dantheclamman@lemmy.worldM to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoLuffa (a gourd that can be eaten or grown into an exfoliating loofah)en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down10cross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.onlinetodayilearned@lemmit.onlinetodayilearned@lemmit.online
arrow-up164arrow-down1external-linkLuffa (a gourd that can be eaten or grown into an exfoliating loofah)en.wikipedia.orgdantheclamman@lemmy.worldM to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square6fedilinkcross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.onlinetodayilearned@lemmit.onlinetodayilearned@lemmit.online
minus-squarePlantJam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoI’ve grown these before! Apparently you can eat them when they’re small, or let them mature into what we would all recognize as a loofah. Like any vine, they need plenty of space or a good trellis.
I’ve grown these before! Apparently you can eat them when they’re small, or let them mature into what we would all recognize as a loofah. Like any vine, they need plenty of space or a good trellis.
Yes, it’s a common vegetable in India.