RECIPES
http://backporchrecipes.blogspot.com/2011/08/homemade-gifts-and-loofah-soap-scrubs.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AosUKU0wxRo
CRAFTS
http://www.greenishthumb.net/2010/01/how-to-make-luffa-gourd-sponges.html
http://www.naturalbeautyworkshop.com/my_weblog/2009/06/loofah.html
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Loofah-Basket
PAINT TEXTURE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya9KIoRFb9I
5 seeds
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Beware home collected seeds from hybrid plants. They're no longer the same variety. Ask questions. Research >reliable< sources.
Beware! "GREEN" bell peppers are UNRIPE bell peppers & aren't likely to provide VIABLE seeds. Very few varieties ripen to green. It's the same for most other pepper varieties. It only take minutes to check the variety & discover the color of the RIPE pepper.
Beware "Bonsai" seeds are misleading! http://www.bonsai4me.com/Basics/Basics_Seeds.html
Apple seeds? *smh*