Seed NeedsVegetable Seeds for Planting Luffa Sponge Gourds - Non-GMO Heirloom & Untreated Loofah Veggie Seed to Plant a Home Grown Outdoor Garden (2 Packs)

These seeds have been fantastic!! Allbut one had sprouted when started them! Which I sure was surprised, I was only hoping for at least five - lol!I've never planted these before and obviously don't know what I'm doing but it sure is fun to see the process!!I think I may have planted them a little late and too close together but they have now turned into vines over 6ft tall, with what looks like some buds starting to appear! Currently working on getting them to hang over on some twine so Ican hopefully have a gourd jungle! And Ants seem to really love these vines because there are always ants on them! I've read conflicting info on if they can harm them or not..Ugh! So we'll see!!I will be so flippin' excited if I can get just one gourd!! I've watched somany videos on people shakingtheir gourds to hear the seeds rattle and then opening it up! It's so cool!! *Fingers crossed*

We ordered the seeds after learning that luffa (loofah) sponges are actually grown in the garden, not harvested from the ocean as we'd thought. And, we wanted to grow the very best plants using organic/heirloom seeds. We compared several brands and reviews and bought these.Then, I asked friends about growing them, and lots of friends had tried similar seeds with great results.As holiday gifts, I created a hand-drawn page, explaining how to grow them. And, I attached a few seeds to each page, in tiny, handmade packets.The gifts were a huge success, and nearly everyone - including me - has been growing these seeds. They sprout slowly, so have patience. (They're not like alfalfa sprouts, popping up overnight. They're more like tomato seeds, taking several days.)I think this is one of the coolest ideas, ever. We've always enjoyed the invigorating, healthy scrub of a loofah sponge in the shower.My best advice is to plant the seeds in a tub of soil, and use either poles or a trellis to support the vines once they start growing. (We're growing ours on a second-floor balcony.) And don't rush to harvest them. Several people have posted videos showing how "past their prime" the gourds should be, before you try peeling them to get the best loofah sponges.When we want more seeds (or give more as gifts), we'll buy this brand again. Among the many sellers, they seemed to have the best reputation. Also, the germination rate (how many actually sprout) was the best we've seen among the many plants we grow in containers. Recommended!

Seeds had great germination rate. Even after forgetting to watter small seedlings and them almost withering they bounced back. Started some indoors before last front and some outside after last front and both are growing great! Full sun and heat and they are thriving almost feels like over a foot a day. We have new luffah popping up everyday on the vines. They look beautiful in the garden and we will be wanting to grow them every year now.

Edit: in the last month of the growing season I had a ton develop and we were able to harvest a fair amount of 12-14” luffas. I will plant them a little earlier next year in zone 7 and hopefully that will make a difference.I decided to try these out and planted the full pack of seeds in late April here in zone 7. The majority sprouted and grew really well, we fertilized a few times through the summer and we saw very few flowers from these seeds. The vines grew 12’+ and look great. As of now I have 4 of these luffas that were pollinated. I grew these on an arched cattle panel and I plan to grow more next spring. All of our other plants did well just these didn’t produce. I will be trying a different brand of seeds next year. These are something I have wanted to grow for the last few years and tried this year. I was hoping to get 15-20 luffas based on what I have researched online. 3 out of 5 stars

So, out of 25 seeds that we planted we got 19 saplings. I say it's not too bad, considering that we had the package for almost a year before we planted. They grow pretty fast, so hopefully we will get some loofah gourds (kid's little project). So far so good.

These seeds never grew. I did Germination as instructed and it's been more than 15 days. I didn't get anything out of them

I planted the whole pa kage and none of them grew. I don't know if it was something I did or just not a good quality seed.

They are growing up and vining now! Beautiful plants so fat!