{"product_id":"luffa-gourd","title":"Luffa Gourd","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is one of the most rewarding and remarkable plants you can add to your garden. It’s a vigorous, climbing vine that produces a natural sponge. The plant itself is a beautiful ornamental, with silvery-green foliage and bright yellow blossoms that will happily scale a strong fence or trellis, growing up to 20 feet. It's truly fascinating to watch the 12- to 24-inch gourds develop over the season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe real magic comes at the end of the year. Once matured and dried on the vine, the gourds' fibrous interior is revealed—a perfect, all-natural, biodegradable sponge. It's the ultimate plastic-free alternative for scrubbing dishes, cleaning, or exfoliating in the bath. This is a very long-season (130 days) and heat-loving plant. To ensure you get a full harvest of usable sponges, northern gardeners will need to start seeds indoors and give them a good head start.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hudson Valley Seed Co.","offers":[{"title":"30 Seeds","offer_id":46228882325662,"sku":"gp_luffa_gourd","price":5.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0072\/0909\/1117\/files\/luffa.png?v=1764182526","url":"https:\/\/hudsonvalleyseed.mom\/products\/luffa-gourd","provider":"Hudson Valley Seed Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}