GOURD-LUFFA ANGLED-SIN QUA
$3.00
SEEDS PER PACK: 10
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Lagenaria siceraria
Angled luffa is a running annual vine with rounded leaves & yellow flowers, also called Chinese okra or ridged gourd. The plant has both male & female flowers. The rather large male flowers are bright yellow & occur in clusters. The female flowers are solitary & have the tiny slender ovary attached. The vigorous plant has a heavy fruit set of ridged, dark green, club-shaped fruits that are about 45cm long, 5cm in diametre. The leaves are covered with short hairs & the fruits are ribbed and cylindrical shaped. The young fruit can be used as a cooked vegetable or grown for the fibrous interior.
Soak seed in warm water for 2 hours before sowing. Germinate singly in pots, at 20-30°C on the surface of a good free draining, damp seed compost. Apply a sprinkling of compost or vermiculite, 6mm thick. Seal container inside a polythene bag until after germination. Do not exclude light at any stage as this is beneficial to germination.
| Germination Time (Days) | 7 – 21 |
| Maturity Time (Days) | 75 – 85 |
| Sowing Depth (mm) | 25 |
| Plant Spacing (cm) | 30 |
| Row Spacing (cm) | 50 |
| pH | 5 – 6 |
| Soil Temperature (°C) | – |
| Hardy / Frost Tender | Frost Tender |
| Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings |
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings |
| Seed Preparation | – |
