Excellent composition of loofah 1 Grandpa planted some loofah in the yard. The loofah is green and delicious.
Every spring, grandpa wraps the black seeds in a wet cloth and plants them in the yard after the seeds germinate. When the loofah just grew out, it was a green seedling. Slowly, the loofah grew a thin vine. Every day, the loofah vine climbed up along the bamboo pole shelf and gradually covered the whole yard. Later, small yellow flowers appeared between the stems of the melons, and the leaves and flowers of the melons were beautiful in yellow and green. Although the small flower has no fragrance, it attracts many butterflies and bees, and it is very lively every day.
Luffa likes sunshine, just like sunflower, and likes to grow in the direction of the sun. Luffa likes humidity, so grandpa waters it every day. In summer, the loofah has matured, and one loofah hangs on the melon rack. It really makes people drool! At this time, grandpa took off the loofah, not only for us to eat, but also for our neighbors, relatives and friends. Seeing that everyone was happy, grandpa was happy.
The shape of the towel gourd is an oval strip, which is very similar to the cucumber you usually eat. It is simply a twin brother! After the loofah is cut, there are seeds in it. Because there are several silk threads on it, it is named loofah. Children who have never seen loofah certainly don't know that loofah grows on high places!
I like loofah, because it is an essential vegetable in our family and a delicious dish on the table!
On the last weekend in May, my grandfather and I planted two towel gourd seedlings by the fence in front of our house. Since then, I began to manage and observe it regularly.
On the sixth day, when I went to water for the second time, I found a heart-shaped leaf growing on the towel gourd seedling. I am so happy that I will water it every three days in the future; Apply fertilizer every ten days.
Melon seedlings grow really fast, and after ten days, the seedlings have grown to about 30 cm high. I found two bamboo poles and inserted them next to two seedlings; The other end of that bamboo pole lean against the fence. After a few days, the vines of the loofah climbed the wall more than two meters high.
Then the cloudy and rainy weather lasted for more than half a month, during which time I didn't water the loofah. When I went to water and fertilize it after the rain stopped, I was shocked by the sight before me. The wall was covered with green flowers dotted with flowers in Huang Chengcheng, and some flowers had a few small loofahs about 3 cm long under them! I think we'll get something soon.
On the first day of the summer vacation, I picked two fresh and tender loofah cultivated by myself for the first time, and my grandmother cooked us a stewed egg with loofah. "The loofah you grow is different!" My heart is full of joy. Up to now, my family has picked more than 30 loofahs.
Now the loofah I planted has entered the natural death stage. The vines withered and the leaves turned yellow. But I'll get another bonus. If you come now, you can also see more than 20 yellow-brown old loofahs hanging on the trees. Don't underestimate these humble "ugly" loofahs, they are really useful. According to the old people, after the old loofah is dried, the "honeycomb" loofah inside has a particularly good degreasing performance and can replace the iron sand cleaning ball.
"As you sow, you reap what you sow." This year, I tried to plant loofah, and next year I want a variety of melons, such as cucumber, pumpkin and wax gourd. In this way, you can not only eat fresh vegetables, but also learn some cultivation knowledge.
Excellent composition of loofah 3 The leaves of loofah just grow out are light green, and when they grow up in a few days, they become green. The leaves of loofah are very beautiful. They are like five-pointed stars. I really want to pick a leaf and enjoy it carefully.
My grandmother specially made a shelf for loofah. The shelf is made of bamboo poles and looks like a cross. Luffa's newly grown feet are straight. Now it's bent, and the foot of the loofah is wrapped around the bamboo pole hard. If your fingers don't work hard, you can't pull down a rhizome of the loofah.
When the towel gourd wraps the bamboo pole, it will soon bloom. The flowers of Luffa are divided into female flowers and male flowers. It is the female flower that will bear the melon. When the pollinated flower withers, it will bear the loofah. The little loofah was green at first, like a naughty little girl hiding under the leaves. You have to look carefully to find it. With the increase of volume, the color of loofah gradually deepens, which is obvious. It seems to tell us, "When I grow up, take me home quickly." Anyone who sees the stem of loofah can climb anything, whether it is a big tree or a high wall. Sometimes there are many loofahs hanging on the trees, which look like a jasper sword from a distance, majestic and heroic.
I would like to be a great knight-errant, waving this "Jasper Sword" to fight injustice.
Every day, the first thing my mother does after work is to add a spoonful of fertilizer or water to the towel gourd seedlings in front of the door. As for me, I was naturally influenced by my mother. After school, I watched it for a while and counted it several times one by one.
The main root of towel gourd seedling is thick and long, and the lateral root is thin and short, like a mouse tail exposed outside the grass. Its stem is as thick as a pen, with tendrils on it. It keeps climbing the rope, sometimes the rope is not enough, and it will proudly climb to the balcony of the neighbor's house to play. Its leaves are like open palms. The flower is not too beautiful, first there are goose yellow buds, then there are golden yellow flowers, which stretch out five petals like peach blossoms, attracting a group of bees to keep playing around it. Later, hairy little loofah grew from the flower roots. A little life was born like this.
One day, just as the little loofah was growing wildly, many bugs flew in and bit many small holes in it. I was so distressed that I quickly found a small paper box and caught these bugs one by one. Then I took matches from my mother and burned them together with the box worm, which finally controlled the pest.
Gradually, loofah grew up. They are straight and crooked. My mother said that loofah is nutritious and good for your health. No wonder mom loves growing loofah so much. I also like loofah very much.
There are many loofahs in our community, and there are loofahs on my balcony. Climb up the wall until you reach the window on the fourth floor.
The fresh leaves of the loofah are light green, and in a few days, the leaves become dark green when they grow up. The leaves of loofah are just like palms. The big palm is next to the small palm, and the small palm is next to the big palm, just like a big hand holding a small hand. The leaves overlap, leaving no gap. A gust of wind blew by, and the leaves on a wall fluttered with the wind, rippling and beautiful.
Every June and July, loofah will bloom yellow flowers. Every time a small flower blooms, many bees and butterflies will be attracted. The industrious bees are humming and busy collecting honey, and the butterflies are dancing in the leaves, looming. After the flower of the loofah withers, a loofah will grow at the bottom of the flower. The newly grown loofah is as big as a finger, and then it grows thicker and thicker. Finally, it hangs down to the ground like a green stick. Just pick the loofah and fry it. It's delicious.
Before, I only knew that this plant was called Luffa, but I didn't know how it could climb. Today, I noticed that the filaments of loofah can wrap around obstacles to climb. Where there is a petiole on the stem, a dendritic filament protrudes from the opposite side, and each filament is like a snail's antenna. Filaments are as green as new leaves. This is the towel gourd climbing tool.
When the silk of the loofah meets an obstacle, it bends and winds round and round. The filament used to be straight, but now it is bent. Pull the tender stem of the loofah to make it stick tightly to the obstacle. That's how loofah climbs one foot at a time.
You mustn't underestimate those filaments. They are quite firmly wrapped around obstacles. If your fingers don't work hard, you won't be able to pull off a root of the loofah.