Tuesdays with a Twist #335 LINKUP is Live!

Good morning and Happy Tuesday!

Welcome to Tuesdays with a Twist, our "no rules" link up.  We just ask that you keep your posts family-friendly.

We have a few new videos on our "growing" youtube channel

If you're interested in planning your next garden (or your first garden), check out my NEW USDA Zone Specific Guide

If you like, you can still reference Mary's 2018 Planting Guide



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The party starts every Tuesday at 7am EST and will continue until Saturday at 11:59am.  Feel free to stop back any time and "like" your favorites.  Please visit other blogs if you have a moment. 

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Tuesdays with a Twist #334 LINKUP is Live!

Good morning and Happy Tuesday!

Welcome to Tuesdays with a Twist, our "no rules" link up.  We just ask that you keep your posts family-friendly.

We have a few new videos on our "growing" youtube channel

If you're interested in planning your next garden (or your first garden), check out my NEW USDA Zone Specific Guide

If you like, you can still reference Mary's 2018 Planting Guide



Are you ready for the party?   We're your hosts 

Mary @ Back to the Basics

Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
Angie @ God's Growing Garden

Add our button if you've been featured!

The party starts every Tuesday at 7am EST and will continue until Saturday at 11:59am.  Feel free to stop back any time and "like" your favorites.  Please visit other blogs if you have a moment. 

Share older posts as well as new ones.  No limit on links!

*Pictures should be your own* 

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Growing Luffa for our Homestead

You've probably heard of a luffa sponge and you might have even used them.  Did you know that a luffa sponge is actually a gourd?  Luffa is one of our favorite crops to grow.

From Mary's Heirloom Seeds, How to Grow Luffa from Seed

What is a Luffa?
Luffa (Luffa aegyptiaca and Luffa acutangula), also known as loofah, vegetable sponge or dishcloth gourds, are grown mainly for their useful fibrous tissue skeleton. Young fruits can be eaten as squash, used in stews or even used in place of cucumbers.
Growing luffa is really fun but it definitely takes patience. Luffa is cold sensitive and takes a long time to mature into a dried sponge.  From seed, Luffa takes 120-200 days to fully mature.

CONTINUE READING 

Here's a recent update of my Luffa.  This was taken 1 month ago so I'll have to post a new video soon




Mary's Heirloom Seeds offers a starter kit for beginners OR you can just buy the seeds

Tuesdays with a Twist #333 LINKUP is Live!

Good morning and Happy Tuesday!

Welcome to Tuesdays with a Twist, our "no rules" link up.  We just ask that you keep your posts family-friendly.

We have a few new videos on our "growing" youtube channel

If you're interested in planning your next garden (or your first garden), check out my NEW USDA Zone Specific Guide

If you like, you can still reference Mary's 2018 Planting Guide



Are you ready for the party?   We're your hosts 

Mary @ Back to the Basics

Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
Angie @ God's Growing Garden

Add our button if you've been featured!

The party starts every Tuesday at 7am EST and will continue until Saturday at 11:59am.  Feel free to stop back any time and "like" your favorites.  Please visit other blogs if you have a moment. 

Share older posts as well as new ones.  No limit on links!

*Pictures should be your own* 

By linking up you give us permission to use these photos

Tuesdays with a Twist #332 LINKUP

Good morning and Happy Tuesday!

Welcome to Tuesdays with a Twist, our "no rules" link up.  We just ask that you keep your posts family-friendly.

We have a few new videos on our "growing" youtube channel

If you're interested in planning your next garden (or your first garden), check out my NEW USDA Zone Specific Guide

If you like, you can still reference Mary's 2018 Planting Guide



Are you ready for the party?   We're your hosts 

Mary @ Back to the Basics

Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
Angie @ God's Growing Garden

Add our button if you've been featured!

The party starts every Tuesday at 7am EST and will continue until Saturday at 11:59am.  Feel free to stop back any time and "like" your favorites.  Please visit other blogs if you have a moment. 

Share older posts as well as new ones.  No limit on links!

*Pictures should be your own* 

By linking up you give us permission to use these photos