🥦 Luffa

Luffa aegyptiaca

vegetables Annual Vine Cucurbitaceae

☀️ Sun

Full Sun

💧 Water

Moderate to High

🗺️ Zones

7-11

🧪 Soil pH

6.0-7.0

🪴 Soil Type

Rich, well-draining

🚿 Drainage

Well-drained

📏 Spacing

24-36 in

📐 Height

10-20 ft

Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone

🤝 Companions (3)

🤝 Bean

Nitrogen fixer for luffa

🤝 Corn

Corn as living trellis for luffa vines

🤝 Morning Glory

Both vigorous annual vines on sturdy trellis

⚠️ Keep Apart (3)

⚠️ Fennel

Allelopathic - may inhibit growth

⚠️ Mint

Aggressive mint competes for resources

⚠️ Walnut

Susceptible to juglone toxicity from walnut trees

📝 Growing Notes

You get vegetables AND bath sponges from one plant! Young fruit eaten like zucchini. Mature fruit peeled for natural loofah sponges. Needs long growing season.

🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Johnny's Selected Seeds Botanical Interests True Leaf Market Burpee Territorial Seed Company

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