How to Grow Luffa: Growing Guide to Planting, Care & Harvest

Luffa aegyptiaca

Growing calendar

Typical timing for central Japan (Kanto region). Shift it for your own climate, and record your actual dates.

Guides

• How to Start Luffa From Seed Early Enough to Ripen a Sponge
• Trellising Luffa: Support Strong Enough for a Thirty Foot Vine
• Luffa Care Through Summer: Watering, Feeding and Hand Pollination
• Luffa Growing Calendar: From Indoor Sowing to Curing the Sponges
• Luffa Problems: Beetles, Mildew and Fruit That Rots Before It Dries
• When to Pick Luffa: Young for Eating, Dry for Sponges

Common problems

Start from what you can see on the plant.

Pests and diseases (12)

Written byYasuGrowing vegetables and fruit in Chiba, Japan, and building Gadenin. Corrections are welcome. 15 years of growing.