Mom went to the field and picked a big bag of flowers. This flower is a treasure all over the body, so I will give it to my neighbor.

Now it is autumn, and the melons, fruits and vegetables in the field have been almost eaten. Today, my mother went to the field to pull the wilted vegetable vines and dig the ground to loosen the soil. When she came back, she picked a large bag of towel gourd flowers and said to bring them back to make steamed buns to eat.

Some friends may have only eaten towel gourd, not loofah flowers. In fact, towel gourd flowers have already eaten a lot when I was young, usually picked fresh towel gourd flowers, can be used to make soup, stir-fry, or put into flour to make steamed bun to eat, the taste is very delicious.

Towel gourd flower is a good thing, the whole body is a treasure. Towel gourd flower has the effect of clearing heat and detoxification, for lung heat cough, sore throat and so on, can play a very good therapeutic effect. We can also boil the loofah into a paste and then apply it directly to the injured place, which can also play a good astringent effect. It is a very cheap natural Chinese medicine.

As we all know, loofah belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae. It blossoms in summer, when many flowers begin to bloom on the stem, usually blooming in the morning and withering at night, and then bloom gradually until autumn.

Loofah flowers are generally harvested in summer, to get loofah flowers, can be potted towel gourd, both can be obtained. Unlike other plants, towel gourd is particularly fond of moisture, and because of its large leaves, large evaporation, and considerable water demand, it is also necessary to provide sufficient water during the growing period, and the soil moisture should be kept moist when potted, with a humidity of 50%, 50% and 70%.

Towel gourd is a warm and heat-resistant vegetable, which is more resistant to high temperature and light. It needs sufficient light during the growing period. The stronger the light is, the better it will grow. This is also conducive to its flowering, and there are many loofah and loofah flowers that can be picked and eaten.