Garden Plants

Luffa Gourd Starter Plant

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Grow your own sponges and tender young gourds from this vigorous vine, with edible fruit by midsummer and mature sponges to peel by fall.
Pot Size: 4" Pot
Quantity
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Garden Plants

Luffa Gourd Starter Plant

$9.00 $7.00
Pot Size: 4" Pot
Garden Plants

Luffa Gourd Starter Plant

$9.00 $7.00
Pot Size: 4" Pot
Description

Luffa needs every warm day zone 8a can give it, so get transplants out as soon as frost danger passes and the soil is genuinely warm. Give it a strong cattle-panel or fence trellis at least six feet tall, because a vine sprawling on the ground rots its fruit and the gourds cure crooked. Pick young gourds under six inches to eat like squash, or leave them on the vine until the skin turns tan and rattles, then soak and peel for sponges. Shipped in a 4" Pot, well-rooted from our Lineville, Alabama nursery.
Specifications
  • Mature size: 15-30 ft vines, 3-4 ft wide at the base
  • Grows best: Outdoors - Grown as an annual in all zones
  • Pet safety: Non-toxic to dogs and cats
  • Sourcing: Nursery-grown by Wade Greens; ships healthy from our Lineville, Alabama nursery to the lower 48 states.
Care Instructions
  • Light: Full sun, 8+ hours
  • Water: Deep weekly soaking
  • Soil: Rich, well-drained soil with plenty of compost worked into the planting hole.
  • Feeding: Feed with a balanced fertilizer at planting, then switch to a lower-nitrogen bloom formula once vines start running.
Questions & Answers

How big does it get?
15-30 ft vines, 3-4 ft wide at the base

How much light does it need?
Full sun, 8+ hours

Is it safe for pets?
Non-toxic to dogs and cats

How is it shipped?
Packed to arrive healthy and shipped from our Alabama nursery to the lower 48 states.
Shipping & Returns

Shipping Policy Everything at Wade Greens is grown and packed by hand at our farm and nursery in Lineville, Alabama. How an order travels depends on what's in it.

Where we ship Plants, trees, bulbs, and merchandise ship anywhere in the lower 48 United States — houseplants, succulents, garden plants, saplings, flower bulbs, and apparel. We do not ship to Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. territories, P.O. boxes, or international addresses.
Fresh produce, microgreens, and cut flowers are available for local delivery and pickup in Alabama only. Because these items are perishable and picked at peak freshness, we do not ship them outside Alabama. You'll find our fresh items at local farmers markets and through local delivery and farm pickup.

Processing & handling
Orders are prepared fresh, so please allow 1–3 business days for us to pack and dispatch. Live plants and perishable items ship early in the week whenever possible to avoid sitting in transit over a weekend. You'll receive tracking by email as soon as your order is on its way.

Live plants & perishable items
Our plants are living things and are packed with care to travel safely. Minor leaf drop or a little travel stress is normal and typically resolves within a week or two of settling in. If a plant arrives damaged, email us within 48 hours of delivery with a photo and we'll make it right. Fresh produce, microgreens, and cut flowers are best enjoyed soon after delivery or pickup — please refrigerate on arrival.

Local delivery & pickup
Local Alabama customers can choose delivery or farm pickup at checkout on eligible items. We'll reach out to coordinate a time. Pickup is at our Lineville, Alabama farm.

Questions
Email support@wadegreens.com and we'll help however we can.

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