Emerald F1
A dual purpose gourd, Emerald can be harvested when young for use as a fresh vegetable like cucumber or zucchini, or left to mature for use as a luffa. Our replacement for Miriam Sponge Gourd, Emerald needs trellising to keep its smooth 45-50cm (15-20") cylindical fruit straight. Fruit becomes very fibrous as it matures and can then be dried for use as a luffa sponge.
[description action="end"] [quickfacts action="start quickfacts"]- Long, cylindrical fruit with smooth skin.
- Eat young fruit.
- Mature for dried luffa sponge.
A dual purpose gourd, Emerald can be harvested when young for use as a fresh vegetable like cucumber or zucchini, or left to mature for use as a luffa. Our replacement for Miriam Sponge Gourd, Emerald needs trellising to keep its smooth 45-50cm (15-20") cylindical fruit straight. Fruit becomes very fibrous as it matures and can then be dried for use as a luffa sponge.
[description action="end"] [quickfacts action="start quickfacts"]- Long, cylindrical fruit with smooth skin.
- Eat young fruit.
- Mature for dried luffa sponge.
Description
A dual purpose gourd, Emerald can be harvested when young for use as a fresh vegetable like cucumber or zucchini, or left to mature for use as a luffa. Our replacement for Miriam Sponge Gourd, Emerald needs trellising to keep its smooth 45-50cm (15-20") cylindical fruit straight. Fruit becomes very fibrous as it matures and can then be dried for use as a luffa sponge.
[description action="end"] [quickfacts action="start quickfacts"]- Long, cylindrical fruit with smooth skin.
- Eat young fruit.
- Mature for dried luffa sponge.
