Growing & Making A Luffa Sponge

 


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This year was a first for many things in the garden.

Probably the most dramatic new addition was the luffa gourds.

They got off to a bad start. Soon after sprouting, they disappeared entirely one night. Chipmunks? Alien abduction?

So I planted more. They soon sprouted and whatever got them the first time decided to give them a pass. And they grew and grew, nearly taking over an entire side of the house.

But then, I despaired they would produce luffas. They finally bloomed, and bloomed great, but I couldn’t find any fruit. The bumblebees had fits over the blossoms, and I was happy for them, but where were my luffas?…”

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Self Sufficient Backyard

In all that time an electric wire has never been connected to our house. We haven’t gotten or paid an electricity bill in over 40 years, but we have all the electricity we want. We grow everything we need, here, in our small backyard. We also have a small medicinal garden for tough times. Read More Here...


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