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rebekahj
True Blue Farmgirl
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Rebekah
Santa Cruz
CA
USA
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 Posted - May 03 2011 : 4:34:09 PM
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Has anyone ever grown luffa gourds before? I have some seedlings going and I plan on planting them in the next couple of weeks. I am curious if anyone has had success from seed to using their luffa in the bath.
Urban-Farmgirl Sister #2173
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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm
1360 Posts
Laurie
Montrose
CO
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Posted - May 04 2011 : 06:47:04 AM
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Ha, I bought some seeds to try to! well we'll be trying this together. I'm excited and hope they work.
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Ingrid
True Blue Farmgirl
432 Posts
Ingrid
BC
Canada
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Posted - May 04 2011 : 07:48:20 AM
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I tried them last year and had plants that flowered but no luffa grew. Not sure but I am trying again this year.
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rebekahj
True Blue Farmgirl
128 Posts
Rebekah
Santa Cruz
CA
USA
128 Posts |
Posted - May 04 2011 : 07:50:23 AM
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Laurie: Please keep me updated on your progress. I planted my seeds in six packs and they are growing really fast in my greenhouse. I will be putting them in the ground around mid-May. I need to find a good spot and put up some sort of trellis for them.
Urban-Farmgirl Sister #2173
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rebekahj
True Blue Farmgirl
128 Posts
Rebekah
Santa Cruz
CA
USA
128 Posts |
Posted - May 04 2011 : 08:45:07 AM
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Indrid: You must have posted the same time as me. I just saw your post. Do you have any idea why they only flowered? I wonder if you have to help them polinate f you don't have a lot of bees in your area? I did read that they need a long, warm growing season.
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rksmith
True Blue Farmgirl
858 Posts
Rachel
Clayton
GA
USA
858 Posts |
Posted - May 04 2011 : 6:31:30 PM
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I recently planted some in my garden as well, my first time with loofahs too!
Rachel
Farmgirl Sister #2753
Do not ask the Lord to guide your footsteps, if you are not willing to move your feet--Dr. Kioni
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rebekahj
True Blue Farmgirl
128 Posts
Rebekah
Santa Cruz
CA
USA
128 Posts |
Posted - May 09 2011 : 09:07:45 AM
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I am super bummed. It got really hot in my area for a few days and I left my gourds in my greenhouse and forgot to ventilate it and a bunch of my starts burned up and shriveled away. What a waste!!! At least I can save about six starts.
Urban-Farmgirl Sister #2173
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Catherine
True Blue Farmgirl
166 Posts
Catherine Ann
Temple
TX
USA
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Posted - May 09 2011 : 3:15:57 PM
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I grew them for the first time last year. The vines grew very large, but I ended up with only one luffa at the end of the season. I think I may have planted them too late ... ? Hope you have great luck with yours!
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Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant. ~Robert Louis Stevenson
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Fannie
True Blue Farmgirl
67 Posts
North Huntingdon
PA
USA
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Posted - May 10 2011 : 02:58:45 AM
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I'm interested,where do you get the seeds?
Fannie
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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm
1360 Posts
Laurie
Montrose
CO
1360 Posts |
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rebekahj
True Blue Farmgirl
128 Posts
Rebekah
Santa Cruz
CA
USA
128 Posts |
Posted - May 10 2011 : 07:24:11 AM
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I couldn't find the seeds in my local nursery, so I ordered them online. I think I found them on amazon.com. You can just look up luffah gourd seeds and find them online.
Urban-Farmgirl Sister #2173
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Fannie
True Blue Farmgirl
67 Posts
North Huntingdon
PA
USA
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Posted - May 11 2011 : 02:58:04 AM
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OK! Thanks, I'll have to take a look there.
Fannie
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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm
1360 Posts
Laurie
Montrose
CO
1360 Posts |
Posted - Mar 18 2012 : 09:20:09 AM
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Well, Last year didn't work for me trying to grow these. I kept trying to get them started inside, but I think my window was not warm enough for them. I finally managed two plants in a container outside, but they were scragly (I didn't trellis them oops) and never produced a fruit. I think they didn't have enough time by the time I got them to take. Did anyone else have luck last year?
I have four starts going now and my fingers crossed they will take. This year I hope to have better luck and give them more attention. Last year I was a bit distracted and uncomfortably pregnant and too much of the garden suffered.
Laurie
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
5216 Posts
Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
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Posted - Mar 18 2012 : 1:39:29 PM
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I'm going to try some this year. My husband started making soap last year and I think it would be nice to gift the soap with a loofah :)
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
4658 Posts
Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
4658 Posts |
Posted - Mar 18 2012 : 5:11:37 PM
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A friend of mine bought us both some seeds this year. Neither of us have tried them before. Will be interesting.
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Lisa
Georgetown
OH
2900 Posts |
Posted - Mar 18 2012 : 6:14:45 PM
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| I grew them about 2 yrs ago with little success. The plant itself, well,it STINKS! (literally the odor is very BLECGH) I got a few decent gourds and they rotted inside before I could get a decent "luffa" I have not tried again. Perhaps someone with more experience could chime in? |
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rough start farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3331 Posts
marianne
The Beautiful Pacific NW
Washington State
USA
3331 Posts |
Posted - Mar 18 2012 : 9:38:35 PM
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I didn't get any gourds to develop either.
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