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Re: luffas

>At 06:13 PM 3/3/97 EST, you wrote:
>>Hi!  I live in West Texas and am interested in growing luffas.  Has
>>anyone done these before?  Can they be done the square foot method and if
>>so how many in a square, etc.?
>
>Are you talking about luffas as in luffa sponges?  If you are, I don't think
>they could be grown in Texas as they come from a natural underwater coral
>sponge.
>
>An interesting thought, though:  if we ever get around to doing things like
>farming the seas, would square foot gardening work as well there?
>
>Francine
>Highland Rose Ranch
>Montrose, Colorado

Actually, they are a type of gourd.  If you can grow melons and gourds, you
can grow louffas also.  I'm new to this square foot thing, but I would
surmise that you should do the research on gourds and then just go for it.

Shannon

Shannon Dorsey, zone 9
Martinez, California
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