FREE: Loofah or luffa seeds (organic)

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10+ seeds. Loofah, (luffa) is a genus of tropical and subtropical vines in the cucumber (Cucurbitaceae) family.

The fruit is cultivated and eaten as a vegetable. The fruit must be harvested at a young stage of development to be edible. The vegetable is popular in China and Vietnam. When the fruit is fully ripened it is very fibrous. The fully developed fruit is the source of the loofah scrubbing sponge which is used in bathrooms and kitchens. Luffa are not frost-hardy, and require 150 to 200 warm days to mature.

And once you grow these you will have a never-ending supply of your own seeds.

How to Grow Your Own Luffa Sponges
http://www.luffa.info/luffagrowing.htm

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