Best time to plant luffa in Miles
Luffa species
Also called loofah, loofa, Chinese okra
Sow luffa in Miles in Oct to Mar.
Eaten young as a vegetable, luffa is the fruit of a vine in the pumpkin and gourd family. Once fully ripe it turns too fibrous for the table, but the mature fruit can be processed down to its fibre network and used as a sponge for the bath or kitchen.
When to sow in Miles
Miles, QLD is in the subtropical zone. The zone also plants in Aug to Sep, but Miles's frost dates make those months risky for a frost-tender crop.
Matches local guides.
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Frost in Miles
Frost usually arrives in Miles around mid May and finishes by mid September. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as late April or as late as late September, so frost-tender crops are planned around those dates.
From its Bureau of Meteorology station, 1991 to 2020, counting a night at 2°C or lower as a frost. Frost hollows and hillsides can shift these dates by weeks, so ask the growers at your garden too.
On a shared plot: needs a lot of room
A big climber that needs a strong frame. Check where its shade will fall.
Growing details
- How to start
- Raise seedlings, then transplant
- Sowing depth
- 15mm
- Plant spacing
- 50cm
- Row spacing
- 25cm
- Height
- 900cm
- Germination
- 14-21 days at 25-30°C
- Frost
- Frost tender
- Sun
- Full sun
- Life cycle
- annual
These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.