Vegetable Sponge - Luffa cylindrica - 2 g

Cucumber-like fruits with fiber-like innards that can be used as a vase- Cow fungus if they are allowed to ripen long enough. Young fruits can be eaten. Needs a lot heat, time and space to develop. Greenhouse recommended. The flowers are yellow. Pre-cultivates by sowing 1 seed/pot of vegetable soil approx. 6-8 weeks before planting. Place warm, 18-24°C, until the seeds have germinated, then light at room temperature. Repot in larger pots after a couple of weeks. Plant out when the danger of frost has passed. Autumn just after the first frost night.