Luffa cylindrica

Origin

India

Production

China

Category

Cucurbitaceae, Luffa

Blooming

Flowering and fruiting period in summer and autumn

Color

Flower color yellow, fruit color green or black green

Size

Diameter 芒聣楼 10 cm, can climb

Soil

Soil with loose texture or soil with specific nutrients, pH value between 6-6.5

Sunlight

Like sunshine, slight shade tolerance, high quality fruits in sunny places

Watering

Likes wet environments, not resistant to drought, water thoroughly when soil is dry, avoid saturated water

Fertilization

Like fertilizer very much, apply more fertilizer during fruiting time

Pruning

Remove aged tissues, dead, rotten, diseased leaves timely and harvest tender fruit about 10 days after flowering

Home Assistant Code

Use the following code in Home Assistant's configuration.yaml to set the limits for the Plant Monitor integration.

  plant:
   name_of_your_plant:
      sensors:
         ...

      # Luffa cylindrica
      min_moisture: 25
      max_moisture: 75
      min_conductivity: 300
      max_conductivity: 2800
      min_temperature: 8
      max_temperature: 35
      min_brightness: 4000
      max_brightness: 110000
  

Plant as JSON

You can also retrieve the plant information in a machine readable format.