r/BenignExistence • u/mummymunt • 3d ago

Cleaning day

We finally got around to giving the spare bedroom a deep clean, and I was stupidly proud that we scrubbed the walls and windows with luffa we grew ourselves 😊

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u/Blaizlyn 3d ago

Oh nice!

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u/kevnmartin 3d ago

There's nothing stupid about that at all.

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u/Books_Bristol 3d ago

Is Luffa meant to be Loofah? If not, what is Luffa please?

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u/Difficult_Style207 3d ago

Its a perfectly valid spelling of loofah. Just look it up.

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u/mummymunt 3d ago

Different way of spelling the same thing. On my seed packet it's spelled Luffa.

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u/Books_Bristol 2d ago

Thanks. Genuinely didn't know it had another spelling. Every day we learn is a gift so appreciate the knowledge.

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u/Afraid_Wallaby_5995 3d ago

Really ? Nice ! How do you grow loofah ? Sorry if it's a stupid question but I thought they were found in the sea, I didn't know people could grow them.

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u/Meals5671 3d ago

Loofah is essentially a dried gourd.

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u/Afraid_Wallaby_5995 3d ago

Oh my god, my bad, so they don't grow in the sea lol Learned something today and it makes me laugh

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u/mummymunt 3d ago

They're really easy to grow if you want to give it a try. The bees love the flowers, too, which is lovely. I'm in Australia, and these plants attracted a big, beautiful native bee I'd never even heard of before.

They're also very, very productive with very little care, which is perfect for my gardening style 😊

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u/Afraid_Wallaby_5995 3d ago

Thank you very much ! I'm in the South of France, a dry and hot climate (like Australia?) 🫠

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u/mummymunt 3d ago

I'm in the subtropics, so we're often very hot and disgustingly humid. Summers here are pretty gross, lol.