Sowed my Loofah's today

Soaked the seed for 2 hours in warm water, put them on some damp seed compost that had been warming by the fire for a few hours.

Covered with vermiculite & then popped them into a cloche made from a 2 litre lemonade bottle.

Trying to keep above 20c.

 

Are they Loofah's as in 'scrub your back loofah's '?

 

Yep, grow your own sponges



I suppose I ought to plant an Erica too, in honour of our happy couple. We could have a spot in the GC Garden.

 

Well i never.....I don't know how i thought Loofahs came about but i didn't know you could grow them.....

 

I worried an old girlfriend (a strict vegetarian) when she bought one from the Body shop.

Pointed out that it had 3 fold symmetry, like Star Fishes & Echinoids have 5 fold symmetry, and was she sure it wasn't a dead animal?

Oh, the days before Google She wasn't happy for a week.