Ridge gourd (Luffa acutangula) sapling
Ridge gourd (Luffa acutangula) sapling
Ridge gourd (Luffa acutangula) sapling, just a couple of days old. Ridge gourd (Luffa acutangula) is grown for its unripe fruits which is used as a vegetable. It is a tasty vegetable.
Mature fruits have plenty of fibers and can be used as a natural cleaning sponge in the kitchen. It was also used as a body scrub for bath. This is after processing to remove everything except the network of xylem fibers. If the fruit is allowed to remain on the vine after maturing, the outer covering falls off. The seeds inside can be shaken off and you get an excellent natural scrub or sponge.
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Johnson Francis
Trying to grow vegetables, fruit plants and garden plants in my city home with limited space and resources. I am not a horticulturist by profession. It is my hobby. Attempting a hard option of growing vegetables for family use, without using insecticides.