I grew Luffa last year and got tons of gourds. I mistakenly spilled some seeds in the greenhouse and this Spring they took off like a weed. Since I didn't want more sponges I searched for "can you eat luff?" and got your site. This is a great vegetable to grow because the bugs don't touch it. Thanks for the video,
I did not know that they were edible at that stage of growth!! Thank you for the excellent vid. I've grown a few hundred and give them to friends for shower dishes and they're so nice because you can cut them and have a fresh scrubber each time. If you take a length of bamboo and split it then spread the splits with a nail then slip it into the hollows then pull out the nails they make great back scrubbers. Lol
Great video I learned of luffa from another channel yet your channel went more in depth after harvesting to peeling, preparing, and cooking 🥘. I cannot wait for ours to harvest~
Enjoyed this video. Like the way you explain the taste and texture of everything you grow. You can also cook these gourds with onions and lentils with a bit of turmeric. Delicious.
Has to be specific variety. I tried eating regular young luffas and the first ones tasted very bitter. Later ones tasted better, but still not something I would gladly eat.
I’ve got some small ones on the vine. Planted them a bit too late for Indiana, but I’m still going to try them. Your recipe looks sooo good. Thanks for the education!
I'm a big grower for the past three years in Virginia. I started with Taiwanese and the more common luffa. Those seem to have crossed into a version that is thick like this, but shorter. About a football size. I coined the name Virginia Huskies luffa for them. I mainly grow for sponges, but this season is closing in and I may have to go for eating them, at least the younger small ones. The apple are supposed to be tasty. That luffa is way bigger than I would have imagined using. I'm getting ready to do a pork stir fry with some tonight.
Wish I can tell you...my family has been growing this for years. It's probably a variety that's breed to specifically grow for consumption. It takes longer to dry as a sponge taking the size in consideration -- not surprised it takes longer to dry. :)
Me neither! Very cool! Funny you showed up today because today also, I saw bitter melon at the nursery and thought...”hmm, I wanna grow this for those red sweet seeds Wendi loves”.
Well thank you for this info. Ive grown them before but thought you had to eat them before got large. I watched a video that said 4 inch when eat. Otherwise they have already become fibers inside. I ate a 4 inch. But never tried larger. Here in Tx . Mine seemed to get fibers quickly. Take care.
The common variety has to be eaten at very young/small stage as they do get tough much earlier than the variety I'm growing. This variety has been with my family for years, and I believe at one point some grower must have breed this for consumption so they can grow big yet stay soft.
@@wendiland what a treasure from your family! I wonder if you would consider giving some seed to Seed Savers Exchange or another seed bank/supplier to preserve this unique variety and protect it as well as honor your family's stewardship of this plant. From the comments I can see a bunch of us are enamored with this variety. Oh! And now I see that you have a place to order the seeds or get on a waitlist. Thank you for that! With appreciation! ☺
Man that's a lot of food from one loofah. I cannot wait to try this. I wonder if you could grill it on a kabob or if that will just taste like a sponge. Or something like street corn.
Nice video! Where are you located? I'm surprised that it's already end of season for luffa where you are. I've just have my first luffa pollinated a few days ago here in Canada.
Awesome video. I learned a lot! Today, I was weeding my garden and accidentially cut my loofa! Ugh. Do you think that the loofas I have will go to loofa from drying out or should I just harvest to eat? 1 of them is young and tender, I should probably just harvest that one, right? I have 2 large ones that have not yet dried but I want to use them as loofas. What do you think I should do with those? They are starting to harden. I'm in zone 9. Thanks!
I grew luffa for the first time this year and the plant fruited like crazy. My only problem is that that the luffa Ive harvested to eat is bitter, some more thân others. My first harvest was fine but later in the season when the weather cooled down is when they become bitter. Have you had this problem and what can I do to fix it?
Luffa has sweetness similar to zucchini. The flavor blends well with other ingredients. I think we talked about the taste of the luffa in this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YZbBPUGbWXM.html
So I just saw another comment where you mention that you don't know the name. But I see you sell them on your website so I'll be sure to pick up a back once you have them back in stock.
We grow up eating that vegetable all my life in the Philippines before I moved here in the US. It os called patola there, i did not know it is being used here for luffa.
Hi Wendi, I am growing Luffa in S. Florida and I am seeing brown streaks on the young gourd that gets more pronounced as the luffah increases in size. Not just the odd one but most of them. I haven’t seen this before when I have grown them. Any suggestions? Anyone else have this problem? Thank you.
Wendi Phan thanks. I’ve got them growing but Ive never actually tried to eat one. We just use them for scrubbies. So it was cool to watch your video. I like miso anything