Chinese Okra (Luffa acutangula)

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Posted by valleylynn (Oregon City, OR - Zone 8b) on Nov 30, 2011 6:12 PM concerning plant:

Immature fruits of less-bitter cultivars of Luffa acutangula are used as a vegetable. They are cooked or fried and used in soups and sauces. Occasionally, the stem tops with young leaves and flower buds are used as a leafy vegetable.

Young immature fruits are picked 12–15 days after fruit set. Fruits can be picked every 3 days throughout the fruiting season, by hand or with a knife. Individual plants may produce 15–20 fruits

Mature, dried fruits are used as a sponge.

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Posted by piksihk (Texas - Zone 9a) on Sep 6, 2012 12:18 PM concerning plant:

These are starting to bear fruit after a too hot summer.

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piksihk	On May 20, 2018	Seeds germinated
piksihk	On September 11, 2017	Fruit Ripened
piksihk	On June 22, 2017	Miscellaneous Event they have rapidly grown - reaching over fence-
piksihk	On May 14, 2017	Seeds germinated
piksihk	On November 30, 2016	Maintenance performed end of season; cutting down vines;
piksihk	On August 20, 2016	Fruit Ripened picked two - loads of blooms
piksihk	On August 1, 2016	Bloomed some leaves measure 15Lx14W; the largest leaves I've ever seen;
piksihk	On September 1, 2014	Fruit Ripened
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3AmigosGarden	On August 30, 2017	Obtained plant Pima County Seed Library

Luffa Chinese Okra (Luffa acutangula)