The latest angled loofah fruit, very visible as it hangs from the horizontal part of the trellis.

Not to gloat – but I guess maybe I am – but a third fruit has set on the Aussie angled loofah vine! This baby is dangling from the horizontal part of the trellis that I dubbed “Phase 2” about a month ago.

The first two fruits are growing bigger…

The first ketola that set in this round of fruiting, still growing nice and straight.

The second angled loofah fruit that I originally called sturdy, but now consider misshapen…

I think one of the most important things to do to keep these fruits happy is to make sure these plants get enough water. As usual, our weather has been quite unpredictable, with clouds that roll in, threatening to rain, but then float off without shedding a drop. And it is approaching the hot time of year with temperatures moving up towards the mid-30s. Since I can never tell whether or not the weather will cooperate, I just have to check how dry the soil is in the morning, and decide whether or not to water the plants before I leave. Sometimes I do the right thing, and other times, my gambles don’t pay off – it doesn’t rain when I don’t water, or it rains after I water…

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