Gourd, Luffa Sponge, 1/4oz

This is the gourd that yields the popular bath sponge. Sow seeds directly in full sun after the soil has warmed. Train the vine onto a trellis or fence to save space and to produce more rounded fruit. They ripen to dark green in late summer and should be left on the vine until the skin begins to shrivel. When this occurs, harvest them and scrub the skin away to reveal the porous, dense network of tan colored matter within. Cut the gourd to the desired size, shake out the seeds, and they're ready to use.

• Organic
• Easy to grow, heavy bearing, carefree vines
• Grows 6" to 2½ feet long and 4" - 7" in diameter