Sponge Gourd Luffa Cylindrica Loofah Ghia Torai Palo Neyangnattakolu Dishcloth Gourd Kattupeeram or Peechinga 25 seeds for growing

Name : Sponge Gourd Luffa Cylindrica Loofah Ghia Torai Palo Neyangnattakolu Dishcloth Gourd Kattupeeram or Peechinga 25 seeds for growing

Type Of Seed : Vegetable

Quantity : 0-100 G

Suitable For : Outdoor

Color : Black

Product Breadth : 10 Cm

Product Height : 6 Cm

Product Length : 10 Cm

Net Quantity (N) : Pack Of 1

Luffa Cylindrica or Sponge Gourd is an annual species of vine cultivated for its fruit, native to South and Southeast Asia. The three-lobed leaves are 7.5–20 centimetres (3–8 inches) wide. The fruit, approximately 30 cm (12 in) long and maturing to brown, resembles a cucumber in shape and size.

The young fruit is eaten as a vegetable and is commonly grown for that purpose in tropical Asia. Unlike the young fruit, the fully ripened fruit is strongly fibrous and inedible, and is used to make scrubbing bath sponges. Due to the use as a scrubbing sponge, it is also known by the common name dishrag gourd, rag gourd, sponge gourd, and vegetable-sponge.

The young shoots, flowers and leaves can be cooked, and the mature seeds can be roasted for consumption.An edible oil can be extracted from the seeds. The resulting oil meal can be fed to rabbits and catfish, or used as a fertilizer

Cultivation : Luffas need a long growing season, need to be started off indoors, Soaking the seed for 24 hours in water before sowing encouragesgermination. Minimum germination temperatures are around 26-30°C . Sow 2 or 3 seeds to a pot and remove the weaker seedlings.

Country of Origin : India