in yet another effort of talking to myself, I ate my first Ivy Gourd today! actually i had about 1.5, and shared 1.5 with my husband!
theyre tasty, a little like a sour cucumber. neat seedy texture. and the part that I accidentally cut off is rooted and growing a bit slower than the thick cutting that I was sent.
the plant gets occasional mold/fungus looking leaves, i just pick those off, and it keeps putting more out! its spreading a lot, but its so delicate and light. its flowering a lot and we have some more fruitset, will probably try cooking the next batch with Indian spices .
I have darn squash bugs all over my zucchini in the front, but no bugs seem to bother this plant at all (knock on wood!)
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