Desi Green Sponge Gourd Dark Green - Open Pollination Seeds

What Will You Have In The Product?

Seeds quantity : 20

Different Names Of Sponge Gourd In India:

• Luffa aegyptiaca, Luffa cylindricaLuffa, Loofah Gourd, Dishcloth gourd, Neyangnattakolu, Ghia, Torai, Palo, Aibhi, Thuppada Heere
• Growing season: after the last frost or early of the spring(February-March).But it depends on the climate of the area .Sponge gourd seeds can be sown throughout the year but the minimum soil temperature should be 21°C.

Best Time to Sow Sponge Gourd Seeds In India:

The suitable month for sowing sponge gourd seeds in different parts of India are like 

• For northern part of India : From last March to early April.
• For southern part of India: From Mid of February to Mid of March. 
• For Western Part of India: Sponge gourd seeds are best soen from Last of February to Middle of March.
• For Central Part of India: From Last of March  to Mid Of April results better time for the germination of luffa seeds. 
• For Eastern Part of India : Sow the seeds from Middle of March to Early of April when the temperature becomes warm for good germination of Loofah vegetable.

Information About Sponge Gourd:

• Sponge gourd plant is a climber plant. Sponge gourd fruit is a cylindrical shaped vegetable with length 1-2feet. This product is a desi sponge gourd with dark green skin color.
• The outer surface of sponge gourd or turai is rough with dark and light green cover. But the inner part is soft white fleshy fibrous. Like ridge gourd the outer surface of sponge gourd is not generally peeled off.
  

What Are The Culinary Use Of Sponge Gourd Vegetable?

• Pickles can also be made from loofah and can have the crunchy and tasty taster of it with other meals.
• Sponge gourd can be used in stir type dishes (stir dishes are those which are quickly cooked in very less amount of oil). Along with other vegetables and ingredients the crunchy texture of loofah in stir tyle dishes adds a different and nice flavor.
• Pakoras made from sponge gourd is a good and unique snacks with tea you can have in evening.
• Small pieces of sponge gourd can be added in soup and stew dishes to add the flavors. 
• Making bhaji from Luffa and enjoying with chapatti is commonly known culinary use to all.

What Is The Process of Sowing Sponge Gourd Seeds In India?

• Selection of place for sowing sponge gourd seeds in India: Before sowing seeds one should choose a good and suitable place where it can be grown. Select such sunny place where sunlight is easily available. 
• What shoud be the size of grow bag for sponge gourd plant? If you are growing sponge gourd on terrace in a growbag. The size of grow bag for growing sponge gourd or terrace should be of 12 inch as height 18 inch width.
• Type of soil for growing sponge gourd: Prepare your garden soil media by loosing 8-10 inches deep and adding natural fertilizers if possible. For grow bag fill it with the prepared soil media. 
• Process prior to be done before sowing the  loofah seeds: It is better to soak the sponge gourd seeds in water for 24 hours prior to sowing. This will break the dormancy of the hardness and will help the germination process fast for the seeds.
• How to sow the sponge gourd seed in soil? Sow the seeds by making hole of 1 inch. At least 3-4 seeds should be sown for having more number of germination and cover the seeds with thin layer of soil media. Repeat this process for another sponge gourds seeds sowing but make sure the hole distance should be 1-2 feet apart from each other. Thicken the rest of seedlings which are weak except the healthy seeding.
• Water requirement for loofah plant?Water the sown seeds properly but not overwater it. Always keep the soil moist till germination and the seedlings out and reach upto 4 inches watering should be done as per the requirement.
• For sponge gourd plant which falls in a climber plant category so provision if vertical support should be made so that they can climb and grow easily. This leads to more loofah fruits. 

Harvesting Time Of Sponge Gourd/ Loofah/ Luffa

• You can enjoy sponge gourd harvest in 70-90 days when the fruit lenght gains 12-18 inches.

Planting and caring of Sponge Gourd Plants:

• How to care your dponge gourd seeds? Its very Important to know about this question  not only for spomge gourd plant but for the plant which you are going to harvest. 
• It will give good and healthy germination of lufa  plant from its seeds if you add fertilizer or organic compost to the soil while sowing seeds. The proportion of fertilizer should not be more otherwise it may harm the sponge gourd.