Uh, where did you think they came from? Next, you're going to tell me that you thought dogs laid eggs.
I thought luffas were sone sort of aquatic sponge harvested by half naked Japanese grandmothers free diving to 90’. Duh.
I thought luffas were a plastic mesh, bunched and tied in the middle, then sold at Walmart. Then other people, not me, use them to scrub their face and their ass, while also not washing the actual luffa the same way one would a bath cloth.
Well, the green luffas were a flop. The only luffas that were usable in the end had started to dry on the vine just a little. Next year, I will need to start earlier with a few more plants. It took a week in the dehydrator to get the green ones dry enough to peel and find out about their quality. Now I know not to take the time.
I figured I'd save someone (and myself, because I forget and writing stuff down helps me 'member) else the trouble. I had so many questions about the process but now I know!
I went a little crazy on the myseedneeds.com website. I think I got 27 packs of seeds but only spent $53.73. There's a sale running so now is your chance to save some money for spring plantings.
I’m thinking of planting potatoes and onions next year. I assume starting from seed is really the only way to go?
I’ve found planting onions and potatoes is done best from old onions and potatoes. They naturally sprout. Buy a bag of each, let them sprout, put them in the ground.
Onions are biennial. They would spend all their energy blooming and making seeds. Or are you talking about sets you buy expressly for that purpose?
Yeah, unfortunately you can't plant grocery store onions and get a good crop. I'm with you on the potatoes. If is's a type you like and they sprout plant them and you can get a good crop from them. As for onions, I think seeds are better than sets, but give each a try and see what works for you. Keep in mind that they are day length sensitive. I'm pretty sure you want long day or neutral day varieties in Canada, but check and make sure. Here in the South you need short day or neutral day varieties.
Onion sets are the way to go for greatest success and smaller headache. With potatoes, you can definitely grow ones from the grocery store. Some caveats. I would recommend only growing organic varieties. Large scale commercial grows use fungicides and treatments to keep potato blight a non issue, but the potatoes can still be a source of the spores. Just spend the extra $2 for a small sack of organic potatoes and cut them into 2" pieces with at least a couple eyes per piece. Allow the cuts to callus off over a couple days and then plant.
There was a book called Mars, turned into a movie... the core premise was the guy survived on potatoes...
I mean, actually both were called The Martian. But, AFHokie's joke was still funny as shit. (Ha) And, I quite enjoyed the movie, but the book was terrific (more math though!).