I mixed up my labels in the garden and now it's obvious. The winter melon was mixed up with the loofah plant. And after a few sporadic rains, I finally found this huge thing after not seeing much more than a little bulb for weeks. It's actually quite light, despite its length and size.
#gardening #loofah
When I came to China, I didn't know what kind of vegetable it was. So I called it Chinese cucumber. It was only years later, that I found out this is loofah and you will find it very often in traditional Chinese vegetable paintings.
πΈπ #GiveArtNotCandy ππΈ
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This year's loofahs are taking their sweet time to ripen. I've already started next year's seedlings due to how slow growing they are, so I want these to hurry up already π. We have them growing in our atrium just outside the kitchen. Who knew you can grow your own bath sponges right here in San Francisco! #loofah #sponge
making a loofah...
making a loofah...
making a loofah...